Winning Collaboration: How to Work More Effectively with Different Personalities
Winning Collaboration: How to Work More Effectively with Different Personalities
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
Without an awareness of how differing personalities can work together, team members can find themselves in conflict more than they’re flowing in the direction of success. This course, taught by educator and consultant Eric Zackrison PHD, will help you identify different personalities and how to effectively use your knowledge of personalities in your life and work. You'll learn how to use personality assessments as a tool and how different personalities affect a team’s overall vibe. Eric will teach you how to work with conflicting and agreeable personalities in order to achieve successful outcomes. You'll learn to navigate conflict to best use these different personalities to manage team members’ relationships successfully. Upon completing this course, you’ll have the knowledge to effectively manage different personalities on your team.
Syllabus
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Personality assessments There are myriad personality assessments available, but what is their real purpose and how will the answers impact your team? 2m
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When to use personality tests Personality tests do not predict an individual's success, but they can be influential in setting expectations in onboarding and maintaining a company culture that is open and candid. 1m
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Recognizing the influence of personality As a leader and a teammate, recognizing differences in personality is critical to developing solid relationships and creating effective teams. 1m
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Talking about personality differences Being open and honest about personality differences is crucial to learning how to interact more effectively with all personalities. 1m
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Working with different personalities Identifying the personality types that you get along with, and those you don't, is an important step in working more effectively. 1m
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Pay attention to personality You've come to the end of this course! 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Eric Zackrison, PhD
Dr. Eric Zackrison is the president and CEO of IDI.US Inc., which controls the rights to the Interpersonal Dynamics Inventory (IDI), a powerful multi-rater personality and behavioral style measurement tool. After 25 years as a manager and entrepreneur and earning his MA, MBA, and PhD, Eric is furthering IDI awareness and use by training and licensing others, as well as adopting the name of his father's consulting firm, Effectiveness Consultants. Eric also teaches for the Technology Management Program (TMP) at UCSB. His work focuses on the diverse methods of interaction and empowerment and how to use these different approaches successfully.
Eric Zackrison, PhD
CEO of IDI.US Inc and University Professor
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How GoSkills helped Chris
I got the promotion largely because of the skills I could develop, thanks to the GoSkills courses I took. I set aside at least 30 minutes daily to invest in myself and my professional growth. Seeing how much this has helped me become a more efficient employee is a big motivation.
