...Temperaments in the World of Business A term paper Presented to Mr. Dennis H. Pulido Department of English and Applied Linguistics College of Education De La Salle University - Manila In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for ENGLRES First trimester, S.Y. (2009-2010) By Kenton Ong Sychingping Karl Nikko Tan 24 August 2009 I. Thesis Statement: The temperaments / personality types and blends plays an important role in businesses for it lets people adapt and use this knowledge in their interactions and transactions with others that leads to efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. II. Outline 1. Introduction 1. History of temperaments 2. Definition of temperaments 2. The four temperaments/personality types 2.1 Choleric 2.2 Sanguine 2.3 Melancholic 2.4 Phlegmatic 3. The temperament Blends 1. Choleric (High ‘D’) Blends 2. Sanguine (High ‘l’) Blends 3. Melancholic (High ‘S’) Blends 4. Phlegmatic (High ‘C’) Blends 4. Importance of Temperament 1. Effect to Oneself 2. Effect to Others 5. Application of Temperaments in Business 1. Business Management and Organization 2. Human Resource Management 3. Marketing and Sales 6. Comparison of Temperaments in Business to other aspects 1. Psychology 2. Relationships 3. Education 7. Conclusion...
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...The Keirsey Temperament Sorter® II Classic Temperament Report Report prepared for: CFM 3046 Tuesday, August 07, 2012 Keirsey Temperament Sorter-II Classic Temperament Report Copyright © 2000-2010 Keirsey.com. All rights reserved. This report is based on Please Understand Me II by David W. Keirsey, PhD Copyright © 1998 Prometheus Nemesis Book Company The Keirsey Temperament Sorter II Copyright 1998 Prometheus Nemesis Book Company. Keirsey Temperament Sorter, Guardian, Artisan, Idealist, and Rational are registered trademarks of Prometheus Nemesis Book Company. Keirsey Temperament Sorter-II ® Classic Temperament Report CFM 3046 Guardian Inspector (ISTJ) Name: CFM 3046 BMQ52873 Temperament: Guardian ™ Type: Inspector (ISTJ) In a world filled with unique individuals, when it comes to personality there are only four different temperaments and sixteen types of people. Understanding these personality types and mastering your own can be the keys to achieving your goals. Your temperament is the Guardian (SJ). You have a lot of company out there, as Guardians make up as much as 40 to 45 percent of the population. This is a good thing, because Guardians usually end up doing all the indispensable but thankless jobs the rest of the world takes for granted. Your particular personality type, the Inspector (ISTJ), makes up just about 10 to 11 percent of the total population. This report is designed to help you understand how the needs and preferences of ...
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...Portrait of the Supervisors (eStJ) Supervisor Guardians [ESTJs] are squarely on the side of rules and procedures, and they can be quite serious about seeing to it that others toe the mark—or else face the consequences. They do not hesitate to give their stamp of approval, nor do they withhold their directions or suggestions for improvement. Like seasoned, stalwart umpires, Supervisors will set their jaw and make the call on anyone who steps up to bat. They even feel obligated to do so, and they’re sometimes surprised when others don’t seem grateful for being set straight. Comprising at least ten percent of the population, Supervisors go by experience and that is what counts, not speculation and experimentation, and certainly not fantasy. They keep their feet firmly on the ground and make sure that those under their supervision do the same, whether employee, subordinate, offspring, or spouse. If others wish to fool around and daydream, fine, as long as they do it on their own time—which means after the job is done. But if they fritter away their time while on duty, they should not be surprised when the Supervisor calls them on the carpet. The top sergeant will not put up with such nonsense. Supervisors are gregarious and civic-minded, and are usually key players of their community. They are generous with their time and energy, and very often belong to a variety of groups, supporting them through steady attendance, but also taking a vocal leadership role. Indeed, membership groups...
