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A great Integrator will make better decisions than a Visionary because of being better in tune with all issues, priorities, and resources.

You need to understand that tension is normal and should not be confused with any lack of respect. To combat and endure the friction actually demonstrates your high level of respect for each other.

Being an Owner sitting in an Accountability Chart seat should entitle you to no more rights than an Employee sitting in an Accountability Chart seat. You must keep these two roles separate. There is a time and place for each of them.

Simply put, you should never make a negative comment about your V/I counterpart to anyone in the organization—ever.

“Entrepreneurs [Visionaries] hunt. They don’t manage. They explore rather than analyze. They build companies with vision, creativity, and tenacity; not with policies and procedures.”

WHY-types are focused on the things most people can’t see, like the future. HOW-types are focused on the things that most people can see, and tend to be better at building structures and processes and getting things done.

The polar differences between Visionaries and Integrators mean they are always driving each other a little bit crazy.

If you are a Visionary, you are one of only 3% of the population that create two-thirds of the new jobs in our economy.

You haven’t really needed to leverage the capabilities of others, so it isn’t surprising that you’ve spent little time thinking about how to develop such resources.