Social Style

Definition of 'Social Style'

A categorization of the way an individual interacts interpersonally with others. The social style model was developed by the TRACOM Group; it is derived from the extent to which an individual falls on a cardinal scale, with two opposing points being controls/emotes (vertically aligned), which measure how assertive the individual is, and tells/asks (horizontally aligned), measuring how responsive or vocal the individual is to events. The grid created by these four characteristics determines the social style:

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