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...Montgomery starts off the second chapter with a parallel to the Wizard of Oz. The book does a good job of keeping the reader intrigued with relatable material. He uses this comparison to bridge into defining exactly what temperament is. Montgomery defines temperament as “an inherent personal style, a predisposition that shapes all our natural inclinations: what we think and feel, what we want and need, what we say and do. In other words, temperament is the inborn, ingrained, factory-installed, hard-wired base of our personality.” (Montgomery, 2011, p. 20) The “four types of people” theory is by no means a new one. Plato believed that there are four social roles back in 340BC. He also believed that the soul has four different centers in the...
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...Temperament: behavioral styles that are fairly stable across situations and are biologically based Infant Temperament Thomas and Chess: Stella Chess and Alexander Thomas conducted pioneering longitudinal research on infant temperament. 3 patterns (based on parents reports) * easy babies (40%) adjust readily to new experiences, quickly established routines, and generally were cheerful in mood and easy to calm * difficult babies (10%) adjust to new experiences, likely to reac negatively and intensely to stimuli and events, and irregular in their bodily functions * slow-to-warm-up (15%) somewhat difficult at first but easier over time ***other infants don’t fit into these categories*** * Temperament is moderately stable through infancy, childhood, and adolescence. Stability of Temperament * Fearful preschoolers tend to be more inhibited as older children and adolescents * Inhibited more likely to be introverted adults Temperament and other aspects of development Various aspects of temperament related to: * School success * Peer interactions * Compliance with parents * Depression * Helping others * Environmental influences Temperament and Helping behavior * Young child’s temperament helps determine if a child will help * Behavioral inhibition in infancy characterized by the tendency to be particularly fearful and restrained when dealing with novel or stressful situations * Associated with problems such as...
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...Instructions: In each of the following rows of four words, please mark an “X” in front of the one word that most often applies to you. Continue through all forty lines, choosing one of four choices across by each number. STRENGTHS 1. ___ Animated ___ Adventurous ___ Analytical ___ Adaptable 2. ___ Persistent ___ Playful ___ Persuasive ___ Peaceful 3. ___ Submissive ___ Self-sacrificing ___ Sociable ___ Strong-willed 4. ___ Considerate ___ Controlled ___ Competitive ___ Convincing 5. ___ Refreshing ___ Respectful ___ Reserved ___ Resourceful 6. ___ Satisfied ___ Sensitive ___ Self-reliant ___ Spirited 7. ___ Planner ___ Patient ___ Positive ___ Promoter 8. ___ Sure ___ Spontaneous ___ Scheduled ___ Shy 9. ___ Orderly ___ Obliging ___ Outspoken ___ Optimistic 10. ___ Friendly ___ Faithful ___ Funny ___ Forceful 11. ___ Daring ___ Delightful ___ Diplomatic ___ Detailed 12. ___ Cheerful ___ Consistent ___ Cultured ___ Confident 13. ___ Idealistic ___ Independent ___ Inoffensive ___ Inspiring 14. ___ Demonstrative ___ Decisive ___ Dry Humor ___ Deep 15. ___ Mediator ___ Musical ___ Mover ___ Mixes easily 16. ___ Thoughtful ___ Tenacious ___ Talker ___ Tolerant 17. ___ Listener ___ Loyal ___ Leader ___ Lively 18. ___ Contented ___ Chief ___ Chart maker ___ Cute 19. ___ Perfectionist ___ Permissive ___ Productive ___ Popular 20. ___ Bouncy ___ Bold ___ Behaved ___ Balanced WEAKNESSES 21. ___ Brassy ___...
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...Individual Assignment 2 Holly Stengel Professor Gravitt Project Management 14su_busi_4363_c_o1 Go to the web site for Keirsey Temperament sorter. What is your type? Which parts of your personal orientation will be helpful to you in managing projects? I am a Guardian. I found this to be very accurate to whom I believe myself to be after reading what a Guardian is. What I think will be helpful in managing projects is that I take a deep commitment to my duties and responsibilities so I will be very unlikely to drop the ball on deadlines. Also as a Guardian I am very dependable and trustworthy which means my team members will be able to trust that I will get the job done just as I commit to or even better than expected. This can be a great asset in working with any team and should allow my team members to breath easy when they see I am a part of the team. I am very meticulous about schedules which will lead a great hand when working on project management templated such as Microsoft Project for teaming activities. I actually no that my obsession of schedules is a gift and a curse as I sometimes get flustered when my schedule is changed on a moments notice. Because it is a strength I would not say I would want to change it but I would like to work to be able to be a little more flexible in slight changes in "my planned" days routine and activities. I think this is a strong suit for me but I need to be self aware that not everyone is routine / scheduled driven and to learn how...
