The twenty-first century has proved to be one of globalization and technology which has connected the world in an unprecedented way. Teamwork and cooperation have become necessities for an individual as well as a country to survive and stay competitive in today's global society. Communication and understanding are the key components to overcoming the diverse nature of cultures and styles of work. After reading the chapter on Personality, Learning and Perception, I better understand how each one of these three components affect human relations and performance. It also inspired me to think about how to apply these concepts to my relationships with other people in teamwork settings in …show more content…
We ended the group work feeling very poorly about the other mainly due to our lack of understanding of each other's personalities. After studying this chapter, I now understand that we need to apply better interpersonal and intrapersonal skills to overcome the conflict. As the chapter suggested, I will try to predict my partner's personal type and his potential behavior in order to achieve to best result. In addition, I will ask myself whether my behavior will help or hurt the relationship and whether or not I should continue this behavior with this …show more content…
We found the "Personality Profile" survey an extremely practical and useful tool. The group has assigned team roles according to each person's personality profiles. For example, we have assigned Brent as the team leader because he possesses the quality of "Surgency". Since I possess the quality of "Conscientiousness", the group has given me the task of planning meetings and also the job of keeping track of individuals work progress since we do not have anyone who in "Adjustment" type in our group. The benefit of this group is that now everyone has a specific team role and responsibility that his or her personality best fits. I have become more understanding and tolerant with other's different behavior. We have been working together for two weeks at very efficient pace and hope to produce a finished product that we are all proud