Quite often, people discuss people during water-cooler conversations. 'He is very helpful', 'She is dependable', 'My boss is nit-picky', 'This guy is a tough nut to crack', 'he becomes immovable', 'Oh! she is a social butterfly'. These are nothing but consistent patterns of behaviours that project one's personality.
A behavioural response in a given situation depends on one’s values, beliefs, past experiences, and individual & social schemas. The personality of a person is perceived by the behaviour that one exhibits in different situations. Since there is a particular pattern in those behaviours, these are often predictable.
Unlike some views, empirical research that suggests that part of personality can change in the long run. Nonetheless, a part of it can also be modified temporarily in the short run. Everyone does this every day. People adjust their behaviours based on the change in contexts. They behave differently when they are in a formal meeting at work, while with friends for drinks, or at home. It is impossible to carry oneself effectively without these behavioural adjustments. Some are good at it, and they are seemingly successful too.
Knowing the preferred behavioural responses and the reasons for it is essential to get better at work and in life. Such knowledge helps to moderate these responses better and thus helps in managing situations better. For example, one of the most common yet the most detrimental problem is not being able to say 'NO'. Reasons for this problem could be as unique as individuals. For example, "innate urge to please others", "low self-worth", "low self-confidence", or "being 'insecure'".Whatever the reasons are, the result is the same. People get more than what they can manage, and the situation becomes uncontrollable in extreme cases.
Take an example of innate urge to please others. These people tend to put priorities of other people ahead of their own. Therefore, they cannot turn them down. One of the easy solutions will be to keep all their won priorities in a calendar or a diary and review it before saying YES to other people. A quick review of the calendar/diary provides instant cognitive feedback on volume at hand and sparks a thought on how they can fit more tasks in it. It also provides a concrete reason to say NO if required or at least negotiate timelines.
While an informal assessment of personality (during water-cooler conversations) looks at individuals, we take a more rigorous approach. We are blending behavioural science and next-gen data algorithms to create a powerful engine that brings out deeper insights on behaviours. Our unique ContextFit® model makes accurate prediction of behavioural changes based on the change in contexts.
Recently, We hosted a lite version of the prediction engine on google platform for unrestricted access. You can experience it right now.
While reading the prediction of your personality preferences, please provide us with the feedback to further tune-up the engine and partner us in co-creating a better one. Access to this engine is free for a limited time.
