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How chief executives learn and what behaviour factors distinguish them from other people
Beamish, Gerry - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 37 (2005) 3, pp. 138-144
managers. Design/methodology/approach – The research used a personality profile (DISC) and structured interviews to compare the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014755172
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A revised model of team roles and some research findings
Manning, Tony; Parker, Richard; Pogson, Graham - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 38 (2006) 6, pp. 287-296
of team role and an adequate framework for relating personality to team roles. The re‐defined concept of team roles has a … their commitment to them. It also advocates the use of the “Big Five” model for describing individual personality … described, along with a brief account of the “Big Five” model of personality, and findings are presented that relate team role …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014755261
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Interpersonal influence in the workplace – part one: an introduction to concepts and a theoretical model
Manning, Tony; Pogson, Graham; Morrison, Zoë - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 40 (2008) 2, pp. 87-94
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to model the relationship between influencing behaviour, personality traits … behaviour, as well as personality traits, developing the idea that there is a significant social dimension to team roles … highlights the relationship between influencing behaviour and personality and contextual variables. Considering “when” different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014755354
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Interpersonal influence in the workplace – part two: some research findings – influencing behaviour, personality and context
Manning, Tony; Pogson, Graham; Morrison, Zoë - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 40 (2008) 4, pp. 188-196
findings that shine light on the nature of the relationship between influencing behaviour and both personality and contextual …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014755370
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A perfect match: decoding employee engagement – Part II: engaging jobs and individuals
de Mello e Souza Wildermuth, Cristina; Pauken, Patrick David - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 40 (2008) 4, pp. 206-210
/methodology/approach – Summarizes the characteristics of engaging jobs. Then, reviews individual personality traits that engaged individuals are more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014755372
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Interpersonal influence in the workplace – part three: Some research findings: influencing behaviour and team role behaviour
Manning, Tony; Pogson, Graham; Morrison, Zoë - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 40 (2008) 6, pp. 328-334
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to model the relationship between influencing behaviour, personality traits … behaviour, as well as personality traits, developing the idea that there is a significant social dimension to team roles … highlights the relationship between influencing behaviour and personality and contextual variables. Considering “when” different …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014755388
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Adding value through the use of internet‐based testing
McDonald, Angus S. - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 40 (2008) 7, pp. 374-380
Purpose – This paper aims to describe the impact of internet technology on psychometric testing and the issues this raises for best practice in test use. Design/methodology/approach – The approach draws on best practice in the field of psychometrics and the author's experience in using the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014755392
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Using the DiSC ® model to improve communication effectiveness
Sugerman, Jeffrey - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 41 (2009) 3, pp. 151-154
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an explanation of the DiSC personality model along with a real …‐world example of its effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach – The DiSC personality model explores people's communication …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014755420
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Leadership in the twenty‐first century
Bagshaw, Mike; Bagshaw, Caroline - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 31 (1999) 6, pp. 236-242
Innovation is the constant requirement for the twenty‐first century. This comes first from individuals, but must permeate throughout the organisation. There is a new concept of the organisation itself being a learning, evolving organism. Knowledge must be shared freely to give it fuel for that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014755977
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Personality and Management Thinking
Hannabuss, Stuart - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 21 (1989) 1
influenced by the personality or character types of managers. Types of personality and thinking styles are discussed with a view …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014757098