Emotions: Is driven to look good
Goal: "Victory" with flair
Judges others by: Ability to initiate activities
Influences others by: Competitive recognition
Value to the organization: Accomplishes goals  with the team
Overuses: Authority; ingenuity
Under Pressure: Becomes restless‚ critical‚ impatient
Fears: "Loss" or "failure"; others' disapproval
Would increase effectiveness with more: Individual  follow-through; empathy when showing disapproval; steadier pace.

Appraisers make creative ideas serve practical purposes. They use direct methods to accomplish results. Appraisers are competitive‚ but other people tend to view Appraisers as assertive rather than aggressive because Appraisers are considerate of others. Instead of giving orders or commands‚ Appraisers involve people in the task through persuasion. They elicit the cooperation of those around them by explaining the rationale of the proposed activities. 

Appraisers help others visualize the steps that are necessary to accomplish results. Appraisers usually speak from a detailed plan of action that they have developed to ensure an orderly progression toward results. In their eagerness to win‚ Appraisers can become impatient when their standards are not maintained or when extensive follow-through is required. Appraisers are good critical thinkers. 

They are verbal in their criticisms‚ and their words  occasionally may be caustic. Appraisers have better control of the situation if they relax and pace themselves. A helpful axiom to achieve this is‚ "You win some and you lose some.â€