
Sitting within the 'Structure, Operations, & Practical Work' family, the 'Results-Driven Controller' occupational archetype draws on their achievement focus and willingness to take charge, and covers roles that hold performance, budgets, and operations to account. Driven by their standout achievement-focus (Achieving) and guided by their bold directness and happiness in speaking up and providing their view (Assertiveness), these occupations are filled with stone-cold legendary human beings who hold objectivity and self-assuredness in equal measure, confidently making decisions based on the numbers.
Legends of results with no excuses, those aligned with the 'Results-Driven Controller' archetype will generally thrive where they are given a target, control over how to achieve it, and can rely on measurable results to speak for them.
The roles that sit within this archetype are listed below, with links to the ISCO source for a different angle on where these occupations sit, and what is involved.
Conscientiousness stands out relative to the rest of the profile, while Agreeableness and Openness sit lower. This combination sees that they tend to be more structured, adherent, rule-bound, and duty-oriented than most others, while being slightly less influenced by specific individual views of others in favour of a balanced and objective stance, while also taking a practical and concrete view of what is actually known, and what decisions need to be made based on that evidence.
The occupations this archetype holds, each linked to its occupation group in ESCO, the European Commission’s classification of occupations.
Archetypes are positioned in physical space, according to behavioural and personality features, on the Family Wheel. This means that occupations in Archetypes that are physically nearby will showcase and require similar natuiral styles, behavioural preferences, and naturally occuring behaviours, meaning they will also be somewhat comfortable fits for you.

3.8
Running services, projects and portfolios to plan
Leading, Selling & Serving

3.3
Supervising, coaching, coordinating and controlling live operations
Leading, Selling & Serving

5.7
Dentistry, aviation, financial analysis and professional practice
Craft, Care & Technical Practice
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