The Director

• Organizes people and timelines into a workable, executable plan
• Holds a clear, consistent standard and applies it fairly
• Makes decisions efficiently and owns the outcome
• Cuts through ambiguity to get things moving

• Can undervalue input that doesn't come with a clear rationale
• Directness may land harder on others than intended
• Attachment to 'the right way' can crowd out a genuinely better new idea

• Operations or plant management
• Project or program management
• Law enforcement or military leadership
• Sales management
• Logistics

You bring structure and reliability to a relationship, and you expect follow-through in return — vague plans or unclear commitments tend to frustrate you. Partners who can be direct with you, rather than expecting you to read between the lines, tend to get along with you best.

• Margaret Thatcher