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...a Child’s Temperament Temperament is a set of in-born traits that organize the approach of a child to different situations in life and governs the personality of the individual. Temperaments appear quite stable from birth and are characteristics that are neither good nor bad but how the child receives them determines whether the child perceives them as such. It is very important that parents and caregivers understand the temperament of a child so that they may devise a way to manage the traits of the child and avoid blaming themselves or the child for natural occurrences which they have no control. This knowledge may also be important for parents to understand how their children may respond to certain situations or anticipate activities that may pose great difficulties for their children to handle, thus the ability to design a method of assisting the child who attempt those activities. It is worth noting that early development may determine the future personality of an individual although it may not be necessarily the main determinant. Thomas and Chess first brought about the theory of temperament by identifying nine traits which have so far been classified to form three groups of temperament which are: difficult to easy, slow to warm, or cautious (Oliver, 2002). This research paper aims to explore the different factors that influence the development of temperaments in a child. Carrie 2 It is known that at some time in the development of a child, temperament stabilizes...
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...they like children to behave (Eddowes, Aldridge, & Culpepper, 1994). Early childhood professionals also play a critical role in helping children accept themselves as unique (Aldridge, 1993). While students preparing to work with young children learn about cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development, they often neglect to study personality development (Aldridge & Cowles, 1990). The study of personality is important because a child's temperament influences the teacher more than the child's intelligence (Lerner & Lerner, 1986). In fact, teachers often give grades and implement classroom management strategies based upon specific children's temperaments (Pullis & Cadwell, 1982). Temperament is the part of the personality with which each child is born. According to Chess and Thomas (1987) temperament refers to individual differences in physiological responsiveness. It includes the characteristic way that an individual responds emotionally to people and objects. Chess and Thomas (1977) found nine temperament categories which they believed were present at birth. These categories include the following: Activity Level. Does the child display mostly active or inactive stress? Rhythm city or Regularity. Is the child predictable or unpredictable regarding sleeping, eating, and elimination patterns? Approach-Withdrawal. Does the child react or respond positively or negatively to a newly encountered situation? Adaptability. Does the child adjust to unfamiliar circumstances...
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...the influence of the environment. To tease out these different strands and estimate their relative power, behavioral geneticists use twin studies, comparing identical twins who share all their genes and fraternal twins who share about half their genes. The genetic influence on a characteristic such as intelligence, temperament, personality, cognitive style, or psychophysiology is greater when the trait is more similar in identical twins than in fraternal twins. Researchers also study adopted children to see if they are more like their biological parents with whom they share genes or their adoptive parents with whom they share the environment. These studies, which are becoming increasingly analytical and sophisticated, show that antisocial behavior is moderately heritable (Moffitt, 2005), especially antisocial behavior that begins early in life. In addition, scientists have discovered that some genes interact with a particular environment to actually produce a disorder (Rutter, 2006); some genes are expressed or turned on (or not) because of physical, social, and cultural factors in the environment; and some genes—for example, those that influence difficult temperament, impulsivity, novelty seeking, and lack of...
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...Paraphrase the author’s interpretation in the discussion section Personal interpretation 8. Future Research 20 points ___________ Discussion of author’s limitations Discussion of your future research ideas Following guidelines 20 points ___________ Overall quality of writing/presentation of ideas 20 points ___________ TOTAL of 200 POINTS ___________ 50 points will be deducted for late papers. Papers will not be accepted more than 24 hours late 1. Reference Information Spangler, S. M., Freitag, C., Schwarzer, G., Vierhaus, M., Teubert, M., Lamm, B., . . . Keller, H. (2011). Recognition of faces and Greebles in 3-month-old infants: Influence of temperament and cognitive...
