"When Personality Traits Match Job, Employees Succeed." It sounds so simple when I read the words, almost like a 'wise saying' that could be attributed to a great leader or philosopher of the past. Yet apparently it's not quite that simple because if it were, this simple statement wouldn't be "new research".
A September 2013 article from Business News Daily explains: "Bosses may want to take some more time finding out what drives their employees. New research suggests that matching the motivations and personality traits of workers with their job duties plays a big role in the success of not only those employees, but their companies as well."
So - let me get this straight... Research indicates that people are more likely to succeed at work if they do a job that matches their interests, motivation and personality. Wait, what was it that I wrote earlier about attributing a statement like this to a great philosopher of the past? How about someone like Confucius (551 BCE to 479 BCE)? He seemed to understand this concept already.
Others also realised that work isn't solely about gaining money, power or influence.
Mayor of New York 1994 - 2001
Whether it's new research or old knowledge or simply a case of rediscovering a truth that should never have been forgotten - I am glad to see that both employers and employees (are starting to?) realise that matching the person to the job and the job to the person is what creates a successful business with happy and productive employees. As a wise man once said:
32nd U.S. President
And lastly, always remember:
Novelist, Dramatist
A September 2013 article from Business News Daily explains: "Bosses may want to take some more time finding out what drives their employees. New research suggests that matching the motivations and personality traits of workers with their job duties plays a big role in the success of not only those employees, but their companies as well."
So - let me get this straight... Research indicates that people are more likely to succeed at work if they do a job that matches their interests, motivation and personality. Wait, what was it that I wrote earlier about attributing a statement like this to a great philosopher of the past? How about someone like Confucius (551 BCE to 479 BCE)? He seemed to understand this concept already.
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”Confucius - Sources of Insight
Others also realised that work isn't solely about gaining money, power or influence.
"The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there’s any other way."F Scott Fitzgerald - This Side of Paradise (1920)
"If you don't find a way to do something as work that is fulfilling and enjoyable, then your life is going to be really sad."Rudolph Giuliani - interview May 3 2003
Mayor of New York 1994 - 2001
Whether it's new research or old knowledge or simply a case of rediscovering a truth that should never have been forgotten - I am glad to see that both employers and employees (are starting to?) realise that matching the person to the job and the job to the person is what creates a successful business with happy and productive employees. As a wise man once said:
"Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort."Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) - Values.com
32nd U.S. President
And lastly, always remember:
"Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else."James M. Barrie (1860 - 1937) - Values.com
Novelist, Dramatist