Dellinger Psycho-Geometrics Personality Types

These groups of occupations are all over the board in the Holland codes. This system cannot be reconciled with the Holland types, so closest approximations are made.

Shape
Holland Type
Interested In
Structure

Box
Realistic
Work
Equal Quantity Of Lines
And Angles
Data

Triangle
Investigative
Career
Rigidity of Shape

Rectangle
Artistic
Transition
Flexibility of Proportions

Power and Money

Linear
Words
Left

Linear
Pictures
Left

Logic, Organization
Hard Worker, High Energy
Level
Detail
Administrators

Logic, Organization
Ambitious, Fast Learner

Information, Skills, and

Experiences
Unpredictable
Confused
Either or Both
Simultaneously
Logic, Organization
Fluctuating

Detail
At The Top

Detail
Constant Change

Accountant
Administrator
Secretary
Administrative Assistant
Doctor (Specialist
Teacher
Computer Programmer
Government Worker
Manual Laborer
Truck Driver
Paper Processor (By Any
Title)
Bank Teller
Author/Editor

Executive
Manager/Supervisor
(Depending On Career
Stage)
Hospital Administrator
School Administrator
Law Firm Partner
Union
Organizer/Officer
Entrepreneur
Politician
Business Owner
Military Officer
Orchestra Conductor
Pilot

New Bosses
Entry-Level
Employees/Job Applicants
Fresh College/High
School Graduates
Newly
Promoted/Demoted
Employees
People In Mid-Life Crisis
Adolescents
Entrepreneurs
Performers
(Stage/Film/Musicians)
New Retirees

Vocational
Nightmare

Ill-Defined Situation Or
Constant State Of Flux

At The Bottom

Stuck in the same job doing

mindless repetitive tasks for
35 years.

No Opportunity For
Socializing

Vocational Weak

Weak Decision Maker

Patience

Consistent repetitive

Low energy level, easily

Collects
Thinking Style
Think In
Hemisphere
Dominance
Style
Energy Level
Focus
Vocational
Preference
Typical Careers

Circle
Social
Love, Acceptance
No angles or edges, no sharp
places
Friends and Supporters

Squiggle
Artistic
Creativity
Open-Ended

Circular
Emotions
Right

Circular
Mosaic
Right

Intuitive, Creative
Lazy, Low Energy Level due
to chronic hyperinsulinism
Overview
Team Participation

Intuitive, Creative
Fluctuating

Secretary
Nurse/Doctor
Teacher/Trainer
Professor/Consultant
Salesperson
Counselor/Mental Health
Professional
Housewives
Human Resources
Specialist
Personnel Analyst
Waitress/Clerk
Historians
Astrologers
Nuns
Boy/Girl Scout Leaders
Camp Counselors

Prestige and Money

Overview
Free-Flowing, Creative,
Independent Work Situations
Strategic Planner
Artist/Performer/Poet
Musician
University
Professor/Theorist
Scientist/Researcher
Artificial Intelligence
Expert
Astrologist
Inventor/Chef
Evangelical
Minister/Preacher
New Product Specialist
International
Sales/Marketers
Promoter/PR Director
Entrepreneur
Real Estate Agent
Interior Decorator
Highly Structured And
Mechanized Work ,
Systematized Procedures,
Maintenance And Follow-Up
Boredom

Shape
Traits

Triangle

Rectangle
processes

Circle
fatigued

Squiggle

High

High

Low

Very High

Dominate

Search, Grow, Learn

Eating

Anger

Perseverance

Leadership

Adaptability

Excellent BS Detector

Brilliant mind and strategy

Stubbornness

Domineer

Unpredictability

Weak Business Managers

Impatience

Predictability
Everything In The Right
Place At The Right Time
Organized
Detail-Oriented
Knowledgeable
Analytical
Persevering
Perfectionist
Patient

Power
Mahogany and Money

Change
Casual and Beautiful

Money
Variety And Stimulation

Leader
Focused
Decisive
Ambitious
Competitive
Bottom-Line Oriented
Athletic

State Of Transition
Exciting
Searching
Inquisitive
Growing
Courageous

Communication
Peace And Harmony,
Integration
Friendly
Nurturing
Persuasive
Empathic
Generous
Stabilizing
Reflective

Negative Traits

Self-Centered
Overloaded
Dogmatic
Status Oriented
Political
Impatient
Driven

Confused
Low Self-Esteem
Inconsistent
Gullible
Ingenuine
Unpredictable

Objective
Motto

Get The Job Done

Tell me what you want, give
me the tools, and I'll get it
done.

Risk Level
Favorite Coping
Strategy
Dominant Positive
Trait
Dominant Negative
Trait
Likes
Environmental
Preference
Positive Traits

Box
Better At Following A
Plan Than Designing
One
Very Low, Prefers Status
Quo (What's Working
Now)
Procrastination

Meticulous
Nit-Picking
Procrastinating
Cool, Aloof
Resistant To Change
Loner
Complaining

Get To The Top

Out of my way! I'm going
up!

Get the Information

I'm sick of doing all the work
and getting none of the
credit!

Over-personal
Melancholy
Manipulative
Gossipy
Self-Blaming
Apolitical
Indecisive
Lazy
Keep Everyone Happy
Can't we all just get along?

Taken directly from the book, Communicating Beyond our Differences: Introducing the Psycho-Geometrics System. Jade Ink. 1996.

Creative
Conceptual
Futuristic
Intuitive
Expressive
Motivating
Witty
Sensuous
Disorganized
Impractical
Unrealistic
Illogical
Uninhibited
Evangelistic
Eccentric
Naive
New Ways And Ideas
Consider the possibilities!