One of the 243 portraits · LHHML
The Benefactor
I distribute what people need with quiet efficiency.
You do good quietly, and by the established way.
You distribute care and resources with real efficiency, staying composed even in genuinely hard cases. You trust methods that have already proven themselves rather than improvising something new for the sake of it.
Orderly · Composed · Traditional
The five together
Kind, orderly and practical, you distribute what people need with quiet efficiency, keep composure in hard cases, and trust the established way of doing good.
The Benefactor's result is high on Agreeableness and Conscientiousness, low on Extraversion and Openness and in the middle on Emotional Stability. Each band is wide on purpose: a score near a boundary can fall either side on a retake, and the portrait describes the pattern, not a precise point.
About 2 in 1,000 people
0.18% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Benefactor is an uncommon combination.
Bands are relative to a general adult reference sample. Honesty-Humility is measured in your Snapshot and appears in your report; it is not part of the portrait.
What The Benefactor might recognize
- You handle a difficult situation calmly by following a process you already know works.
- You would rather quietly fix a problem than be thanked publicly for fixing it.
A question worth keeping
Is there a proven method you follow now that you would question, if you let yourself?
Six lenses
The Benefactor in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Benefactor come with the membership.
Written for this exact combination, alongside 90 trait pages, a strengths constellation and a growth plan.
Read them in the membershipOne band away
Move a single dimension and the portrait changes. These are the ten neighbours of The Benefactor.
- Extraversion mediumThe Keeper
- Extraversion highThe Warden
- Agreeableness lowThe Specialist
- Agreeableness mediumThe Timekeeper
- Conscientiousness lowThe Good Soul
- Conscientiousness mediumThe Loyalist
- Emotional Stability lowThe Devotee
- Emotional Stability highThe Homesteader
- Openness mediumThe Steward
- Openness highThe Botanist
The traits behind The Benefactor
A portrait is a pattern across five measured dimensions. Every trait is reported as a percentile against the reference sample; the three bands and the portrait name exist to make the result easier to talk about, and the percentile is always shown alongside. Each dimension has its own page explaining what it means, what the research says it predicts, and how it can change.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Extraversion?
How much you enjoy being around people, talking, and doing lively things, and how much energy that gives you.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Agreeableness?
How kind, trusting, and cooperative you tend to be with other people, and how much you put getting along ahead of getting your way.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Openness?
How much you enjoy new ideas, art, imagination, and experiences that are different from what you already know.
The Snapshot also measures Honesty-Humility, which appears in your report but is not part of the portrait code. How much you tell the truth, play fair, want only your fair share, and avoid showing off, even when you could get away with more.
Questions about The Benefactor
- What is the Benefactor personality?
- The Benefactor is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I distribute what people need with quiet efficiency. Kind, orderly and practical, you distribute what people need with quiet efficiency, keep composure in hard cases, and trust the established way of doing good.
- How common is The Benefactor?
- 0.18% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Benefactor is an uncommon combination among the 243 portraits in the reference sample, and the share will move as the norming sample grows.
- How do I find out if I am The Benefactor?
- Take the free Wellington Snapshot: 60 questions, about 7 minutes. You answer all the questions first, then you sign in with an email so your answers are saved and your results can be shown. There is no card. Your free results name your portrait and show your five dimensions.
- Is The Benefactor a personality type?
- Not in the sense of a box you are sorted into. Wellington measures continuous traits and reports each as a percentile against a reference sample. The Benefactor names the combination of bands your scores fall in, and a score near a band boundary can land on either side on a retake. Wellington describes ordinary variation in personality; it is not a diagnosis and is not designed for hiring. Read more about types and traits
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