Your Place on the Team?

John Lovell sits down with special guest Adam James to learn how you can leverage the amazingly accurate Core Values Index (CVI) psychometric assessment to grow as a person, partner and team member of any organization.
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[@WarriorPoetSociety]

The free version of this test, as mentioned in video, can be found here: erep.com/c/

[@formam1022]

Ok I'm sure everyone is wondering, what was your results?

[@peacesmakers]

On the free version, I got "MERCHANT / INNOVATOR".

[@coltonhoffman6809]

This by far is the second best personality test I have seen. Most tests only look a behavior. This one is much closer to psychoanalysis. Brushfires ministry helps you find your God-given design and takes it a little deeper than this test.

[@grassshadow1]

Requires an email..nope

[@snakepliska837]

I don't need the test to tell me that I'm the innovator, builders often get irritated when we inform them of a better way. They usually don't want to hear it, they just do it.. that's probably because they've run into incompetent innovators before, and It's easier to agree with a mirror anyway. (If it aint broke, don't fix it.)

[@aramdecoy]

Good to see GODLY men teaching others how to lead. Some other youtube soldiers are just shilling their community and putting fear in folks. Thank you.

[@WarriorPoetSociety]

Thank you 🙏🏻 But I don’t at all mind others sounding the alarm for what’s happening around us. I’ll sound the alarm too. These are very dark times and I think darker ones ahead. But those of us, who know the Father of Lights, can walk confident his commander Jesus goes before us

[@The_Ghost923]

I am not or never was military, but I'm short at 5'7" and 195 lbs with an athletic dad-bod-esque build, and I have friends and relatives who are current military or veterans. They told me (both jokingly and somewhat seriously) I would be the first and only choice to be the S.A.W. gunner on our team because I'm the shortest.

[@MajikalCowpoke]

why do i wish i was short now. i want the pig

[@patginni5229]

I’m 5’5”. I have always been a bit stocky. I was a SAW gunner.

[@patginni5229]

I’m 5’5”. I have always been a bit stocky. I was a SAW gunner.

[@The_Ghost923]

@@patginni5229 I was wondering if what they said and had any merit to it. Lol...

[@abrazilianoutdoorsman]

Interesting, I'm 5'5'' and I was about to say the same.

[@rebelscumspeedshop]

When I was a team leader my number one goal was to make people feel like they were part of something bigger than what was right in front of them.

[@karlhaeske3421]

I'm a Marine and now 67 yrs old . If i suddenly found myself 20 something yrs old again , I would move to Alaska.

[@WingItWithEthan]

If I had the money to go, I’d be there in a heartbeat…

[@ronniejamesstepford]

Why?

[@akbluefox8506]

We're just a couple years behind the rest of the US in terms of "wokeness". It gets worse all the time. We don't currently have illegals flooding the border (that I'm aware of), but the crime rates are quickly climbing into the realm of stupid along with food and fuel prices. If you can afford to disappear, good for you, but the rest of the state is following what's going on in the lower 48. That being said, if more conservative minded people wanted to move here, I wouldn't complain.

[@karlhaeske3421]

@@ronniejamesstepford because I've been there , done that . They ( the gov )didn't appreciate our service then and it's obvious they don't now .

[@georgewhitworth9742]

@@akbluefox8506To be fair on the crime, thats mostly Anchorage and Fairbanks. Down the Penninsula isn't that bad. We won't talk about Seward or Homer though, lol...

[@glennbroce]

Woohoo. The church in Colorado that I’m associated and sent out as a missionary to Uganda, several years ago embraced CVI, and is at is healthiest since we’ve been associated with for the last 19 years. In the last year, I’ve embraced CVI as an excellent tool to understand relational dynamics, which is what every organization is about. Awesome!

[@TheFarGaurd]

Big question John! Is it worth it in today's United States to join the military, more specifically joining special operations? I'm prior military thinking of going back in for special operations. BUT, I genuinely don't think it's worth it to sacrifice so much for a President and an Administration that doesn't give two craps about America or its people.

[@BoredAmerican]

Hi you didn’t ask me for my opinion but I feel like my 2¢ along with others would help make up your mind. The current government hates people like you, why die for them? Why fight for people who will dispose of you when it’s convenient?

[@Madams95]

If no one joins that loves our country and has values worth fighting for then there won’t be anyone in the military that has those values

[@IronSharpensIron127]

I left for a reason

[@robfarrell9104]

@@michaelsilveradventure5712bro, we are seeing brown rounds guarding illegals behind hidden areas in the Atlanta airport. The military will always adhere to its chain of command.

[@herrent]

Is this question for you personally ?

