Personality Assessment

clipped from wiseuncleben.com Review: The Owner’s Manual for Personality at Work The Owner’s Manual for Personality at Work Have you ever wondered if you have the right personality to be an entrepreneur? Is there even an ideal personality for an entrepreneur? If you watch business-themed reality television, you might conclude that an over-sized ego is the only requirement, but research shows that certain personality traits increase the likelihood of success as an entrepreneur. In the final chapters of this section, the advice becomes much more practical. The authors cover “Human Resource Optimization” which includes deciding whether to develop a missing trait, compensate for it or determine the gap is too large to address. The authors advocate a strengths management approach that aligns people with their natural gifts and personality type. (See Marcus Buckingham’s work or the book:  StrengthsFinder 2.0.)