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Finding Meaningful Work: Exploring the Intersection of Personality Types and Key Aspects of Work
This is part of a 4 Blog series about #MeaningfulWork #EmployeeEngagement #WorkplaceCulture
Understanding employees’ preferences and drivers is essential for creating meaningful work experiences. Two popular personality assessment tools, DISC and MBTI, shed light on individual preferences for task or people, process or outcome. In conjunction with meaningful work concepts, these models can help organizations design work environments that cater to diverse needs.
1. DISC: Developed by William Moulton Marston, this model categorizes people’s behavior into four primary types: Dominance (task-oriented, decisive), Influence (people-oriented, persuasive), Steadiness (relationship-focused, supportive), and Conscientiousness (process-oriented, analytical).
2. MBTI: Created by Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers, this framework identifies 16 personality types based on combinations of four dichotomies: Extraversion/Introversion, Sensing/Intuition, Thinking/Feeling, and Judging/Perceiving.
Meaningful work, on the other hand, emphasizes significance, purpose, and personal growth. It encompasses aspects such as relationships, product, process, belonging, and purpose.
By combining these models, we can draw comparisons and conclusions:
• DISC and MBTI provide insights into how individuals’ preferences align with various aspects of meaningful work. For example, those with high Steadiness (DISC) or Feeling (MBTI) preferences may find greater meaning in work that focuses on relationships and belonging.
• The product and process dimensions of meaningful work can be linked to different personality types. Task-oriented individuals (Dominance in DISC or Thinking in MBTI) may derive meaning from achieving specific outcomes or mastering processes. In contrast, people-oriented individuals (Influence in DISC or Feeling in MBTI) may find meaning in the collaborative aspects of work and its impact on others.
• Purpose, a central element of meaningful work, transcends personality types. Regardless of DISC or MBTI preferences, individuals seek a sense of purpose and alignment with their values. Organizations can cultivate purpose by creating a shared vision and connecting individual work to broader goals.
In conclusion, integrating insights from DISC, MBTI, and meaningful work concepts can help organizations design work experiences that cater to diverse preferences and foster a sense of meaning. By understanding and addressing employees’ needs, businesses can create an engaged, motivated, and high-performing workforce.
TimHJRogers
Thinking Feeling Being
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We support people and organisations achieve their goals through facilitation, workshops, mentoring, mediation and sharing change resources
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