[mrrv]

How do I go about using this without knowing which label I fall under?

I would assume that to know how to work with X I need to know how my strengths and weaknesses as Y relate to them—otherwise this is just another way to see the world as 'me vs them'

[bluefirebrand]

There's some kind of online quiz in that site to find what type you are.

The interesting part to me is that I don't think a person is necessarily just one type at a time. And there's another list of "these are the great types of developers" and I think people can probably be one or more of those good types and one or more of the bad types at the same time.

[kristopolous]

I think they're more patterns we're all susceptible to

[pawelduda]

Would be much better if the website stated it explicitly. The current description is rather unfortunate.

[rideontime]

If you can't tell which of these labels applies to you, try asking your coworkers :)

[NotPavlovsDog]

There is a view that the ego, being non-existent, is constantly shifting and re-framing. Observe the roles/personas you shift to throughout the day, how and why?

I find the Actor theory applicable - in the end, everyone in an org has dominant interests, usually not many.

And the most dangerous are the systems players - because organized groups can take out and dominate any individual. One of the reasons why those playing the system vs the value creators take over in most large organizations.

[yowlingcat]

> otherwise this is just another way to see the world as 'me vs them'

I think you hit the nail on the head. Personally, I'm really nervous of anything which further deepens "me vs them" dichotomies. They're really unproductive. If you're acting as a leader in any capacity building a product, you have to figure out how to nip these things in the bud before they metastasize like cancers.

[MattGaiser]

Take a look at the The Problem header. There is usually a list under there discussing the actions/motivations they take.

I have found myself in a few of them.