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Does your team have the right personality mix? A formal assessment might prevent a meltdown
Do you prefer working alone or as part of a team? Are you detail-oriented, or do you focus on the whole picture? And what about the people on your project team? What are their personalities and behavior styles? How your team gets along could mean the difference between a productive project and a breakdown.
The good news is there are formal assessments tailored to the workplace that can help you recognize variances in personalities as well as the strengths and weaknesses of your team. Project veterans say personality testing can be an invaluable tool in building and maintaining a well-rounded team. Here are tips to help make team personality profiling pass the test.
Get Overall Support. Before you decide whether personality testing is right for your team, ask yourself, "Are all my team members on board with this idea?" Personality testing works best when it is supported by the whole team, not mandated.
Choose Wisely. To lessen resistance, allow the team to help choose the test. Popular models include Myers-Briggs (www.cpp.com), Enneagram (www.intl-enneagram-assn.org) and Keirsey Temperament Sorter (www.keirsey.com), among others. Whatever model your team selects, be sure a trained professional offers it.
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