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FIRO -B
Helps you become more aware of
your interpersonal behavior habits
The FIRO - B examines the way you
typically act with other people
Self-Awareness = Key
Personal/Professional Development
Employee/Management Relations
Career Development
Team Building
Leadership Development
Emotional Intelligence
CONTROL:
Measures the extent to which a person assumes
responsibility, makes decisions, or dominates
people
Need with respect to power and influence
AFFECTION:
Reflects the degree to which a person becomes
emotionally involved with others
Need with respect to love and affection
Significance
(Inclusion)
A sense of
belonging to the
world, that ones
presence matters
leading to
behaviors related
to inclusion
Lovability
(Affection)
3-6
7-9
EXPRESSED
LOW
HIGH
WANTED
LOW
INCLUSION
OVERSOCIAL
I like to be with people
and when I can I
generally seek out their
company.
CONTROL
AUTOCRAT
I like making decisions
and taking responsibility.
Taking charge is no
problem for me.
AFFECTION
OVERPERSONAL
I tend to get quite close and
personal with others, deeply
involving myself with them.
UNDERSOCIAL
Im not very comfortable
with others; I prefer to
stay by myself unless I
have to mix.
ABDICRAT
Id prefer to avoid, as
much as I can, making
decisions and taking
charge of things.
UNDERPERSONAL
I am very cautious about
getting too close to others. I
tend to avoid personal
involvement.
SOCIALCOMPLIANT
I have a very strong need
to be accepted by others
and feel bad when I am
left out.
COUNTERSOCIAL
Im very choosy about
my acquaintances. I dont
want everybody knocking
at my door.
SUBMISSIVE
I tend to allow others to
have their way me.
PERSONALCOMPLIANT
I like getting close to others,
but I prefer them to take the
first step in getting friendly.
REBELLIOUS
I dont like others
deciding things for me
and I resist their
attempts to control me.
COUNTER-PERSONAL
Im quite selective in my
choice of friends. Few if any
can get really close to me.
INCLUSION
General social orientation
Inclusion
0-1
0-1
E
W
LONER
Most comfortable when left alone
Inclusion
4-5
0-1
E
W
Inclusion
8-9
0-1
E
W
Inclusion
8-9
8-9
E
W
CONTROL
Uncovers a persons inclinations in leadership, and
tendencies toward taking or avoiding decision and
responsibilities.
Control
8-9
0-1
E
W
Control
0-1
8-9
E
W
Control
0-1
E
THE LOYAL LIEUTENANT
6-7
W
Good middle-(wo)man. Needs specific
instructions
Control
0-1
4-5
E
THE CHECKER
W
Wants reassurance, wants to compare his/her
thinking with others; will ascertain support
Control
4-5
4-5
E
W
THE MATCHER
Prefers not to work alone, but to match own
effort to others effort
Control
0-1-2
0-1-2
E
W
AFFECTION
Affection
0-1
0-1
Affection
8-9
8-9
Affection
0-1
8-9
Affection
8-9
0-1
E
W
E
W
E
W
E
W
0 1
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-1
E
W
The ROCK
Quite defensive. Stands alone and aloof. Somehow managing
to protect oneself.
I
8-9
8-9
8-9
0-1
8-9
8-9
E
W
0-1
8-9
0-1
8-9
0-1
8-9
E
W
I
8-9
0-1
8-9
8-9
E
0-1
0-1
W
Tries to manipulate & control others. Sociable, outgoing, seemingly-resists
others taking initiative. Relationships are a one-way street-always under
ones control.
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18+-outgoing, active
9 or less seldom an initiator,
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passive
Need Level
=
II
II
II
Importance of
people
Assuming
Responsibility
Importance of
Affection
II
Social Interaction
Index
=
More than 12 ..
5 or less tendency
to avoid task
responsibility, preferring
to live and let live and
to value freedom over
responsibility
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SUBORDINATE
SUPERVISOR
Let us do it our way, and well give you excellent results.
You will do things the way I tell you to do them. Please do not tell me
how to instruct you
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flatmate1
flatmate 2
Why dont you invite some of your friends to your
place?
H
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HUSBAND
Do you still care for me?
Isnt it obvious
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WIFE
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Subordinate
What do you think I ought to do?
Dont worry I will tell you exactly what to do?
H
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Superior
Reciprocal Compatibility
Is an index of whether As expressed
behavior matches what B wants and
whether Bs expressed behavior
matches what A wants
RC = ( Ae - Bw ) + ( Be - Aw )
0 = Complete Compatibility
18 = Extreme Incompatibility
Equal to & greater than 6 indicates
Incompatibility
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Information of group
How much commitment
Setting boundary conditions
Getting to know each other
TOP or BOTTOM
Who will take up what role?
Norms around sharing responsibility
NEAR or FAR
Emotional integration
Mostly in dyads
FIRO - B
When you are aware of the behavior patterns
you can better decide when to act in your
normal way and when it seems more
appropriate to act differently.
As you change your habits by making different
choices in your behavior, your FIRO scores will
also change
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