int personality

Level: Intermediate Topic: Personality

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Vocab

Weasel

Sleazy

Warrior

Worker

Talk about.

How would you describe yourself?

How would other people describe

you?

Debate/Discussion Topic

Can a person change their

personality?

Vocab

Upside/downside

Honest

Traits

Sabotage

Vocab

Whiner

Entrepreneur

Confront

Challenge

Vocab

To blame

Humor

Intense

Combine

Debate/Discussion Topic

There is only one ideal personality.

Talk about

What characteristics would you like

to have?

Have you ever done a personality

test?


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Personality

We all know a Weasel. You know that person that threatens to take down your organization by using

every sleazy tactic in the book to advance their careers regardless of how it affects others. Warriors,

Workers, Whiners, and Weasels: The 4 Personality Types in Business and How to Manage Them to Your

Advantage by entrepreneur Tim OLeary takes a refreshing look at the different personalities we

encounter and how to handle them.

The premise of the book is that essentially everyone fits into one of four personality groups Warrior,

Worker, Whiner, or Weasel. OLeary defines each as the following:

Warriors, who confront change, see possibilities, innovate and manage to win!

Workers, who deal with the ups, downs and challenges of everyday corporate life dependably, and who

can reliably implement the change and direction established by the Warriors.

Whiners, who get through life by complaining about everything they do, who profess negativism and

dissatisfaction wherever they go, and blaming others for their own shortcomings.

Weasels, who lurk everywhere and threaten your career and life-goals through their own deception and

insecurity and who spread these feelings quickly throughout the organization.

The book is designed to help you recognize what group you fit into, give you the necessary tools to get

to the group you want to be in, and learn how to effectively deal with people in each group. The book

really does a great job of forcing you to truthfully analyze yourself. OLeary warns you that you might

not like what you find, but also is quick to point reinforce that you are in control and that you can make

the changes in your life to fit into the group that you desire.

Even more interesting (and fun) is visualizing the people you know and placing them into their

appropriate categories. We have all encountered a Whiner or Weasel and it helps to know what makes

them tick and how to effectively deal with them so that they dont negatively impact your life. OLeary

uses the analogy to the common cold you cant completely eliminate Weasels from your life but you

can take precautions to limit the frequency in which they enter your life and the damage that they do

while theyre a part of it.

OLeary uses a mixes light-hearted humor with a fiercely intense attitude to combine a business book

and a self-help book in an exciting fashion. One chapter might focus on a self-analysis, the next might be

about personal stories from OLearys experiences, and the next about management. The book is well

over 200 pages but reads at the speed of a book thats half that. I often found myself reading several

chapters in a sitting, which is a testament to the writers ability to hold readers interest. If theres a

downside (and its not much of one), its that OLeary is so brutally honest that it may rub some people

wrong, especially those who fall into the Whiner and Weasel groups.

Warriors, Workers, Whiners, and Weasels: The 4 Personality Types in Business and How to Manage

Them to Your Advantage by Tim OLeary is a must read for every entrepreneur, business owner,

manager, and worker wishing to learn more about themselves, take advantage of their best traits, and

protect themselves from those who could sabotage their career.


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Comprehension Questions

1. How many types of personality are there according to the author Tim OLeary?

2. What is the title of his book?

3. Describe what a warrior is.

4. Describe what a worker is.

5. Describe what a whiner is.

6. Describe what a weasel is.

7. What is the purpose of the book?

8. Is the book easy to read?

Vocab/Grammar questions

1. Which word describes an animal that has a long slim body and short legs?

2. Which adjective means dirty, nasty or disgusting?

3. Which verb means to face/present?

4. Which noun describes someone who complains or cries?

5. Which verb means to wait in concealment (hiding)?

6. Which expression means to understand the reasons why someone does something (their

motive)? Paragraph 8.

7. What does the word fashion mean in the context of the first line in paragraph 9?

8. Which verb in the final paragraph means to destroy something by secret methods?


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Roleplay

You are part of a book club that reads a new book every week. You have just

read Tim OLearys book. Every week there is a meeting to talk about the book

and discuss with other people what they thought about it. You thought the book

was interesting but you didnt agree with what the author said. Discuss with the

other people about the book. Ask them for their opinion.

Roleplay

You are part of a book club that reads a new book every week. You have just

read Tim OLearys book. Every week there is a meeting to talk about the book

and discuss with other people what they thought about it. You thought the book

was interesting and you agreed with what the author said. Discuss with the

other people about the book. Ask them for their opinion.

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