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...Knowing my color temperament (orange) has helped me realize why I see things a certain way and has clarified some of the perspectives of other temperaments I have worked with. My troops would probably describe me as an assertive NCO, someone who leads by example, loyal, holds high standards, technical expert, role model, caring and very detailed. My followership is an easy topic to cover. I like to get the job done regardless how much work or time the task requires. My supervisor gives minimal to no feedback (mainly positive) so I evaluate my followership as competent, creative, supportive, forward thinking, multi-tasked, and diligent. When I think about our lessons and my everyday leadership, I now know I use the Direction, Discipline, and Recognition (DDR). I am very direct with my troops when it comes to feedback. They are always aware of what I expect from them, what they can expect from me, and what goals will help them succeed. I discipline substandard behavior when required and love to reward and recognize outstanding performers. I think my leadership style is very effective because it does not leave anything open to assumption. I promote initiative and creativity but ensure goals are clear at the same time. I think my supervisor and I would both agree that I am a professional NCO overall. I promote and consistently display a professional environment. In my opinion, a professional environment is conducive to all temperaments, personalities, traits...
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...In part two Cain discusses the difference between temperament and personality as well as a few theories and experiments. Temperament is biologically based behavioural and emotional patterns that are seen during infancy and early childhood, while personality is who you are after you have been exposed to personal experiences and cultural influences. In an experiment conducted by Jerome Kagan where he gathered a group of babies around four months old and made them look, see and smell different things, some being good some being bad and recorded their reactions. Around 20% cried and kicked their legs around and Kagan called them the “high- reactive” group and the other ones the “low-reactive” group. Kagan kept track of the kids throughout the...
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...Temperaments Distinguishing Human Behaviour Choleric Focused on what needs to happen and has little concern for anything between them and their goal. A person who is choleric is a doer and a leader. They have a lot of ambition, energy and passion, and try to instill it in others. They can dominate people of other temperaments, especially phlegmatic types. Many great charismatic mililtary and political figures were cholerics. On the negative side, they are easily angered or bad-tempered. Known as the fiery temperament. Positives: not easily discouraged, optimistic, leader, team player, decisive, adventurous. Negatives: self-sufficient, impetuous, cruel, hot-tempered. The Powerful Personality – extrovert, leader, optimist, desires control. Babies Positives: determined look, adventuresome, energetic, outgoing, precocious. Negatives: strong-willed, demanding, loud and shrill, throws things, not sleepy. Children Positives: born leader, daring and eager, productive worker, sees the goal, moves quickly, self-sufficient, competitive, assertive, trustworthy. Negatives: controls parents, manipulative, temper tantrums, constantly moving, insists on own way, tests control, argumentative, stubborn, defiant. Teens Positives: aggressive, competent, organises quickly, assumes leadership, problem solver, self-confident, stimulates others, excels in emergencies, great potential, responsible. Negatives: too bossy, contnrols friends, knows everything, looks down on dummies...
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...personality theories, types and tests personality types, behavioural styles theories, personality and testing systems - for self-awareness, self-development, motivation, management, and recruitment Motivation, management, communications, relationships - focused on yourself or others - are a lot more effective when you understand yourself, and the people you seek to motivate or manage or develop or help. Understanding personality is also the key to unlocking elusive human qualities, for example leadership, motivation, and empathy, whether your purpose is self-development, helping others, or any other field relating to people and how we behave. The personality theories that underpin personality tests and personality quizzes are surprisingly easy to understand at a basic level. This section seeks to explain many of these personality theories and ideas. This knowledge helps to develop self-awareness and also to help others to achieve greater self-awareness and development too. Developing understanding of personality typology, personality traits, thinking styles and learning styles theories is also a very useful way to improve your knowledge of motivation and behaviour of self and others, in the workplace and beyond. Understanding personality types is helpful for appreciating that while people are different, everyone has a value, and special strengths and qualities, and that everyone should be treated with care and respect. The relevance of love and spirituality - especially...
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