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Everything you need to know about an Artisan

Artisan at work

Is your Reference Profile an Artisan—or do you work with someone who is?

This course will cover everything you need to know about who an Artisan is, how they work on a team, and how they lead.

Start by checking out this intro video to understand Artisans at a high level.

Introducing the Craftsman

Strengths
  • Accommodating
  • Analytical
  • Deliberate
  • Anticipates problems
Working styles
  • Produces high-precision work
  • Needs structure and a plan to follow
  • Requires time and evidence to build trust
Caution areas
  • Can be sensitive to criticism
  • Often struggles in ambiguous situations
  • May have difficulty under time pressure

When a team starts discussing a project, the collaborative Artisan listens and begins thinking about the process and figuring out the details–what is needed and how can it be achieved. An Artisan’s goal is to mitigate against potential problems thus producing thorough and accurate work.

— Cathy McGrath

Understanding the Factors

Although this course won’t require that you understand the science behind what makes these profiles accurate, you should be familiar with the four factors that drive workplace behavior. Use the interactive below to get a definition of each factor and how variations in the factors will affect someone’s personality.

Common pattern of a Artisan

Understanding the factors will allow you to better understand the common drives we see in Artisans. The image to the right is the most common pattern for Artisan, but don’t be surprised if your pattern varies a little bit. That’s OK! Remember, every person is unique.

Now that we have a better understanding about who you are as an Artisan, the next section will cover where you fit within a team.

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