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4 - Profiling³: "What do I make of it?" - Linking the profiling approach with personality diagnostic tool
Background information on the model:

basic style, adapted style and the
INSIGHTS MDI®.

Every person has a basic style and an adapted style. What
does this mean in the context of our personality typology?

Let's assume you have a family, are lovingly occupied with your
children at home, tinker with your house, like good conversation
with friends and are rather reserved and concerned about
harmony. However, you know very well that this will not get you
anywhere in your work. That's why you've gotten into the habit of
being much tougher, more decisive and assertive at work than
you're actually comfortable with. You see: You have two different
behavioral styles: a basic style and an adapted style:

• The basic style indicates how you see yourself. Your
behavior in private is the least consciously chosen. It is the
way it basically corresponds to your personality. Therefore,
this style hardly changes over the years. It is based on your
instinctive behavior, which results from your personal life
history. That is why you show this style even in stressful
situations.
• Your adapted style concerns your social role. You develop it
in reaction to your environment. We want to present
ourselves to others in this way because it seems appropriate
in the given environment. Therefore, this style can be subject
to fluctuations. For example, if you change jobs and realize
that a different behavior is required and expected of you, you
adapt.

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