Personality, Attributes & Perception at Work

MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS: USING PERSONALITY, ATTRIBUTION AND PERCEPTION AT WORK

(PAP at workplace)

PERSONALITY

There are four types of personalities observed at workplace as follows:

-          Dominating

-          Influencing

-          Steadiness

-          Conscientious

These determine how a person gets energized, makes decisions and pays attention to his/her work environment.

Note: The above mentioned table is edited after conversation with industry professionals.

ATTRIBUTION

A Manager may be a believer in internal locus of control or external locus of control. The aspects related to attribution are as follows: (Short form-LATE)

-          Luck

-          Ability

-          Task Difficulty

-          Effort

PERCEPTION

Perception starts right before one leaves home. It does not depend on how things actually are, it depends on how one looks at it. E.g. X and Y are two subordinates working for Z. X is a new joinee whereas Y is working since long. There is a mistake in the report. Y makes a mistake but X is held responsible as being a new joinee, he is perceived to have committed a mistake. This is because even the supervisor is a human being and the concept of perception applies on both senior and subordinates. A Manager needs to take his perception seriously as this will determine his level of delegation of authority. Wrong Perception can take the toll of a good amount of time and performance.

Tags: At Work, Attributes, Attribution, Decision Making, Environment, Human Resources, Managerial Implication, Perception, Performance, Personality