Emotions: Is dispassionate; demonstrates self-discipline
Goal: Power through formal roles and positions of authority
Judges others by: Use of factual information
Influences others by: Determination‚ tenacity
Value to the organization: Offers comprehensive follow-through; works determinedly on tasks individually or in a small group
Overuses: Bluntness; suspicion of others
Under Pressure: Tends to internalize conflict; holds on to grudges
Fears: Involvement with the masses; responsibility to sell abstract ideas
Would increase effectiveness with more: Flexibility; acceptance of others; personal involvement with others 

Objective and analytical‚ Investigators are dispassionate "anchors of reality." Generally undemonstrative‚ they calmly and steadily pursue an independent path toward a fixed goal. Investigators are successful at many things‚ not because of versatility but due to their dogged determination to follow through. They seek a clear purpose or goal from which they can develop an orderly plan and organize their actions. Once a project has begun‚ Investigators fight tenaciously to achieve their objectives. Intervention is sometimes necessary to change their direction. As a result‚ they can be perceived as stubborn and opinionated.

Investigators do well with challenging technical assignments in which they can use actual data to interpret the  information and draw conclusions. They respond to logic rather than emotion. When selling or marketing an idea‚ they are most successful with a concrete product.

Investigators are not especially interested in pleasing
people and prefer to work alone. They can be perceived
as cold‚ blunt‚ and tactless. Because they value their own thinking ability‚ Investigators evaluate others by how they use facts and logic. To increase their effectiveness in personal interactions‚ they need to develop a greater understanding of other people‚ especially others’ emotions.