Personality Types Among Us

Description

Does your cube-mate seem to be speaking a language you don't understand? Is your boss impossible to get along with? Are you having a hard time motivating one of your employees? Is your spouse from another galaxy? The key could be their personality and yours don't mesh. This course will explore personality theories and allow you to discover your own personality and how that affects the way you think and work. You will also explore how other personalities think and work and some communication and motivational tools you can use to be able to work better with them.

Objectives

• Students will explore various personality theories and identify their types for each one.
• Students will identify ways their personality types affect the way they work, act and think.
• Students will identify ways to work with people with personality styles different from their own.
• Students will reflect on what they have learned and apply it to their own work or personal relationships.

Book

Lesson 1: Personality Types

Read Chapters 1-7 in the book.

Also explore the online resources for other personality type theories.

Lesson 2: Working with your Style

Find your type in the chapters 9-12 and read those sections.

Also explore the online content.

Lesson 3: Working with Other Styles

Read the chapters 9-12 that did not apply to you.

Also explore the online resources.

Lesson 4: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Read Chapter 13.

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