[@AllAboutSurvival]

Understanding our innate strengths and preferences can truly empower us to excel in any role, whether it's within an organization or in our personal lives

[@jeremyblock4552]

My concern with personality tests and assessments like this is that they quickly become shortcuts past real relationships, pigeon-holing people, and the deep, deep connection to the new age. Its hard to move quickly and streamline organizations, but I really think like Adam says, "what you dont know about your teammate limits your success" and what you assume about your teammates limits your success as well.

[@MartyDick]

These can also be a self prophecy as you only focus on what the report says about you

[@tannermeade]

The CVI shows what the person said they value most. It's not really a personality test, more like a values test. And the 4 types are more of universal roles that exist everywhere. For this reason I think the only tests we need are the CVI test (ideals and roles) and the Big Five personality test (only data driven personality test with predictive power) which shows you who you believe you are. Intuition is important as well, which is why we ought to look at these as what you say and believe about yourself, not what you really are. Learning about them can help you ask good questions to learn more.

[@jeremyblock4552]

@@tannermeade That's fine and all and may very well be true as far as the mechanics of the assessment go, but that doesn't really negate the concerns we should have toward heañthy relationship building and talent placement.

[@jonathantaylor9988]

Strong teams are few and far between. Great content!

[@codyway7424]

I was a plant manager of a chemical company most of my career. Got fed up, started a small business, semi retired now. No more teams for me. Also, no more meds for hypertension.

[@handroids1981]

Living the dream.

[@SolidMitchRapp]

Good info. Contrary, looking people with blocks or seemingly sabotaging behavior - it's negative core beliefs. EMDR is phenomenal at removing those negative core beliefs and installing true core beliefs. I am a practicing therapist and do EMDR about 80% of my practice.

[@alicexx6260]

"What's the silence killer of teams" "Selfishness" no doubt! Excellent discussion, information & episode. 🙏🏻🇺🇸🦅⚔️🛡️💃🏻💥 Well be passing this on one to others. Lol.....EPCOT my family took me there on Grand opening on the company dime, it was extremely exciting for a little girl. I've never forgotten & think more folks ought to understand what that place was created for and about.

[@WRCC32]

This was brilliantly explained, well done!

[@thereisnoneRighteous-but-GOD]

Great video gentlemen!! Thank you. 🦅🙏🏽🇺🇸

[@jordanshellabarger4865]

John this should be your next book!!! Your place on the team!

[@robertjensen1438]

A pirate goes to the doctor and say, "I have moles on me back aaarrrghh." The doctor: "It's ok, they're benign." Pirate: "Count again, I think there be ten!"

[@IronSharpensIron127]

😂

[@usauditresponse]

​@@IronSharpensIron127😂 best pirate joke of the day

[@bluegrass4840]

😂

[@WallabieMcDee]

Knock knock Who's there? Ducks go Ducks go who? No. Owls go "who". Ducks go "quack quack quack quack" Made my 4 year old think I was a comic genius.

[@Gen_Kael]

Here king, you dropped this 👑

[@lisacraig1894]

The innovator in me likes this!!

[@gianniborrelli481]

Great video! Thanks dudes!

[@kalebreyes6357]

Great content. Definitely worth the watch on WPSN! A ton more good content.

[@steventimm]

I’d like to see Adam James make a regular appearance and be a consistent contributor to the WPS podcast. He’s informative, articulate, likable and easy to listen to / follow along. Let’s make that happen, John!

[@RC-bw8wk]

Thank you so much for this. I hope to apply this to our American heritage girls troop leadership training.

[@seaocean4868]

this video was really cool i learned a lot about myself as well and it makes so much sense why my life is the way it is!

[@yukey2587]

Saw this on a different frame in 21 years in business. Visionary, people person, action man, assimilators (bean counters).

[@benjamingibson8458]

A lot of these are personality traits and tests. A great study is “ I said this, you heard that”. It delves into your innate temperament that doesn’t change versus personality that may change

[@willalfano8]

great episode

[@wesleylooper7726]

My Myers-Briggs is ENTJ. and throughout the years I have continually taken this test and it always turns out to be ENTJ

[@grannyfisher3863]

Excellent! Some valuable information there.

[@WarriorPoetSociety]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MosaicHomestead]

I'm innovator/builder, these 2 resonate the most, but i understand all four, because I've done all four.

[@danmayes4657]

I'm a Builder / Innovator - Might make us a good team on a project... With supervision of course from those pesky Merchants and Bankers ....

[@Transcentalpraetorian]

I generally score ISTP/ISTJ LSI/SLI and this time I scored dominant innovator secondary banker

[@sean6.6]

Watched on WPSN

[@shanerussell9597]

Great info

[@paulfryejr2918]

Thanks

[@Cyasmurf]

Adam James FTW!

[@donmiller8152]

hey John.... that hair style you are sporting today is a hoot!!!!!

[@robertreaves4503]

Oh, it’s his HAIR! Whew, thought for a moment his wife had been exerting her personality type on him because HIS personality type needed some modification.

[@crfogal67]

Fun topic.

[@armandochavira87]

Results . Builder/Banker that was fun !!!

[@HectorDiabolucus]

Wow, that was very interesting.

[@MCal87]

A just in time message as I stepped down from over a decade long career recently. Lately I’ve been going through a bit of an identity crisis and this is a helpful perspective and resource. Also, if you’re hiring I’m somewhat nearby and would love to see if I can be of service!

[@drakeobryant2737]

John, would love to see some content on raising Mrs. War Poets! I have two young daughters and value your insight!

[@jangozerg]

We're middle-aged men we shouldn't be moving anyone😆lol 4:27

[@crfogal67]

There are a lot of variables with these generalities and capabilities and limitations. All of them take energy. Energy management is huge. Humility and respect is absolutely needed. All good comes from God. That addreses Humility. Freedom addresses the respect. Team building is tricky. The best teams aren't managed as much as they're all capable of being leader or follower as needed and smoothly shift back and forth as needed together towards the common goal.... by my experiences and observations. Doesn't work that way very often, but when it does, it's a beautiful thing to see and experience. Takes a lot of working together through multiple difficult tasks. Difficult to get civilians to do that voluntarily, but sports teams do it. Make the work into a game helps a lot. There's my unasked for thoughts on the subject. Lots to unpack there. Good test if you're actively recruiting and building a team. I would enjoy watching some of my friends trying to talk their families and friends into taking such a test and then getting them to try to fulfill their natural niche. With some folks and families it's like herding cats. 😂

[@Yeoman7]

My CO once said to us; “it’s not about YOU, it’s about the guy next to YOU, live your life that way and it’ll come back 10fold”.

[@andyd2960]

Ya i really see a lot of these traits in myself. Not much of the banker at all. But the others i pretty well have identified.

[@ammbam]

Personality tests are okay. The best assessment out there is the habit finder assessment. I’d love to talk to y’all about it.

[@grimcoyote]

Really interesting and informative. I wonder also how this could benefit in how to raise and nurture your own children's strengths? I look back on my childhood and think if only I had some tasks put before me that complimented my natural traits, maybe I wouldn't have been so bored and got into so much trouble.

[@JCashEngraving]

As an Innovator/Banker, I feel called out at 13:45. 😂

[@monabale8263]

you just described my entire existence as a mom... 🤣

[@mikeogden5256]

I need a team

[@thefreedomwarrior]

As someone that has worked in a 1099 corporate environment most of my life, and have taken many “personality tests” I can tell you that the way they are administered are very faulty for many many reasons. Personalities cannot be tested in 1-2 hours. They are completely bogus. They are also easy to manipulate. This also screams, putting Individuals in a box. As you can tell I have a lot of problems with these personality tests. When there are soooo many exceptions to “rules” they are no longer rules.

[@carryeveryday910]

Let’s go

[@seekthetruth4u]

Test Results: Banker/Innovator then Builder/Merchant... Got any career ideas for this kind of person?

[@nathanielgrimes3882]

You guys need to have Sean Strickland interviewed on manhood and masculinity. He’s got a great story

[@willbedone777]

Wow I have had jobs that left me disgusted and exhausted, with one person and energized optimistic with another, same work . Thanks👍👍👍

[@2afreedom1776]

💯

[@seaocean4868]

im an innovator for sure in every area of life this dude described me to a T thats wild

[@ChrisBarrett911]

“There is no limit to the good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.” -General George C. Marshall, USA

[@POLEXICANHUSSAR]

I got banker/builder. Interesting to say the least.

[@GrumpyGenXGramps]

The grump Old Skool guy that mocks all the kid’s little gadgets! 😂 I insult to motivate you!

[@H.T.A.A.]

DISC ASSESSMENT FOR PERSONALITY BEHAVIOR: DOMINANT(RED) INFLUENT(YELLOW) STEADY(GREEN) COMPLIANT(BLUE)

[@davidhowell7901]

I really enjoy learning about how my peers can contribute to the team. I don't label myself as 'the leader' of our team. The upper management wants us all to be 'leaders'. This is very tough on senior operators who assume with experience comes the title of 'crew leader'... Inableing coworkers is what I enjoy most about my job, but junior employees who bring their prior leadership roles to an environment that has other directives, can become counterproductive. Any suggestions?

[@BassSniper209]

❤

[@RRaider]

What could possibly go wrong with putting this kind of personal information on computers connected to the internet in a country as heavily surveilled and monitored as the US is today?

[@Mrgunsngear]

🇺🇸

[@honormountain4356]

It seems that CVI is closely related to any other team building and development psychometric tests that are in the marketplace; just renamed and rebranded with different names for the (always) four categories of people. Having been subjected to a number of different tests in my corporate career over the years, I see little - if any - differences. But always a good exercise if individuals and teams are interested in learning more about themselves.

[@bigvisk1125]

id never heard of this. apparently im an innovator/builder. i guess it makes sense. mbti im an entp.

[@lisacraig1894]

Now I understand my parents better.

[@adjacentchannel]

Judging by what was described, I fall heavily in the Innovator class with Builder as my second highest trait.

[@jiggins420]

I'm innovator and merchant. About equal on the two and have knowledge of the banker minus the organization rofl

[@pdkiernan5]

Understanding the strengths of those around her is why St Joan of Arc was made the Supreme Commander of the Armies of France at the age of 19. Mark Twain's Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc.

[@hulldefilade4897]

Gave me banker/innovator/builder. I feel like builder would've been 1st because once I've got my mind set on doing something I'm getting after it. Interesting none the less.

[@keatonbeer9674]

Where can I buy one of those war poet neon signs that you all have in the background!? Would love to that in my office!

[@airgunsandsuch9139]

Add them all together and you get a project manager

[@user-or2vw9ww5g]

Hey John i wanted to ask How can i go about practicing virtue character and joyful suffering and growing stronger in both warrior and poet in my life being the whole man for all the people in my life and for my faith and relationship with christ and for the innocent and how i can go about practicing and growing better in those areas and in morality

[@IronSharpensIron127]

1)Be in the word (Bible) 2) Be in prayer 3)Be in fellowship 4)Be accountable 5) Be the salt and the light (Mathew 28:18-20) Without that ⬆️ the next is pointless Get in as best shape as possible Learn how to fight with hands and arms. Put your self through hardship and suffering on purpose. God bless

[@user-or2vw9ww5g]

@@IronSharpensIron127Thank You so much brother 🙏🏾💪🏾❤️

[@IronSharpensIron127]

@@user-or2vw9ww5g HOOAH

[@morojkiller5418]

Hey John. What's your MBTI? Also thank you for the informative video!

[@jordonmc87]

Your opposite core values can complement and provide balance to your spouse.

[@constantk8780]

Or it could provide constant conflicts.

[@georgewhitworth9742]

Not CORE values, but differences in operation. If you differ foundationally, you won't have the support to sustain a family structure.

[@AverageNoBody2468]

I believe it was Harry S Truman that said the quote.

[@davidoliver2826]

Wow, ok I’m all over the board! Thanks for nothing lol 😂 But seriously I like to grow and this approach explains some different ways to think about the group of guys I do life with.

[@Hanibul_Lecktor]

I'm driving!!!

[@noahboyd57]

“Eoring” 🤣😆

[@pyeitme508]

Wow

[@chucknabox1164]

Innovator/banker apparently..explains alot

[@ronaldbrown5796]

Where is this test to find out where I stand?

[@user-vi3hn9nr7z]

Grace City strong

[@Carnaln8ure]

I am an innovator primary and banker secondary I think.

[@joesashiify]

Sounds like every job ever.

[@johnchristopher20]

Field martial. “Don’t wait for me, men, I’ll catch up with you!” “Hello? Raytheon…?”

[@Kylecombes4]

Boom

[@KhmerShadow]

Has anyone done the paid version and what are your thoughts? Is it worth it?

[@SURVIVOR19974]

I got builder/banker. Still don’t quite understand how that works but ok 😅

[@rammithorn2654]

Roll Call!👇

[@IronSharpensIron127]

Wolfhound 3-2 present

[@danzawierucha9451]

So… If you feel say in the workplace for an example that basically you are all of these things, then how does one go about correcting what they can to get along with other people in the workforce?

[@ben7785]

Why you call me out like that? 😂

[@smokeysgt2568]

Hey John whats up with the Howard the Duck hair-do?

[@internettrashtalker]

I heard the mention of Enneagram in this conversation, which has its origins in the occult, is this related to that system?

[@WarriorPoetSociety]

No relation. As a side commentary, the origins game will destroy everything you value. It’s a device to undermine all current good by tainting it with a historical bad (that may or may not have existed). It’s a device of the post-modern deconstructionist. Not saying to ignore all - but most 👍 Ex: Merry Christmas!!! I’ll never stop saying it

[@bobcat9501]

Got some gear of the website

[@aliceburte9278]

God Bless our Military 👍🇺🇸

[@shawnofdadead1805]

DD Drops a new pistol and that's you're 1st video!!!

[@ImHereForPearlJamVid]

first....I'm first on the team.

[@davidcraft4462]

Where do you find this CVI

[@reneacampbell2853]

He pinned it to the top of the comments 👍

[@brazenproductionsllc2369]

These category names and traits lack of correlation makes this frame work incredibly hard to follow