Personality matters?!

UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF AND OTHERS

"Having insight into why people bahve the way they do is a part of good management. People bring their individul differences to work each day, and these differences influence how they interpret assignments, whether they like to be told what to do , how they handle challenges, and how they interact with others. By increasing their undestanding of individual differences, managers can learn how to get the best out of each employee and more effectively lead people through workplace challenges. However, the first requirement for being a good manager is understanding oneself. Managers' characteristics and behavior can profoundly affect the workplace and influence employee motivation, morale, and job performance." - MANAGEMENT, Twelfth Edition, Richard L. Daft, Vanderbilt University, Chapter 14, p. 472

I consider the Seniors as Entrepreneurs, Leaders, and Managers in this class. They need to understand the value and difficulty of knowing themselves. We will be working together for the rest of the year, and probably not all meetings will be as enjoyable, as they are in the beginning. It is important, that each Senior get to know him/herself better, and accept their strengths and weaknesses.

To learn more about ourselves, we ran personality tests on the website, www.16personalities.com .