Question

Landon is having difficulty communicating with his roommate lately. It seems like the two of them disagree on every decision, from what to watch on TV to what temperature to keep the apartment. Landon recently discovered he displays a lot of Dominant (D) traits, while his roommate displays mostly Compliant (C) traits. The two guys like living with each other and neither wants a different roommate. How can Landon change the way he communicates to find solutions with his roommate? How can his roommate change the way he communicates to find solutions with Landon? If Landon was an Influencer (I) and his roommate was Stable (S), how would their situation be different?

Answer 1

(1) Landon who is dominant should not always allow his roommate to be compliant. He should learn to be more accommodative and recognise the difference existing between both of them and work towards it.

(2) His room mate should always communicate politely, constructively with less of complaints with a view to accommodating the traits observed in Landon.

(3) Their situation would be different as Landon can use his influencing skills such as dialogue, constructive discussions etc to cause his room mate who is a stable to accept his position or the right position without engaging in arguments.

Explanation:An influencer is a person who has the capacity and skills to make others accept the fact or their position. An influencer adopts various skills like through constructive discussions, dialogue, through accommodation of the views of others etc.

A Stable person is a person who will likely not want to change his or her opinion concerning certain subjects or issues.

IT WILL TAKE A GREAT DEAL OF DISCUSSION, DIALOGUE AND OTHER SKILLS OF AN INFLUENCER TO CAUSE A CHANGE OF POSITION OF A STABLE PERSON LIKE LANDON'S ROOMMATE.