Personality can be defined as consistency in a person's way of perceiving, thinking, acting, and reacting. It is shaped by heredity, environment, and other factors. Personality can be measured through observer ratings, self-reports, and assessments like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Big Five personality model. The Big Five identifies five key traits - Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Openness to Experience - that can predict behaviors. Understanding personality and traits like Core Self-Evaluation, Machiavellianism, and Risk Taking can help with hiring, managing employees, and organizational implications.

1. PERSONALITY

2. Define personality.
Explain how to measure personality
Cite factors determining individual’s personality.
Explain the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Identify the key traits in the big five personality model.
Demonstrate how the big five traits can predict behaviors.
Identify other personality traits.
Define values.
Explain the importance of values.
Understand classifications of values.
Differentiate between generational values.
Workplace implications.
Global implications.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES First 3 hours

3.  There are no two human alike all over the world, we share humanity,
we all have bodies, minds, feelings but everyone is unique in his way
of life.
 Personality can be defined as consistency in a person’s way of being
— that is, long-term consistency in their particular ways of
1. Perceiving , thinking, acting.
2. Reacting as a person.
3. Organized patterns of thought and feeling and behavior.
WHAT IS PERSONALITY?

4. 1. Better hiring decisions.
2. Better understanding and managing of employees.
PERSONLAITY MEASUREMENT
Why should we measure personalities as human resources professionals?
How to measure personality?
Observer rating survey
Better predictor of success Unique answers
Self-report survey
Impression management Accuracy

6. PERSONALITY DETERMINANTS
Heredity
Environmental
factors
personality

7. What is the Myer-Briggs Type indicator (MBTI)?
 Personality assessment instrument.
 The most widely used in the world.
 Consists of 100 question about how people feel or act in different situations.
 The answers classifies people in 4 categories
THE MYER-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR
E OR I
Extraverted
Introverted
S OR N
Sensing
Intuitive
T OR F
Thinking
Feeling
J OR P
Judging
Perceiving

8. FAMOUS NTS

9. WHO USES MYERS-BRIGGS ?

10. THE BIG FIVE PERSONALIY MODEL
Extraversion
Agreeableness
ConscientiousnessEmotional stability
Openness to
experience

11. THE BIG FIVE PERSONALIY MODEL
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
Emotional stability
Openness to
experience
Personality dimensions that captures our
comfort level with relationships.
Personality dimensions that captures our
propensity to defer to others.
Personality dimensions that describes
our reliability, responsibility and
persistence.
Personality dimensions describes our
ability to withstand stress.
Personality dimensions that describes
our imagination and sensitivity abilities.

12. MORE PERSONALITY TRAITS
Other personality
traits related to
predicting
employees’ behavior
at work.
Core Self-Evaluation
Machiavellianism
Narcissism
Self-mentoring
Risk Taking
Type A
Proactive Personality

13. CORE SELF-EVALUATION
I like myself
I believe in my
capabilities.
I dislike myself
I don’t believe in
my capabilities.
I am controlling
my life
My life is
controlling me.
High core self-evaluation Low core self-evaluation

14. MACHIAVELLIANISM
 Machiavellianism is named after Nicollo
machiavelli, who wrote about how to gain and use
power in the 16th century.
 Mach believes that ends can justify means.
 High Mach people would do anything to achieve
their goals.
 High Mach employees are good in bargaining skills
and motivated by rewarding jobs ( commissioned
salesman).
I will do
anything to get
money!!!

15. NARCISSISM
 Narcissism people characteristics
 They think they are better leaders.
 They want to be center of attention.
 They want to gain admiration.
 Selfish
 They think others exist for their
benefits.

16. TYPE A & B PERSONALITY
A B
Move, Walk, Eat
Tasks
Measurement of
success
Leisure time
Patient
Rapidly Slowly
More than one Only one task
Quantity Quality
Not enjoyable Enjoyable
Impatient Patient

17. OTHER TRAITS
 Self-Monitoring
 The individual’s ability to adjust his behavior to external, situational
factors.
 Risk Taking
 The individual’s willingness to take risks.
 Managers in large organizations are more risk averse than
entrepreneurs.
 High risk takers can work as a stock trader but not an accountant.
 Proactive
 People who identify opportunities, show initiatives, take action, and
persevere until meaningful change occurs.