Organizers (RME)

Organizers are outgoing, sociable types who have a special appreciation for a sense of community and comradeship. These types like to get involved in things that affect the groups they belong to – anything from organizing a trip or commemorative celebration to being the one to oversee the details of a project. They excel at coordinating and guiding other people’s efforts.

Rooted in structure, they place great value on the implicit fabric of culture and tradition that holds groups together – they see these things as stabilizing forces for individuals and society. Organizers tend to be pragmatic and practical, and they like order in their lives, personal relationships, and work. They like to clearly know where they stand, where they’re going, and how to get there.

Whatever they engage with, they prefer to have a defined method of some kind. Organizers usually trust in time-honored and well-tested approaches, seeking reliable ways to help ensure success as well as provide a useful guide for action. Given their social nature, this means they enjoy working with other people and bringing stability to any group or endeavor they enter.

This goes beyond just tasks and goals, extending to the relationships inside the group, especially when it comes to cooperation and which roles each member fills. Organizers tend to be the ones that coordinate and set things up, taking care that everything is headed in the right direction and that people are working well together.

As people who adhere to tested traditions, Organizers tend not to get caught up in constant innovation or re-inventing approaches to how a group functions, how things should be done, or how goals are reached. Some might consider this mentality somewhat conventional, but to Organizers it’s prudent. It can take some effort to persuade them that a novel or unfamiliar approach is effective and worth doing.

Organizers aren’t necessarily closed-minded, but they do place a strong emphasis on everyone being cooperative and respectful toward the group. Accordingly, they’re sensitive to people who seem to rebel against social codes they embrace. This can extend from what they see as behavioral flaws like being rude, to misconduct like failing to follow through on commitments or doing sloppy work.

In their work, Organizers are usually very disciplined and devoted, acting as willful and energetic coordinators. These types take their roles and goals seriously, and it shows in the quality and completeness of their work. If given a plan and put in charge, their energy tends to motivate others – they expect everyone to contribute their fair share. To Organizers, doing any less is disrespectful.

But these types don’t merely coordinate others from above, they also don’t mind getting their hands dirty and personally contributing as much as they can to any team. They’re at home when they engage with coordination but will also jump in to help make sure everything runs like a well-oiled machine.

Their insistence on stable function and reliance on traditional practices can put Organizers at odds with more adventurous types, especially those who less prefer being guided by a set path or firm structure. But if those people contribute productively and show no obvious disrespect towards the team and its ways, Organizers come to view them simply as people who function differently.

Organizers always appreciate useful assets and willing energy. Whether working directly or managing others, they dedicatedly and reliably muster resources from all corners of their lives to protect and serve what they feel is important. In that capacity, they not only achieve a sense of satisfaction, they can also fill many vital roles in groups, organizations, and society in general.