Matching personality to jobs can aid in career planning. This case study shows how one hospital used personality assessments to place nurses.
Matching personality to jobs: A nursing case study
Is it me or the job? Research on personality at work
Employees bring personality to work. Jobs create a unique situation. This research examines how the Big 5 personality traits interact with job situations.
PeopleResults Guest Post
Check out my guest post on the PeopleResults blog called “The Benefits of Being Unflappable”.
Learn more about the Big 5 personality model
Dive deeper into understanding the Big 5 personality factors with these three TED talks. Experts include Dan Gilbert, Susan Cain and Brian Little.
Measuring personality with the Big 5
The Big 5 personality model introduces five research-based traits: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and emotional stability.
Are high potential ratings ethical?
Corporations rely on succession planning to rate some employees as high potential. Hipos receive special opportunities. Are hipo ratings ethical?
The Rating Wars: Performance versus Potential
Corporate leaders rate employees on both performance and potential. Check out this article for scenarios that show the difference between the two ratings.
Introducing Howell Leadership Science LLC
At Howell Leadership Science, Ann Howell provides executive coaching and leadership consulting services. She also writes the blog Science of Working.
August 2019 Leadership Development Carnival
The Science of Working article “Managing performance under pressure” was included in the August 2019 Leadership Development Carnival sponsored by Lead Change Group.
Employee traits that signal high potential
A 2018 research article describes the traits that designate an employee as a high potential (hipo). Being a hipo brings benefits and career growth.