my original blog below some more to the found some notes from a Hoffman session I had years ago where I first learnt about Minimisers and Maximisers. I did a blog post a while ago here that explained the relationship tools which I have shared with my children. I realised reading through these notes that I hadn't really mentioned the good things about either type of person as such (minimisers or maximisers) or not particularly explicitly so thought I would revisit it here as I haven't written for a while. Also within those notes where other tools which might be helpful to someone.
| MINIMISER | MAXIMISER | |
| Best Things | They can be very grounding and calming. They are good listeners. Often quite rational and wise. They give a very different perspective | They can be very passionate and spontaneous. They are good talkers. Very quick thinkers and often challenging. They give a very different perspective. |
| Challenging | Inexpressive, slow, frustrating, sometimes unattentive. Need time to think and then often never get the answer. | Never get enough time to think. Want answers straight away. Dismissive. Quite often anger and think they have all the answers |
The characteristics in the above table are not an exhaustive list nor are they a factual list. The information was gathered from a group of people who had split into a group of maximisers and a group of minimisers to discuss the frustrations and joys they got from being with the opposite type.
The other tool we learnt about at the same time was what I call the Hoffman/NVC dialogue:
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