### One line recap (of previous module[)](https://steemit.com/psychology/@maverickfoo/the-science-of-motivation-or-part-9-work-assignment-type-do-you-like-to-take-sole-responsibility-vs-shared-responsibilities)
So we’ve looked at your motivations in the area of work environment and task assignment, which will reflect how on a big part of your work attitude. As always, it’s always good to share your personal discoveries (about yourself) with your colleagues, so everyone can maximise their outputs.
Talking about outputs, let’s have a look at an interesting dimension today. The question you’ll need to ask yourself by the end of five minutes will be, are you a **visionary**, a **planner** or an **executor**?
### Objectives:
- Learn about your approach to work, and how to leverage on your innate drivers to create the best work
- Discover if you are a high concept person, a brilliant strategist or an excellent executor
So far, we have always seen dimensions with two polarities, such as affective vs. neutral communicator, and goal-setter vs problem solver.
Today, let’s spice things up by looking at a motivation dimension that is a triad, and always, let’s get started by introducing our characters of the day…
Say hello to Vashan the Visionary, Penny the Planner and Emri the Executor, who just got a briefing from their boss about a project the company just landed.
Vashan, always the **conceptualiser** of the team, starts developing an idea and a vision around the project. He foresees the completion of the project, how it will complement the other ventures of by company and craft a story around it.
Penny, the strategist of the team, ignores the big picture because she believes that **a good plan** will determine the outcome of the project. She immediate draw out a master plan, break it into 4 phases, and deep dive into the action steps and milestones of each phase.
*What about Emri?* Well, around the time when Vashan first painted the big picture in his mind and Penny flatten the flipchart paper, he was already out of the door. He immediately took out his phone book and start calling the key partners he has worked with before, and scheduled meetings with them. Emri is all about **taking action**, and is great at carrying out task and seeing them done.
*Identify yourself in one of the three characters?* Frankly, as much as we are a combination of the three, there is always one dominant motivation that is our default way of working, and each of the profile has it’s merits and setbacks.
- If you are a **visionary**, a high concept person, you see the big picture, and you know how to tell the story. However, you and I know that every grand idea needs proper planning, and even better execution.
- If you are a **planner**, yes, a detail strategy is something everyone can follow and fall back on. However, spending too much time on the structuring and mapping isn’t going to create any results (unless the result is a plan or blueprint). Also, diving into the details will cause analysis paralysis - where you sabotage yourself by over-analyzing and planning for things that probably will not even occur.
- If you are an **executor**, yup, things do get done. However, taking action with direction is just going to results in mistakes, redundancies or worst, wasted effort.
As you can see, each profile has their own strengths and weaknesses, and knowing what’s your and your team’s primary work mode will make an effective team.
### Action Step or Recap:
Think back of the last time you were given a task, and on impulse, did you start picturing the concept, ink down the plan, or shoot off out the door? What was your second? If you can rank them in the order of preference, you will gain inside to your work strategy too. When you have that, make sure you brief your team mates about it so they know how to work better with you.
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