Archetype Hero ·
Homo Sapiens Engineer Technicus Minimus
A full calendar, proximity to success, and timely promises that matter more than timely delivery.
Corp Role profile
SCHTICK Score™
Seven traits, rated from 1 (low) to 10 (high). These describe a fictional archetype; a higher score is not always better.
How the SCHTICK Score™ works ↗
- Sycophancy
- UnratedHigh: Tells power exactly what it wants to hear.Low: Rarely flatters or agrees merely to please people in power.
- Confidence
- UnratedHigh: Projects certainty, regardless of evidence.Low: Shows little certainty and hesitates to assert a position, even when well informed.
- Honesty
- UnratedHigh: Tells the truth, even when inconvenient.Low: Withholds, distorts or avoids the truth when it is inconvenient.
- Tenacity
- UnratedHigh: Persists through resistance and setbacks.Low: Gives up or changes direction quickly when resistance or setbacks appear.
- Influence
- UnratedHigh: Uses charisma and persuasion to win people over and shape decisions, priorities and actions.Low: Has little sway over decisions or other people’s actions; struggles to win support.
- Capability
- UnratedHigh: Has the skills and judgement to deliver results.Low: Lacks the skills or judgement to deliver reliably and needs substantial help.
- Killer Instinct
- UnratedHigh: Seizes opportunities and outmanoeuvres rivals.Low: Rarely presses an advantage or pursues opportunities at a rival’s expense.
Why this one bites
Technicus Minimus is in IT for the pay. Technical understanding extends far enough to create risk, while the calendar stays filled with back-to-back meetings. The appearance of involvement is easier to maintain than a contribution to the end-result.
This fictional corporate archetype knows when to speak, when to stay quiet, and which projects to stand near. Successful work supplies an opportunity for association; failing work supplies an opportunity for distance. People-pleasing keeps the promises coming.
Famous for:
- Is in IT because it pays well - not because they are passionate about technology
- Knows just enough to be dangerous but not enough to contribute to the end-result
- Always has their meeting calendar fully booked with back-to-back meetings
- Has an uncanny ability to always be close to projects that succeed and distant from projects that fail
- Knows when to shut up
- Has taken people-pleasing to the next level, where timely promises matter more than timely delivery
Accessible summary
- A simple RBM stickman engineer has a round head, dot eyes, thin black arms, a white shirt, dark trousers, a blue tie and a meeting headset.
- The character holds a tablet displaying a calendar packed with coloured meeting blocks and gives an agreeable thumbs-up. The full-body portrait has a transparent background.