Black Bark: Real-time Personality Assessment Example
Posted on22 Nov 2010
Tagsart, assessments, bark, black, charcoal, energy, example, masochistic, negative, Personality, rapport, shock
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Here’s a friend’s story. It’s an example of what we can hypothesize about people from everyday comments. They are a starting point... Read More
Finding Good Sales Managers from Good Sales People
Posted on11 Nov 2010
Tagsadaptability, analysis, employees, experience, introspection, management, patience, Personality, quality, sales, struggle, style
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We often hear that good sales people don’t make good sales managers. While incorrect, the transition is admittedly difficult. However, few give... Read More
The Ability to Praise is a Function of Personality
Posted on18 Oct 2010
Tagsemotions, teach, sensitivity, rewards, praise, Personality, networking, motivation, mentoring, McKinsey & Company, management, leadership, intuition, intrinsic, extrovert, extrinsic, compliments, compensation, approaches
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One of the major characteristics of intuitive approaches for leadership is the dominance of intrinsic rewards over extrinsic ones. The demarcation between... Read More
The Irrationality of Procrastination
Posted on14 Oct 2010
Tagsirrational, University of Calgary, The Thief of Time, The New Yorker, scientific, reality, rationale, procrastination, Piers Steel, Personality, objective, Mark D. White, logic, intuition, emotions, decisions, Chrisoula Andreou, action
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I came across a book review in the October 11, 2010 issue of The New Yorker about The Thief of Time, edited... Read More
Programming Robots to Interact With Extroverts and Introverts
Posted on07 Oct 2010
Tagsextrovert, University of Southern California, tools, The New Yorker, Robots That Care, robots, programming, Personality, Maja Mataric, introvert, computers, behavior, assessments
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As reported in the November 2, 2009 edition of The New Yorker in the article, Robots That Care, Professor Maja Matarić of... Read More
Arbitrariness: The Cornerstone of Conditions
Posted on23 Sep 2010
Tagsknowledge, decisions, democracy, emotions, evalute, first, house, Influence, intuition, conditionality, numbers, Personality, perspective, problem solving, question, second, subjective, third, absolute, arbitrariness, assumptions, build
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Arbitrariness & First, Second, Third Arbitrariness is vital to intuitive problem solving because it’s related to subjectivity which is related to personality... Read More
Definitions, Connotations and Personality Assessment
Posted on13 Sep 2010
Tagsphraseology, definitions, dominance, feelings, humanistic, impression, intuition, logic, Personality, perspective, context, planning, quality, quantity, spectrum, subjective, Thoughts, understanding, word choice, approaches, collaboration, connotations
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Word choice and phrasing (phraseology) are simple ways we can assess personalities. As I’ve said in previous postings, everything we think, do... Read More
Managing Complainers At Work By Taking A Positive View
Posted on23 Aug 2010
TagsPerformance, Josuf Breur, venting-wetsuit analogy, Top Gun, The New Yorker, talking cure, Talent, secretary, pressure, Personality, medical, law, Kenny Loggins, hospice, Sigmund Freud, emotions, Danger Zone, Atul Gawande, anxiety
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Employees complain. In most firms that makes them complainers. That makes problems for managers. The key though is managing complainers at work... Read More
“Which Box Do You Want to be In?” Personality Assessment Case Study
Posted on29 Jul 2010
Tagsconnotations, definitions, emotions, feelings, function, insight, motivation, Personality, team building, word choice, Real-time Personality Assessment Series
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Word choice tells much about personality. This personality assessment case study shows how this works. It can help identify personality types according... Read More
Business is Personal and Why There’s No Way Around It
Posted on19 Jul 2010
TagsPersonality, rationale, personal, approaches, assumptions, business, decisions, emotions, feelings, intuition, money
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How many times have you heard, “This isn’t personal, it’s business”? A key assumption underlying an intuitive approach is that everything people... Read More
