By Stephen Kearney Virtual teams are increasingly common, particularly for knowledge work, and can enable access to team members with a broader range of skills or allow people to work from home. Virtual teams bring a range of challenges, and wellbeing is an often overlooked one. Oftentimes, wellbeing is [...]
More and more research is demonstrating that the differences in personality seen between people contribute to a range of health and wellbeing outcomes. These range from how diligent we are at following advice, how engaged we tend to be at work, our satisfaction in and the longevity of our romantic [...]
In our previous article, we introduced the relationship between three personality styles and resilience―some individuals are naturally resilient, others have personalities with fewer protective factors, and yet others have a moderately protective style and well-developed resilience skills. If you haven’t read it, or want a refresher, you’ll find the [...]
Most leaders who have a staff member with a “tricky” personality, or even a style different to their own, know that it creates extra challenges. It is human nature to assume that what works for us will work just as well for someone else, but if that person has [...]