Political Animals (2012) | Team Personality Map

Political Animals (2012) - TV Show

Political Animals (2012) | Team Personality Map

15/07/2012

Power runs in the family

Overview

Former first lady and current Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond try to keep her family together while simultaneously dealing with crises of the State Department and fending off the hungry DC journalist who is bent on destroying her career.

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INTROVERTSENSINGTHINKINGJUDGING

Ciarán Hinds

What they bring to the party

Planning, organisation, factual, steady, dedicated, persistent, responsible, detailed, logical, conscientious, hard-working, drive to get things done, ties up the loose ends, tireless, serious.

Not their forte

Being the life and soul, getting close to them, concepts and big-picture thinking, spontaneity, dealing with emotions, dealing with the new, being chucked in at the deep end, constant communication.

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INTROVERTIntuitiveFeelingJUDGING

Douglas Hammond

What they bring to the party

Caring, serious, driven by deeply held values, wants to change things for the better, perceptive, insightful, independent, up for the cause, ‘big picture,’ creative, idealistic, planning, follow through.

Not their forte

Difficult to know, complex, values-driven so needs to believe in a project or organisation, emotional but rarely show their emotions, intense, sensitive can get offended, can ignore ‘irrelevant’ facts.

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INTROVERTIntuitiveTHINKINGJUDGING

Ellen Burstyn

Margaret Barrish

What they bring to the party

Deep and independent thinkers, loves a challenge and complex problems, imaginative, creative, long range planning, future-oriented, logical, detached, curious, high standards, love improving things.

Not their forte

Cool detached thinkers, difficult to read, emotions often don’t ‘compute’ so can appear blunt/harsh, get bored by repetition, needs challenge and stimulation, more big picture than factual, theoretical.

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INTROVERTSENSINGFeelingPerceiving

Sebastian Stan

What they bring to the party

Caring, the ‘glue’ for the team, great at reading situations, genuinely tunes into people, quiet, introspective but at the heart of what’s going on, laid back, flexible, patient, kindly, creative, artistic.

Not their forte

Dislike conflict or fast-paced environments with no time to reflect, don’t like to upset people so may passively agree, difficult to know, behind the scenes, not a planner or organised, lives for the moment.

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INTROVERTIntuitiveTHINKINGPerceiving

Sigourney Weaver

What they bring to the party

Extremely independent, love big complex problems to immerse in, intellectually curious, flexible, very high standards, works in sporadic bursts of energy, capable of ground-breaking ideas, logical.

Not their forte

Get bored by routine, the mundane or ‘mere’ details, independent and economic so can be difficult to know, dislike chitchat, not a planner, logical, non-emotional, extremly direct, dislike ambiguity.

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ExtravertSENSINGTHINKINGJUDGING

Carla Gugino

What they bring to the party

Built to manage, create a plan, marshal the troops and drive for closure, brings clarity and order, strong work ethic, determined, detailed, factual, process-driven, traditional, brings discipline.

Not their forte

New initiatives, they prefer the ‘tried and tested,’ ‘let’s just see’ would irritate them, they need a plan, clear communicator but can be very blunt, competitive, need to control, not creative or ideas driven.

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ExtravertSENSINGFeelingJUDGING

Mädchen Amick

What they bring to the party

Duty-driven, cooperative, planning, organising, gets things done, factual and specific, conscientious, takes charge, caring, action oriented, tidy up loose ends, hardworking, responsible, value tradition.

Not their forte

Can be controlling in their need to support, can be sensitive to criticism, see things in ‘black and white,’ like to be liked and needed, wants to jump in immediately, not reflective, can resist change.