The importance of personality, and knowing your wavelength
Personality can be described as a combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character. Through an awareness of our own personality, an appreciation of our own innate resources, strengths and preferred style, we are able to achieve sustainable personal development. Although underlying personality may remain the same, over time people have the capacity to change and develop their behaviour, communication and interpersonal style.
Being aware of your own personality provides you with essential, practical information about yourself that can be applied to every aspect of your life. Whilst it is important within the workplace for employees to hold a basic level of skill associated to their job, these skills solely do not make the employee great. We believe that through the understanding of one’s own personality and the management of this through Emotional Intelligence, an individual is able to perform effectively.
Why measure personality?
As well as assisting in self-development, understanding our personality style in relation to others supports effective communication and teamwork. It is through this understanding that we can leverage similarities and differences to create collaborative and trusted working environments through building and cultivating relationships. These relationships are integral to an individual’s career, as well as the success of the organisation.
To achieve sustainable personal development, it is crucial for individuals to start with an understanding of their own resources, strengths and preferred working styles. As well as assisting in self-development, understanding our own personality style in relation to others supports effective communication and teamwork. It is through this understanding that we can leverage similarities and differences to create collaborative and trusted working relationships.
Understand your personality to:
- Create positive working cultures
- Improve team relationships and compatibility
- Facilitate conflict handling
- Enhance accurate and balanced decision making
- Help identify and manage stress
- Enhance communication and understanding
Measuring your personality
JCA’s Personality Type Profile (PTP) provides a framework for understanding individual differences and how people interact with each other as well as an exploration of their preferences, motivators and talents. It is a self-assessment questionnaire based upon the Jungian personality type model.
Designed to measure personality in the workplace, PTP provides clear information on an individual’s preferred behavioral styles and is presented against key areas shown to be important in the working environment. The accessible report provides insights to enhance self-awareness, understanding of others and increase personal effectiveness.
When to use the Personality Type Profile
To achieve sustainable personal development, it is crucial for individuals to start with an understanding of their own resources, strengths and preferred working styles. As well as assisting in self-development, understanding our own personality style in relation to others supports effective communication and teamwork. It is through this understanding that we can leverage similarities and differences to create collaborative and trusted working relationships.
Download Personality Type Profile Sample Report
