The 8 Roles

Rock / Rescuer: Strategic and straight line thinking.

Language / Rational / Blue: Likes authority and responsibility. Can be seen as dominant. Good at clear, objective communication.

Focus: Needs confirmation – follows the ethic principle “results are what count.”

Decision profile: Blue / analytical, goal-oriented, risk-securing.

Best partner: Yellow / genuine, trustworthy.

Shadow side: Feelings, often controlled by intellect, common sense, and willpower.

Rock / Rescuer: Control and straight line planner. Like to think and checks details.

Language / Rational / Blue: Sense of justice, structured, sometimes perfectionist. Always finishes tasks.

Focus: Needs to be perfect – driven by ethics of duty, “You must, because…”

Decision Profile: Blue (rational, careful, risk-aware).

Best partner: Yellow (loyal, value-oriented).

Shadow side: Personal feelings, sometimes shown through stress and shy behaviour.

Knight / Rescuer: Impulsive reformer and innovator/artist.

Language: Purple / Charismatic body language. Often critical of systems. Strong commitment. Can appear arrogant, but works well under stress.

Focus: Needs to oppose – guided by ethic values like “What’s good for me is good for the world” or “Love yourself.”

Decision style: Purple / analytical, risk-taking.

Best partner: Red / creative, supportive.

Shadow side: Social antennae – which many try to master through initiative and high activity.

Knight / Rescuer: Independent and active with an eye for new solutions and values.

Language: Purple / Individualistic and innovative body language.

Focus: Needs to be different – guided by idealistic ethics, like: “Love your neighbour as yourself.” Believes competence is more important than position.

Decision Profile: Purple / intuitiv risk-taking.

Best partner: Red / sensing, dynamic.

Shadow side: Social antennae – which many try to master through strong sensuality.

Bishop / Helper: Sensing, dynamic and analytical.

Language: Red / Relations oriented heart language. Outgoing change-maker. Can experienced idealistic and socially demanding. Has charisma and communicates well.

Focus: Needs grounding here-and-now, by ethics like: “Make your life while you live it.”

Decision Profile: Red and strong risk-taking / “aha”-seeking and analytical.

Best partner: Purple / unorthodox, impulsive and clear-sighted.

Shadow side: Intuition which is often mastered through study of literature, philosophy, or religion.

Bishop / Helper: Sensing, diplomatic and emotional.

Language: Red / Relation oriented heart-language. Mostly flexible, educational, socially creative and popular. Ability to see issues from many angles.

Focus: Needs to be needed – guided by a consequence ethics that saying: “Everything is connected.”

Decision Profile: Red / emotional and strong risk-taking ability.

Best partner: Purple / independent and impulsive.

Shadow side: Intuition which many try to master through high social confidence.

Pawn / Helper: Keeps structure and stability.

Language: Yellow / Emotional “gut feeling” language. Always loyal system-oriented. Brings structure to external demands.

Focus: Needs security – guided by rules and ethics like: “You shall not…”

Decision Profile: Yellow / structured, careful, risk-consensus.

Best partner: Blue / accurate and demanding.

Shadow side: Analytical independence, expressed as loyalty to law and order.

Pawn / Helper: Important community carriers, through care and artistic activities etc.

Language: Yellow / Genuine, open, avoids conflicts. Works best in a supportive teams.

Focus: Needs harmony and safety – guided by ethics saying: “I will become what I think.”

Decision Profile: Yellow / imaginative “gut”-feeling, risk-aware.

Best partner: Blue / strong and result-oriented.

Shadow side: Analytical independence, expressed through emotional group identity.