Personality Blogs

You can hear the exact moment a new hire becomes part of your team. It’s not in the results they achieve. It shows up in a single word. For a while, they speak in “you.” Where do you keep these files? How do you handle this? Then one day, something shifts. It’s…

Wearing a Mask Doesn’t Make You Inauthentic Halloween is the one night of the year when we can put on a costume and become someone completely different. But what about the other 364 days of the year? Some people believe that wearing a mask to look like someone else is…

Most people assume that once they’ve taken a personality assessment, the results are good for life. But that’s not the way it works. After working with hundreds of thousands of people who have taken DISC assessments, I’ve heard two comments over and over again. “This…

Having worked with thousands of HR professionals—from Fortune 100 companies to small family businesses—I’ve heard countless stories you can’t imagine, and I’m just scratching the surface. I can assure you, HR handles far more than most people realize. Here’s a glimpse…

Psychological safety isn’t a soft concept. It’s a measurable state of the nervous system. When people feel secure, their brains channel energy into thinking, learning, and contributing. When they don’t, that energy shifts toward self-protection.   Psychological safety…

Mention personality assessments and eventually, someone will say, “I don’t like putting people in boxes.” I understand the concern. People are more complex than four letters, four birds, or any other framework. The problem is that organizations are already putting…

Picture an Owl and a Dove at a networking event. The Owl answers a few questions, offers a polite smile, then quietly shifts into listening mode. The Dove enjoys meeting people but isn’t interested in working the room or collecting business cards. Neither is likely to…

When someone says something unexpectedly rude or launches a personal attack, our instinct is to defend ourselves and fire back. That rarely helps. In fact, it often makes it worse. There’s a far more effective response. Simply ask them to repeat what they just said….

Personality has never been determined by a single force. We arrive in the world with natural tendencies influenced by our biology. Then, we spend a lifetime being shaped by the people and experiences around us. Family molds us first. Friends influence us over time….

How to Read Personality Style in a Job Interview Most interviews don’t produce poor hires because candidates give weak answers. They fail because interviewers don’t recognize how those answers are communicated. To truly understand how someone will perform in a role,…

I will never forget the worst advice. “Go get a real job.”   It came from my accountant. I had just earned my MBA and founded a team building company. I made that decision before graduation, but this was the moment it stopped being an idea and became real. No slow…

Most companies know more about a new hire than they ever use. That’s because they run two systems for the same person and hope they somehow meet in the middle. One system decides who gets hired. The other tries to make them successful. They sit side by side, rarely…