Pioneer Connector Profile
Prepared by
Suzanne Phillips
Certified GiANT Guide
Website: suzannephillips.giantos.com/users/sign_up/5voices
Email: suzannephillips@me.com
Introduction
Greater Self Awareness
Learn your voice and understand what it's like to be on the other side of your leadership.
Better Alignment
Discover the sweet spots of those on your team, get better aligned, and reach higher levels of performance.
Clear Communication
Communicate what you mean without people taking it the wrong way and getting offended.
Effective Delegation
Delegate more effectively to save time and increase productivity.
Quicker Decision Making
Learn how to listen better, ask helpful questions, and make quicker decisions.
Our "Voice" is made up of all 5 Voices
Some voices are more natural to us than others
Maturity allows us to value the contribution each voice brings
Nature, Nurture, and Choice have all played a part
Don't assume you know what someone else's foundational voice is
Don't assume you know what each word means
Your Results
Your Foundational Voice
The Pioneer Connector
Pioneers approach life with an "anything is possible!" attitude.
Visioning and shaping a scalable future is always the highest priority.
Their strategic military thinking makes them incredibly effective at aligning people, systems, and resources.
Winning is a massive driver. They hate to give up and will drive their team long after others would have given up.
They are powerful communicators, using logic and rationality to provide an attractive and compelling vision of the future.
The immature Pioneer can often appear very arrogant with a "me focused" agenda.
They quickly dismiss the contributions of those they don't believe to be competent or experienced.
Champion of
Strategic vision, results-focus, and problem solving.
Population
You make up 7% of the global population
What to watch out for
Pioneers lack sensitivity, can be unwilling to listen, and perceived as arrogant.
How to empower them
Don't worry -- they empower themselves. Just affirm their competence.
Your Voice Order
Pioneer
Your foundational Voice is Pioneer. The Pioneer Voice is the champion of strategic vision, results, and problem-solving, which we explained in more detail in the previous section. This is your strongest Voice through which you view the world, and the Voice through which all other Voices are expressed.
Connector
Your secondary Voice is Connector. The Connector Voice is a future-oriented Voice, and is the champion of relational networks, internal collaboration, and effective communication.
In the 5 Voices model, the secondary voice plays a crucial role in how you express your overall “Voice”, which is why your Voice combination is referred to as “Pioneer Connector”.
Your Connector Voice is highly adept at connecting people and ideas, at energizing and rallying groups of people, and at tailoring communication to resonate with others. With Connector as your second Voice then, you are good at using the Connector Voice’s insights about people and ability to connect with them in order to rally people around your strategic initiatives and build the bridge between their goals, ideas, and desires to your own messaging and strategic vision of the future.
The combination of these two Voices as your top two strengths means that you are extremely future-oriented and articulate with a strong bent towards strategy and winning, but with greater charisma, “people-skills”, and networking savvy than other types of Pioneers.
Creative
Creative is your tertiary Voice, sometimes referred to as your third Voice. The Creative Voice is the champion of future ideas, innovation, and organizational integrity.
In the 5 Voices model, the tertiary Voice is typically a Voice that you value and can access when it’s helpful, but might be more of a learned strength than a natural one. Also, because it’s third on the list, your expression of the Creative Voice will be shaped through the filter of your first two Voices (the Pioneer and Connector). It will not be the same as a first Voice Creative. In fact, you tend to utilize your Creative Voice in specific situations to support your first two Voices. For example, you might tap into the Creative Voice to help you develop more innovative, cutting edge solutions to key problems or more novel strategies to help you win and achieve your goals.
Guardian
Your 4th Voice, also known as your blindspot, is Guardian. Guardians are the champions of due diligence, resources, and efficient systems and processes.
In the 5 Voices model, your 4th Voice is your blindspot because it’s typically the Voice (of the 5) that you might assume you are better at than you really are. For example, you may connect with the Guardian’s ability to dive into the details and ask the hard questions, but if you’re honest with yourself, spending a ton of time in the details and the minutia would be exhausting and demoralizing for you. The energy that Pioneer/Connectors usually have to tap into the Guardian Voice is typically related to the extent to which the Guardian details help them vet or defend their ideas, or strengthen their strategies and vision.
Take time to understand the value of the Guardian Voice and identify ways for you to step into maturing in this Voice over time.
Nurturer
Your 5th Voice, also known as your Nemesis, is the Nurturer. The Nurturer Voice is the champion of people, relational harmony, and values. The reason we call this your nemesis Voice is because Nurturers see the world in a way that is diametrically opposed from how you see the world.
This doesn’t mean that you cannot tap into the strength and values of the Nurturer Voice, it just means it will typically be the most difficult Voice for you to access and appreciate.
How does this manifest in your Voice? Well, it means that the typical strengths of the Nurturer - roles or tasks that involve a high degree of emotional sensitivity, or attention to the physical and emotional needs of others - can wear you out quickly. Instead, Pioneer Connectors tend to express their Nurturer Voice and care of others through the systems they build to care for others or by leveraging their strategic mind to consult and advise people toward solving their problems.
However, this is an area of growth for the Pioneer Connector. Learning some simple habits or tips that help you show others that they have your full attention, that you care about them, and that they are not just a pawn on your chess board will go a long way toward a healthy expression of the Nurturer Voice.
By taking time to understand how Nurturers view the world as well as how they process information, and make decisions, it will help you increase your maturity and effectiveness in using this Voice.
Strengths & Challenges
Strengths
They love to explore the future and dream big picture possibilities. Natural leaders and entrepreneurs who are often multi-talented. Tenacious and resourceful in solving new and complex challenges. They are always challenging the status quo; things can always be improved
Challenges
Their love of argument and debate can often wear people out. They struggle to stay consistent and disciplined in their external communication. They often struggle to follow through on the ideas and innovations they develop. They struggle to discipline their talents, it’s all too easy for them to trade on charisma and avoid the hard work.
Suggested Growth Opportunities
Self-awareness! Understand how much you dominate conversations and how little you truly listen to others. Discipline and discretion! Developing healthy rhythms of exercise, work, sleep and recreation, it’s easy to get stuck in multi tasking! Learning how to be emotionally present with people and take a genuine interest in the lives of others. Practically serving those who live on the margins of society, the poor, those who struggle to get by.
Stress & Triggers
What happens under moderate stress?
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Danger Zone
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Understanding Your Triggers
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Getting Healthy
What does a healthy Pioneer Connector look like?
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How do they stay healthy?
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What does an unhealthy Pioneer Connector look like?
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Liberation Statement
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Connecting with Others
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Action Plan for Growth
Identify your Voice tendencies and areas for growth
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