Personality

Who are you ????????????

 Understanding the Concept

Definition
• Sum total of ways in which an individual reacts to and interacts with
others
Described in terms of measurable traits.
• Traits- Relatively stable characteristics

Result of both heredity and environmental factors

• Genetics accounts for about 50% of the personality differences and
more than 30% of the variation in occupational and leisure interests.
• Environmental Effect- Culture, Personality contingent to situation.
 Extraversion Vs Sensing Vs Intuitive
Introversion
(information )
(Energy)
NTs represent 5% of Myers- 16
the population Briggs Type Personalit
y Types
Indicator

Thinking Vs Feeling Judging Vs Perceiving

(Decisions) (Lifestyle)
Thinkers Vs Feelers

Thinkers Feelers
• “What is right?” • “What is fair?”
• Focus on logic and • Focus on the effects
analysis on people
• ‘FAIR’ means across • ‘FAIR’ means rules
the board are broken if
• Majority Rules = appropriate
same rules • Doing what’s right for
the people
Judging (J) Vs Perceiving (P)
How you orient and adapt to the external world (structure)
NOT same as “judgmental”
“Just do it.” “Done is beautiful”
Make decisions as soon as possible to
gain closure
Show initiative in planning and
organizing their world
Work now, play later
NOT same as “perceptive”
“Wait and see.” “I’ll get to it.”
Defer judgments in order to gather more
information
Act spontaneously and leave things to
the last minute; or may choose not to
plan or organize tasks or time at all
Play now, work later
 Big Five Model

Extraversion

• Predictor of leadership emergence, performance in managerial and sales position

Agreeableness- Co-operative , warm and trusting

Conscientiousness – Measure of reliability

• Predictor of job performance

• Predictor Of Organizational Citizenship behaviour

Emotional Stability

Openness to experience
 Measuring Personality

Projective Measure
Observer- rating • Rorschach Inkblot test
Self-report surveys and
surveys • Thematic Appreciation
test

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Facts About Personality Types

Indicates your preferred

disposition

Dependent on your
response- what should be Vs
What you really are !

Overlap between types

Should be used for better

understanding and
acceptance within teams

Should NEVER be used to

limit yourselves!
Personality Attributes Affecting OB

Core- Self Evaluation – Self Perception

• Self Esteem- sense of self worth

• Locus of Control- Sense of control on fate

Machiavellianism- named after Niccolo Machiavelli (16th Century) – how to

gain and use power.

Narcissism- Self consumed, arrogant, requiring excessive admiration,

selfish

Self- Monitoring- Low degree indicates inability to adjust to the surrounding

 Personality Attributes Affecting OB

Risk Taking

Type A and Type B Personalities

• Type A- Achieve more in less time
• Type B- Laid Back

Proactive Personality

Effect of national culture on personality

• Hofstede's Dimensions
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