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Working and Communicating with Different Personalities
This course helps you learn about people. To better work and communicate with people it helps to understand why they do things the way they do. As you learn more about why people do what they do you are better prepared to have better relationships.
What you'll learn
Too often our work relationships are more complicated than they need to be. This impacts job satisfaction, morale, and productivity. In this course, Working and Communicating with Different Personalities, you’ll gain the ability to work and communicate better with others because of a foundational understanding of differences in personalities. First, you’ll explore the basics of personalities as well as assessments that help us understand one another. Next, you’ll learn about the Myers-Briggs and DiSC assessments and learn how to decipher assessment results. Finally, you’ll learn how to put all of this information together so you can have improved work relationships and communication. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of people and personalities needed to excel in your career by connecting more effectively with people.
Table of contents
- Introduction | 1m 29s
- Working with Others | 2m 2s
- Communicating with Others | 2m 39s
- Persuading Others | 2m 4s
- Personalities Matter | 5m 20s
- Preferences and Tendencies | 3m 7s
- Leading With | 2m 32s
- Wisdom from a Retired Therapist | 3m 46s
- Sliding Scale vs. Absolute | 3m 2s
- Generalizations and Assumptions | 2m 54s
- Gaming Assessments | 2m 25s
- Moods and Circumstances | 1m 35s
- Critics of Assessments | 1m 59s
- Assessments Are Not Tests | 1m 21s
- Allowing Change Over Time | 1m 59s
- Relationships vs. Work | 2m 53s
- Summary | 1m 26s
About the author
Jason Alba is founder of JibberJobber.com, an online relationship manager for professionals to manage their career and job search. Jason is the author of I’m on LinkedIn – Now What??? and coauthor of I’m on Facebook – Now What??? and specializes in helping professionals with career management, network, and personal branding.
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