Sean Glaze argues that knowing your personality type is information for improvement, not an excuse. Saying "that's just how I am" signals you won't be coached. Use self-awareness to change your behavior, not to justify it.
So understanding those different tendencies is important. Even more important is understanding that this is information for improvement. It is never an excuse for poor behavior. You don't want to go back to your team and say, "Well, I learned from Sean, I'm a lion, so you'll just have to live with it because that's who I am." That's just who I am. That's just how I am is an unbelievably destructive phrase to think, and oh my goodness, don't ever let somebody catch you saying it. That's just how I am is you refusing to be coachable or to grow or to improve yourself in any capacity. Your job is to model being coachable and growing and improving. This is information so you can be more aware. Awareness is going to inform better behaviors.
