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How does your personality impact success?

June 11th, 2018

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test has been used for over 75 years and is often applied as a screening process by businesses to determine success in the workplace. Many psychologists believe that this particular test which categorizes people into 16 different personality types is outdated.

In today’s blog post, we are sharing an article from the BBC, in which psychologists Ian McRae and Adrian Furnham have developed a “new and improved” way to determine success across all areas of the workplace. Their new test called the High Potential Trait Inventory includes 6 traits. Not only is this type of test helpful in the workplace but also great for high school students to utilize when considering future career choices. Either test is a great way for students and really all people to get to know themselves and how they can choose a successful path to go down.

Article referenced below from BBC

Published on May 9, 2018 by David Robson

Are you curious, conscientious and competitive? Do you also have the more mysterious qualities of “high adjustment”, “ambiguity acceptance” and “risk approach”? If so, congratulations! According to new psychological research, these six traits constitute a “high potential” personality that will take you far in life.

The truth, of course, is a little more nuanced. It turns out the same traits, in excess, may also impede your performance, and the real secret to success may be to know exactly where you fall on each spectrum, and how to make the most of your strengths and account for your weaknesses. But this new approach promises to be an important step forward in our bid to understand the complex ways our personality affects our working life.

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