Workplace Personality Articles and Team Insights

Practical reading on personality types, team dynamics, communication, motivation, and self-awareness at work.

Explore articles that connect personality theory with everyday workplace situations: how people make decisions, handle pressure, collaborate, lead, and understand each other. Start with the latest posts below, or use the personality type profiles and comparison tools to go deeper.

How relevant is William James in the modern workplace?
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How relevant is William James in the modern workplace?

Here is another ‘big hitter’ who is so relevant to today’s workplace challenges, as in the history of philosophical and psychological history, few stars shine as brightly as William James. Born in 1842, James was a pioneering American giant whose work laid the foundation for modern psychology and philosophy. Perhaps his most enduring contribution was his pragmatic philosophy, whi...

Is it right to ‘put people in a box?’
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Is it right to ‘put people in a box?’

If we take a humanistic approach to classifying individuals, then we find there are 7.888 billion unique personalities in the world, thus making it impossible to even attempt to characterise people.

Can people change, I mean really change?
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Can people change, I mean really change?

How often have you heard, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” And the answer, of course is, “You can but it depends if the old dog want’s to learn them.”

How Hawthorne shone a light on workplace motivation
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How Hawthorne shone a light on workplace motivation

The Hawthorne Studies were a series of influential experiments that revolutionised our understanding of workplace psychology. Learn about the history, methodology, and the profound implications of the