How to Recognize Personality Types in Workplaces and Which are YOU

Posted Feb 18, 2009 by kimarkent / comments 2 comments / Print / Font Size Decrease font size Increase font size

We all know there are many strategies and techniques to deal with difficult people. Are you a target for difficult people, and how can you recognize the types and the best way to communicate with them or avoid them, or learn tact and skill. Are you a hot-head? Dictator? Passive? Test yourself and see how you affect others

 

The Know-It-Alls, these people are usually arrogant and have an opinion about EVERYTHING! When they're confronted they get very defensive. These people have hot buttons and are aggressive and usually don't know how to to handle conflict.

 

Are you a griper? Is there ever anything right with you? Do you prefer complaining than finding solutions? Do you say one thing to one person and then another thing to another person? Your personality needs to learn problem-solving techniques rather than being a wet blanket and throwing negative comments around

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 Maybe your a passive type person. The folks who never offer ideas or let anyone know where they really stand on things. They can be easily manipulated and bullied. They know what they think, but prefer not to cause any conflict or confrontations. These people usually get walked over and don't get much respect.   Are you a dictator? The one who bullies and intimidates others into agreeing with you? Are you constantly demanding and brutally critical? Is it difficult for you to know when to back down, and not blame others for things. This aggressive type person are usually  

Then there are the "Yes" people. You will agree to any commitment, yet you rarely follow-through. You can't be depended on, or trusted to deliver. You are a person who has to learn to keep your word. There are techniques to change your personality if you

Lastly there are the "NO" people. Are you quick to point out why something won't work? Negative? See the bad side of things rather than the good. What's worse, is usually you're inflexible. Usually you are full of sarcasm and can bring down a group of employees or family relationships very fast with this negativity.

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AprilLorier
AprilLorier said... on February 25th, 2009 at 4:22 AM

Wow! No one positive in the entire office? (I didn’t see me, thank goodness.) Cute graphics.

Lilfix
Lilfix said... on February 25th, 2009 at 3:33 AM

I’m going to let my staff tell me which of these that I am…but I will be bribing them with chocolate before they answer…grin…Great article!  Lilfix



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