The Science Of Personality In The Workplace

We can be quick to judge others in the workplace—bosses, coworkers, even ourselves—based on our ideas of personality.
But our preconceived notions about personality aren't just wrong, they can be downright dangerous to our health and relationships, says psychologist Brian Little, author of a new book on the science of personality Me, Myself, and Us.
Personality isn't something you can easily determine and label with a set of Myers-Briggs type indicator questions. "So many people take things like Myers-Briggs that allow them to label these restrictive pictures of themselves and others and I think that's dangerous," says Little. "When we construe ourselves or others as being a particular type of person, we have really set limits on our and their capacity to develop."

The Science Of Personality In The Workplace