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You are a conductor. When faced with a complex situation involving many factors, you enjoy managing all of
the variables, aligning and realigning them until you are sure you have arranged them in the most productive
configuration possible. In your mind there is nothing special about what you are doing. You are simply trying to
figure out the best way to get things done. But others, lacking this theme, will be in awe of your ability. “How
can you keep so many things in your head at once?” they will ask. “How can you stay so flexible, so willing to
shelve well-laid plans in favor of some brand-new configuration that has just occurred to you?” But you cannot
imagine behaving in any other way. You are a shining example of effective flexibility, whether you are
changing travel schedules at the last minute because a better fare has popped up or mulling over just the right
combination of people and resources to accomplish a new project. From the mundane to the complex,you are
always looking for the perfect configuration. Of course, you are at your best in dynamic situations. Confronted
with the unexpected, some complain that plans devised with such care cannot be changed, while others take
refuge in the existing rules or procedures. You don’t do either. Instead, you jump into the confusion, devising
new options, hunting for new paths of least resistance, and figuring out new partnerships—because, after all,
there might just be a better way.