Nurturer Guardian Profile
Prepared by
Justin Westbrooks
Certified GiANT Guide
Website: cirion.giantos.com/users/sign_up/5voices
Email: justin@giantworldwide.com
Introduction
Greater Self Awareness
Learn your voice and understand what it's like to be on the other side of your leadership.
Better Alignment
Discover the sweet spots of those on your team, get better aligned, and reach higher levels of performance.
Clear Communication
Communicate what you mean without people taking it the wrong way and getting offended.
Effective Delegation
Delegate more effectively to save time and increase productivity.
Quicker Decision Making
Learn how to listen better, ask helpful questions, and make quicker decisions.
Our "Voice" is made up of all 5 Voices
Some voices are more natural to us than others
Maturity allows us to value the contribution each voice brings
Nature, Nurture, and Choice have all played a part
Don't assume you know what someone else's foundational voice is
Don't assume you know what each word means
Your Results
Your Foundational Voice
The Nurturer Guardian
Nurturers intuitively feel how an organization will react to a new idea.
They defend values - people will always come before profit.
They function as the relational oil inside teams and organizations.
They are pragmatic realists who ask "has this really been thought through?"
They take genuine delight in celebrating the achievements of others.
They are natural team players.
They can become overly resistant to change & demonstrate passive aggressive tendencies.
They rarely value the contribution they make.
Champion of
People, relational harmony, and values.
Population
You make up 43% of the global population.
What to watch out for
Nurturers have a fear of conflict and often won't speak out; beware of silence.
How to empower them
Let them speak first, affirm their competence and the genuine value of their contribution.
Your Voice Order
Nurturer
Your foundational Voice is Nurturer. The Nurturer Voice is the champion of people, relational harmony, and values, which we explained in more detail in the previous section. This is your strongest Voice through which you view the world, and the Voice through which all other Voices are expressed.
Guardian
Your secondary Voice is Guardian. Guardians are the champions of due diligence, resources, and efficient systems and processes.
In the 5 Voices model, the secondary Voice plays a crucial role in how you express your overall “Voice”, which is why your Voice combination is referred to as “Nurturer Guardian”.
Your Guardian Voice is highly adept at using logic, creating order, designing efficient systems, and establishing repeatable processes. It is also important to note that your Guardian Voice is expressed through the lens of your Nurturer Voice, which means that you leverage the Guardian Voice to create organization and alignment among the people and resources for which you are responsible.
The combination of these two Voices as your top two strengths means that you are extremely present-oriented, and you balance your relational focus with a sense of logic, rationale, and effective systems-thinking. Discipline and productivity are hallmarks of your approach to leading yourself, and you apply these skills to caring for others.
Connector
Connector is your tertiary Voice, sometimes referred to as your third Voice. The Connector Voice is the champion of relational networks, internal collaboration, and effective communication.
In the 5 Voices model, the tertiary Voice is typically a Voice that you value and can access when it’s helpful, but might be more of a learned strength than a natural one.
Also, because it’s third on the list, your expression of the Connector Voice will be shaped through the filter of your first two Voices (the Nurturer and Guardian). It will not be the same as a first Voice Connector.
In fact, you tend to utilize your Connector Voice in specific situations to support your first two Voices. For example, you might tap into the Connector Voice to help you communicate and sell the Nurturer/Guardian efficient systems and processes you’ve developed to other people.
Creative
Your 4th Voice, also known as your blindspot, is Creative. The Creative Voice is the most future-oriented Voice, and is the champion of new ideas, innovation, and integrity.
In the 5 Voices model, your 4th Voice is your blindspot because it’s typically the Voice (of the 5) that you might assume you are better at than you really are.
For example, you may align with the Creative’s commitment to integrity as well as their desire to solve problems and drive positive change for people. But whereas the first Voice Creative will naturally spend time coming up with new, out of the box ideas in very abstract ways, you will find yourself focused on taking small, incremental, and concrete steps to facilitate change for those you care deeply about. Your tendency to maintain and preserve the status quo may prevent you from valuing the true value first Voice Creatives bring to the table.
Take time to understand the value of the Creative Voice and identify ways for you to step into maturing in this Voice over time.
Pioneer
Your 5th Voice, also known as your Nemesis, is the Pioneer. The Pioneer Voice is the champion of strategic vision, results, and problem-solving. The reason we call this your nemesis Voice is because Pioneers see the world in a way that is diametrically opposed from how you see the world.
This doesn’t mean that you cannot tap into the strength and values of the Pioneer Voice, it just means it will typically be the most difficult Voice for you to access and appreciate.
How does this manifest in your Voice? Well, it means that the typical strengths of the Pioneer - roles or tasks that involve a high degree of objectivity, strategic intuition, or heavy reliance on data and meeting numeric metrics - can wear you out quickly. Instead, Nurturer / Guardians will usually struggle to appreciate and utilize the Pioneer Voice because their focus on winning, strong future-oriented visioning, and strategic decisions that separate emotion from decision-making often feels at odds with the Nurturer’s value of people, maintaining relational harmony, and caring for the needs and challenges of people in the present.
However, this is an area of growth for the Nurturer / Guardians. Learning some simple frameworks to help you think strategically about the problems of people and the care you want to provide, as well as embracing the Pioneer’s willingness and ability to have hard conversations (with tact of course) will go a long way toward helping you achieve the goals of your Nurturer Voice.
By taking time to understand how Pioneers view the world as well as how they process information, and make decisions, it will help you increase your maturity and effectiveness in using this Voice.
Strengths & Challenges
Strengths
Selfless and self-sacrificial, they take genuine delight in the success of others. They oil the wheels of relationships inside families, teams and organizations. Highly competent, incredibly conscientious and hard working. natural mediators, people trust their judgment and character.
Challenges
Nurturer/Guardians have perfectionist tendencies. Sleep is the one place they are able to truly rest. They tend to be their own harshest critics - always wondering whether they could have done more. They can find it difficult to assert their own needs in a combative team environment. They struggle to bring appropriate challenge even when it’s required.
Suggested Growth Opportunities
Create a daily and weekly rhythm that allows time to recharge your batteries and care for your own needs. Recognize you don’t have to care for everyone in need - there are others who are prepared to share the caring load even if you can’t see them! Receive compliments and start to see yourself as the competent professional that others do. Enjoy being in the present with those you love and not feeling guilty that you should be doing something!
Stress & Triggers
What happens under moderate stress?
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Danger Zone
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Understanding Your Triggers
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Getting Healthy
What does a healthy Nurturer Guardian look like?
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How do they stay healthy?
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What does an unhealthy Nurturer Guardian look like?
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Liberation Statement
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Connecting with Others
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Action Plan for Growth
Identify your Voice tendencies and areas for growth
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