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Understanding Personality, Work-Related Behaviour and Performance Paul OLeary Ph.D Country Manager, PI Europe - Ireland Key Message Paul OLeary Ph.D Country Manager, PI Europe - Ireland Personality Allows us to Predict Behaviour
Paul O’Leary Ph.D Country Manager, PI Europe - Ireland
Key Message
Personality Behaviour
Every Job/Role has a Personality!
Job Person
Personality Allows us to Predict Behaviour
Alignment Allows Someone to Excel
Performance Potential
“Character-Fit” “Skills-Fit”
10 10
Performance
Can do the Job Will do the Job
- Character
- Skills
Performance – what else impacts it?
- Passion
- Energy
- Environment
- Intelligence
- Interests
- Clarity of Expectations
- Confidence
- Attitude
- Values
- Beliefs
What PI Measures: Individual Potential
- The PI provides information
about work related behaviour, how people “function” at the work place.
- The PI measures
behavioral drives and motivational needs.
- The PI doesn’t measure:
intelligence, values, knowledge
- r experience.
How do we assess personality?
The Predictive Index Survey: comes in 70 different languages plus Braille.
The Output is a PI Profile
The Person I am The way I am perceived by
- thers
My efforts to adapt to my environment
PI Factors
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details
Low High Average (A) (C) (B) (D) Formality
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details
Low High Average (A) (C) (B) (D) Formality
PI Factors: What do they tell us about motivational needs ?
PI Factor Combinations: Each Factor interacts and influences the other Factors.
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details
Low High Average Formality (A) (C) (B) (D)
PI Factor Combinations: Proactive
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details
Low High Average Formality (A) (C) (B) (D)
PI Factor Combinations: Reactive
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details
Low High Average Formality (A) (C) (B) (D)
PI Factor Combinations: Risk Taking
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details
Low High Average Formality (A) (C) (B) (D)
PI Factor Combinations: Risk Avoiding
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details
Low High Average Formality (A) (C) (B) (D)
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details
Low High Average Formality (A) (C) (B) (D)
Sample PI:
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details
Low High Average Formality (A) (C) (B) (D)
Sample PI:
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details
Low High Average Formality (A) (C) (B) (D)
Sample PI:
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details
Low High Average Formality (A) (C) (B) (D)
Sample PI:
PI Profiles of some Famous People?
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details
Low High Average Formality (A) (C) (B) (D)
Michael O’Leary
PI Profiles of some Famous People?
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details
Low High Average Formality (A) (C) (B) (D)
Nelson Mandela
A Full PI Profile
The Person I am The way I am perceived by
- thers
My efforts to adapt to my environment
B Factor is higher: the person feels the need or is trying to be more
- utgoing, more persuasive.
D Factor is lower: the person feels the need or is trying to be more flexible, more risk-taking.
PRO – Profiling the Job
Performance Requirement Options
How does it work? The PRO measures behaviours which lead to success in THIS JOB What are frequent and essential activities in THIS JOB? PRO
The Person:
Self Self-concept Synthesis
The Job: PRO
Comparing a PI to the PRO
Dominance Extroversion Patience
Co-operative, agreeable Analytical, reserved Tense, driving Non-conforming, casual with details Competitive, assertive Empathetic, outgoing Relaxed, stable Disciplined, attentive to details