Components: Activity

What does Birkman mean by Activity?

The Need for Activity

Your preferred pace for action.

Mental Expression vs. Physical Expression

ACTIVITY measures an individual’s physical expression of energy, action orientation and ability to think and make decisions quickly. Activity addresses preferred pace for action and aspects of style of planning and decision making.

High scores reflect energetic, decisive and results driven behavior, a preference for activities requiring quick action and practical results, with a tendency to be impulsive and impatient when stressed by perceived need to wait or indecisiveness.
Low scores reflect thoughtful, paced approaches to tasks, a preference for intellectual or emotional involvement instead of action and a tendency to become indecisive, lose energy and have trouble moving forward when stressed by tasks or relationships that aren’t perceived to allow time for thought or emotional involvement.

Components – Four Possible Patterns

In reviewing any of the Birkman Components, there are four possible patterns that might be generated. We have listed the combinations here for Activity with the approximate percentage of the population that will show each pattern, as well as some narrative descriptions for how to understand these patterns.