4.2 PERSONAL ORIENTATION

This section can be used as a stand alone sub-system. It provides a good summary of everything else found in MAPP and, therefore, it is deliberately redundant. You will see things in the “Personal Orientation” section that relate to, or even repeat, what is in other sections.

4.2.1 LEADERSHIP FACTORS

Trait%Level
Executive leadership, strategy, influence731
Management: administrative, operational503
Supervision of operational processes and people404
Social, fraternal, organizational leadership374
Expediting, scheduling, dispatching304

4.2.2 INTERPERSONAL FACTORS

Trait%Level
Self-aware of status and position regarding others602
Avoid conflict; seek harmony, compatibility533
Persuasive motivation to influence others513
Tactful concern for feelings of others493
Take charge leadership and influence; dominance473
Aggressive personal action; confrontation473
Other-oriented: involvement, sharing, caring404
Strong personal opinions and positions334

4.2.3 SOCIAL FACTORS

Trait%Level
Philosophical interest in life, meaning, destiny711
Communicative: oral, persuasive or literary523
Benevolent concern and service for others483
Organizational involvement and cooperation443
Gregarious involvement and interaction with others304

4.2.4 PERFORMANCE FACTORS

Trait%Level
New problem solving: theory, hypothesis, options711
Understanding the basic nature of things692
Scholastic, literary search for information662
Learning by experience; craft apprenticeship652
Concentration: topic, detail or procedure622
Flexibility in decisions, actions, strategy612
Learning through study, analysis, instruction612
Detail: perception, retention, recall of detail 503
Adaptability: ability to fit in; tolerance473
Logical, sequential, systematic procedure463
Permanence in steady, familiar activities424
Routine: preference for familiar procedures424
Known problem solving; familiar, repetitious295

4.2.5 MECHANICAL ORIENTATION

Trait%Level
Feel: sensory/physical ability regarding machines592
Operational performance with machines582
Awareness: natural understanding of mechanics553
Skill (quality): engineering, precision, abilities453
Steady (quantity): concentration, skill, routine394

4.2.6 MECHANICAL REPAIR

Trait%Level
New: mechanical savvy applied to all machines612
Methodical: logical, sequential repair procedures543
Natural awareness of machines and parts533
Familiar: repair skill from previous experience493
Safe, clean care of job, tools, worksite364

4.2.7 MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE

Trait%Level
Thoroughness and accuracy in machine maintenance453
Ability to maintain and service machines443
Provide consistent machine/equipment maintenance443
Importance of appearance in machine maintenance443
Maintenance under adverse physical conditions414
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