25 Need-To-Know Management Models

Chapter 23

Core quadrants

• Why use it? Core quadrants have proved to be very helpful in increasing mutual understanding and respect amongst people with opposing core qualities.
• What does it do? The core quadrants model of Ofman (2001) can help you to determine, describe and diagnose your core ‘quality’.
• When to use it? The core quadrants can be used to find out what your strengths and weaknesses are, as well your ‘pitfalls’, ‘challenges’ and ‘allergies’. Once you are aware of these, you can more easily recognise these characteristics in others as well. Furthermore, it gives you a better understanding of your reactions to others.
• What questions will it help you answer? What is my major pitfall (too much of your core quality), what is my biggest ...