For example, if he was British I might try to respect his reserve, and try to curtail some of my stereotypically American gestures or bluntness towards him. I might also make some references to his culture that I found interesting. However, if Hodge came from a more highly emotive culture, I might still express my interest in aspects of his native land, but I might try to be more, rather than less reserved than is my custom. In dealing with the reflective colleague whom I often disagreed with, I would try to make use of both of our common communicative styles, to establish a rapport. This might be difficult, because reflectives tend to be fairly uninterested in emotions, and more attuned to factual details. However, as both supportives and reflectives tend to be less confrontational, I would try to appeal to my colleague's fascination with facts, and emphasize our mutual styles as introverts. As both of us are rather introverted, as opposed to extroverted, creating a sense of quiet dialogue might...

But although perfect understanding and harmony between different styles is neither possible nor necessarily desirable, awareness of one's own style can make one aware of points of possible connection in communications styles as well as in the specifics of a workplace project.
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