Presented are some findings concerning self-identification as a tool for temporary system evaluation based on the reactions of participants in a resource personnel leadership training workshop. Goodson's model for classification of individuals by influence style (tough battler, friendly helper, and logical thinker) was used to self-categorize the participants into three subgroups. Each group was then asked to conduct a brainstorming session to develop program content for a seminar to be presented the following week. There was a high correlation between the content of the lists compiled by a subgroup and the characteristics of influence style as identified by Goodson. There was also an extreme lack of overlap of topics generated by the three subgroups. The investigator concluded that the limited observational evidence collected tended to be supportive of the statement that either the adult educators were able to "play the game" by a set of rules to which they were briefly introduced or self-select into a group with a theoretical influence style and behave consistently with the theoretical construct. However, the methodology employed in the experiment was extremely loose, and the results have not been, and probably cannot be, assessed. (PEB)