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A review of the scores for this five-member internal team reveals some potentially serious problems. Notice especially the range of individual scores. Jonah has a score of 108, while Chris’s score is 68. This indicates a significant degree of difference of understanding and using the Six Partnering Attributes.

Chris’s overall low PQ score coupled with her clear inability to trust indicates that she probably has a number of important issues that have not been resolved or have been resolved in a win-lose manner.

Her somewhat higher rating on Self-Disclosure and Feedback may indicate a willingness to discuss the situation and make a determination about whether it makes sense for her to work hard to improve her role in the team or to seek another solution.

The other four members of the team seem to break into two groups of two. Pat and Janice have some clear trust issues, which, given their higher Self-Disclosure and Feedback scores, they would probably be willing to share in the right context. It would be interesting to understand better how Tom and Jonah feel about the team not working as well given their high Win-Win Orientation scores and how they might contribute to improving the team’s overall Partnering Intelligence.

Sometimes other character defects are disguised as patience. Overly optimistic investors are often mistaken for patient. Investors who rationalize away all negatives or who refuse to accept losses appear to be patient.

Unjustified patience combined with blind loyalty is common among those who bought tech stocks in the bubble only to see them become penny stocks in the tech wreck. Many of these investors loved the product or the idea the company represented. They bought the stock, knowing nothing of stock investing. Patience and loyalty caused them to hang on, until the company’s bankruptcy, if necessary. Many band together in chat rooms and bolster each other’s loyalty during the long decline toward de-listing of the stock.

Recently there have been a slew of articles and books proclaiming overconfidence as the major character flaw of investors. However, many investors will not have overconfidence on their list. In fact, the opposite may be the case. A complete lack of confidence may have led you to rely on supposed experts who took you for loads and commissions and put you into terrible investments.

A few years ago, fear and greed were the most talked about character flaws. Yet, you may not suffer from either of these. Do not try to force your part into trendy character flaws. This is your inventory, not a survey. Describe your part in whatever language fits best.