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• Type One - Pragmatist, Perfectionist, Reformer:
  The One strategy is find out the rules of the game, to master them in order to do a good job and to win approval, if not love. The One wants to have a means of judging others and to understand his or her place in relation to them. Self-controlled, responsible, perfectionistic, they are focused on intentional goodness, doing the right thing, and creating order. Concerned about doing things the "right" way, they want to be clear about the process and not rush into new territory. They are interested in establishing clear channels of authority and procedure.

• Type Two - Supporter, Giver, Helper:
  The Two strategy of the child is to survive through sensing what the powerful other person wants and altering themselves to become or provide what others want. They want to play an important or useful role to gain recognition and appreciation by offering positive and helpful attention. They are interested in supporting others, particularly the leader.

• Type Three - Driver, Performer, Achiever:
  The Three strategy is to find activities and attributes that will win the widest possible approval. The child creates his/her image with these qualities to avoid the sense of being unacceptable. They move quickly into action, believing in their own competency and they want to quickly achieve results. They are not very patient with delay, group process, or extensive planning. They are adaptable, results-oriented, successful, focused on working hard, performing well, and producing what is expected of them.

• Type Four - Individualist, Artist, Romantic:
  The Four strategy of the child is to prevent the sadness experienced with loss. Thereafter, he/she avoids total emotional involvement in any current relationship. The child fills his/her life with imagination and fantasy, exploring symbolic interpretations of what happened. They look for flaws or what is missing from the project before committing. They are concerned with doing things in the correct order and maintaining individuality. They combine an interest in people with aesthetics. They are creative, emotionally intense, and focused on finding meaning and connection in their work and relationships.

• Type Five - Thinker, Observer, Analyzer:
  The Five strategy of the child decided that people threaten something essential to their survival. She/he develops a protective strategy of playing possum, camouflaging their existence and reducing their needs to a minimum to become as unnoticeable as possible. They then discover that they can pursue their interests undisturbed. They are perceptive, autonomous, concept-oriented, and focused on understanding things completely and accumulating knowledge while maintaining their personal privacy. They want to thoroughly perceive and understand the project before taking action. They are not willing to take things on faith or expert opinion. They take time to collect data, do research, and develop their own viewpoint.

• Type Six - Guardian, Problem Solver, Devil’s Advocate:
  The Six strategy is to focus on danger, to scan the environment for all possible threats and to program his/her behavior to avoid it. An alternative is to meet danger head on and defuse it. They are loyal to the cause or project, and can be innovative and creative. They are concerned with figuring things out ahead of time, anticipating problems, playing the devil’s advocate. They are also concerned with either developing group agreement or operating within clear rules and lines of authority.

• Type Seven - Stimulator, Generalist, Correlator:
  Type 7 personalities are optimistic, future-oriented, focused on planning ahead, enjoying life, and developing multiple options and interests. They are interested in future possibilities, visioning positive outcomes. They enjoy talking at length, persuading others, and creating optimism among the work group. They are excellent at reframing problems as opportunities.

• Type Eight - Leader, Warrior, Boss:
  The Eight strategy is to seize control and emotional domination. The Eight child decides to define the game rather than be defined by it. Feeling the power to do this, the child denies his/her own vulnerability. Assertive, confrontive, and enthusiastic, they are focused on being in charge of themselves and their environment. They want to charge ahead with intensity and focus. Their attention moves to key obstacles and challenges to overcome. They are impatient with delay or hesitation.

• Type Nine - Mediator, Peacemaker:
  The Nine strategy starts from the self-perception of not being important enough to be loved. The child turns this self-perception outward. They seek balance inside and out, focusing on achieving harmony with other people and establishing comfortable patterns of living and working. At work, they are concerned with resolving conflicts or disagreements and keeping harmony. They prefer to stay in a well-defined role. They may slow down the implementation of a project if they feel confused or threatened.