Effective Communication and Collaboration in Team Settings
Effective Communication and Collaboration in Team Settings
Working in an unfamiliar environment can be tough for one to fathom. Add individuals with different backgrounds, personalities, ethics and views to the recipe and the result can be either cataclysmal or a successful learning experience. A key resource to success in work and team relationships is the knowledge to recognize certain personality traits and learning specifics of other individuals. Only then can one acclimate to communicate effectively and collaborate to achieve a common goal. This paper will evaluate assessing three different personality temperaments and three different learning pathways. It will also discuss how people can work with and benefit from surrounding themselves by these types of social learning experiences.
Personality Types
According to Carter, Bishop, and Kravits (2007), personality assessments help people understand how they may respond to the world around them - including information, thoughts, feelings, people, and events. Dr. Joyce Bishop developed the Personality Spectrum assessment that constitutes four personality types, three of which will be covered in the following paragraphs. These personality types were designed to help one easily identify interactions that are most, and least, comfortable for themselves and show techniques that improve performance, learning strategies, and ways of relating to others (Carter, Bishop, & Kravits, 2007, p. 45).
Organizer
The first personality type that will be discussed is Organizer. This personality type is responsible, successful in operating within social structures and works efficiently. Although many would pin-point an organizer as one who may suffer from an over-compulsive disorder, an individual who possesses this personality would be an optimal leader and a very dependable team member. An organizer is labeled as practical, very structured, systematic, and loyal as described by Morris
Working in an unfamiliar environment can be tough for one to fathom. Add individuals with different backgrounds, personalities, ethics and views to the recipe and the result can be either cataclysmal or a successful learning experience. A key resource to success in work and team relationships is the knowledge to recognize certain personality traits and learning specifics of other individuals. Only then can one acclimate to communicate effectively and collaborate to achieve a common goal. This paper will evaluate assessing three different personality temperaments and three different learning pathways. It will also discuss how people can work with and benefit from surrounding themselves by these types of social learning experiences.
Personality Types
According to Carter, Bishop, and Kravits (2007), personality assessments help people understand how they may respond to the world around them - including information, thoughts, feelings, people, and events. Dr. Joyce Bishop developed the Personality Spectrum assessment that constitutes four personality types, three of which will be covered in the following paragraphs. These personality types were designed to help one easily identify interactions that are most, and least, comfortable for themselves and show techniques that improve performance, learning strategies, and ways of relating to others (Carter, Bishop, & Kravits, 2007, p. 45).
Organizer
The first personality type that will be discussed is Organizer. This personality type is responsible, successful in operating within social structures and works efficiently. Although many would pin-point an organizer as one who may suffer from an over-compulsive disorder, an individual who possesses this personality would be an optimal leader and a very dependable team member. An organizer is labeled as practical, very structured, systematic, and loyal as described by Morris
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