Article: The personality traits that can derail your career Written by Ian MacRae Wednesday 27 October 2021 Share Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email To lead effectively, you need to understand how your team members react under extreme pressure – and the dark side of their personality Everyone has a natural way of responding to people and their environment. The consistent patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving are what psychologists call personality. Personality traits have positive aspects: we might see patterns of being good at self-motivation and long-term planning (conscientiousness) or innovative, creative, information seekers (openness to experience). But there is also a dark side of personality, where we see patterns of behaviour that cause problems, conflict and distress in the workplace. Want to learn more about personality traits that can derail your career? Login or register below for Free Instant Access Login If you are already registered as a CMI Friend, Subscriber or Member, just login to view this article. Confirm your registration Login below to confirm your details and access this article. Sign in with email Email remember me remember Forget? Please confirm that you want to switch off the "Sign in with email" remember me feature. Yes No Register for Free Access Not yet a Member, Subscriber or Friend? Register as a CMI Friend for free, and get access to this and many other exclusive resources, as well as weekly updates straight to your inbox. You have successfully registered As a CMI Friend, you now have access to whole range of CMI Friendship benefits. Please login to the left to confirm your registration and access the article. Don’t miss out - get notified of new content Sign-up to become a Friend of CMI to recieve our free newsletter for a regular round-up of our latest insight and guidance. CMI members always see more. For the widest selection of content, including CPD tools and multimedia resources, check out how to get involved with CMI membership. Newsletter More ways to get involved Article Our extensive range of articles are designed to keep you in the loop with all the latest management and leadership best practice, research and news. Members See More CMI Members have access to thousands of online learning and CPD resources. Learn more about our membership benefits Join The Community CMI offers a variety of flexible membership solutions, tailored to your needs. Find out more and get involved in the CMI community today.
