Dhoni is a Type 3 personality
India’s World Cup victory has led to many paeans about MS Dhoni’s leadership skills, as well as examinations of the various traits and characteristics of various members of the team
Tariq Engineer
25-Feb-2013
India’s World Cup victory has led to many paeans about MS Dhoni’s leadership skills, as well as examinations of the various traits and characteristics of various members of the team. The Times of India went a step further and commissioned OD Alternatives, an organisation development and consulting firm, to map the personality and leadership styles of the playing XI using the Enneagram tool- a globally accepted personality profiling method.
Of the nine personality types, Type 3 and Type 1 dominate with two cricketers respectively falling into the category. While none of the cricketers fell in the Type 4, 5 and 6 categories, some had overlaps of Type 7 and 8 together; 3 and 8 together and 2 and 8 together. Since little information was available on Munaf Patel, his personality type could not be ascertained. Read on for the details.
TYPE 3 | M S DHONI & VIRAT KOHLI: Optimistic, adaptable, success-oriented, self-assured, and charming. They can also be status-conscious and highly driven for advancement. They are diplomatic and poised, but can also be overly concerned with their image and what others think of them. Consequently, they can be impatient and image-driven. They seek to be loved for performance and achievement. Masters at appearances-they are able to recover quickly from setbacks and charge ahead to the next challenge, staying informed, knowing what's going on, competent and able to get things to work efficiently and motivate others.
Tariq Engineer is a former senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo