The Image Guard is one of the 13 R2R archetypes. Protects perception over progress. It is a behavior pattern, not a personality type, and it can change.
The Image Guard is one of the 13 R2R archetypes. Protects perception over progress. It is a behavior pattern, not a personality type, and it can change.
Reputation feels like an asset worth protecting, so risk to image gets avoided even when the risk to results grows.
Slower learning, fewer attempts at new skills and problems that stay hidden.
Make it safe to be seen learning. Normalize misses in team meetings.
Treat it as a behavior: choosing how things look over what moves forward.
The R2R Assessment identifies a primary archetype plus secondary and tertiary patterns.
No. It describes a work behavior pattern and is not medical or mental health advice.
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Dr. Jeffrey Scott Stanton, DCH is the former EVP of Learning & Development at Douglas Elliman Real Estate and the founder and Chief Learning Officer of R2R Diagnostic Group, where he helps real estate organizations and agents diagnose and fix the behavioral patterns behind inconsistent performance.
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