Intrinsic direct people measure their accomplishments against their own internal standards of excellence. They don't worry about how well others have done. They don't care about winning, just about doing the best they can do-doing better than they have ever done. Competitive direct people in contrast to intrinsics, use an external rather than an internal standard of excellence. Power direct users.
Power users are good at coordinating complex, rapidly changing events.
People who operate in the second category, the instrumental styles, prefer to use themselves and everyone and everything around them as instruments to help them get their tasks done. They are tuned in to groups and systems, and they are very savvy about matters political. Personal instrumental types attract helpers by making themselves and their purposes very attractive to whatever helpers they need. Social instrumental types know just whom to call to help them find this special widget or that key specialist. Entrusting instrumental users emphatically do not micromanage.