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guidance with diverse factors and motivation theories.Southwest Transit Team Member Profiles Natalie Natalie has been with the company for 2 years. She is positive and ambitious. She hopes to own her own business someday. People like Natalie and like to engage her in conversation. Natalie always listens politely but finds her colleagues somewhat annoying and resents their tendency to gossip. Although Natalie works well on the team, her preference is to identify ways to have her individual ideas and accomplishments shine through. Some people find her to be overly competitive. Natalie is a smooth talker and can easily win people over to her point of view. She is great for smoothing over tense situations. She is a real negotiator and is comfortable in any kind of speaking situation. Her written communication skills are very strong as well. When she can get away with it, she prefers written communication because people often monopolize her time in conversations. Motivation Natalie is motivated by challenges and enjoys competitive opportunities in which her skills and talents can take center stage. She enjoys doing great work. Strengths and Weaknesses Natalie is an excellent communicator, charismatic, and a natural leader; however, she has a bit too much disdain for her colleagues to fully trust them, and some sense her negative attitude toward them. Also, her efficiency is sometimes impacted by her colleagues whom she allows to monopolize her time in conversation. Michael Michael has been with the company for 5 years. Overall, his attitude remains positive, but he can be cynical at times. He attempts to look for the best in people and prefers to give people the benefit of the doubt. He is working on getting his PhD and has plans to eventually work in personal and corporate wellness consulting. Michael considers himself to be a leader and motivator to the people around him. He has compassion for the emotional needs of people and values their individuality. At times, he is overly confident and speaks his mind a little too freely. He enjoys collaborating with his coworkers and brings out others’ strengths during their collaboration experience. He prefers to resolve conflict passively through joking but will often take things personally. Some colleagues describe him as passive-aggressive. Michael enjoys verbally communicating with people. He prefers open and informal conversations and shies away from formal communication. He is not afraid to ask questions until he is sure he understands a project. Michael has strong written communication skills as well. Motivation Michael is motivated by interesting and complex tasks; however, his depressive tendencies can cause him to lose interest in a project and he has been known to abandon projects without finishing them. Strengths and Weaknesses Michael thinks both tactically and strategically. He has the ability to see discrete parts of a project and relate them to the holistic project goal. He can be impulsive and demands instant feedback