Personality Traits - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs

pre-hiring interview records, the authors found no correlation between any specific demographic or personality traits among those who opted in or out of mentoring. They did find that those who opted out of... View Details

Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald

18 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive

certain types of people: People with lower “trait self-control": Workers with high levels of trait self-control have a keen ability to regulate their behavior, thoughts, and emotions. These employees set goals for themselves, keep... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 Apr 2019
Blog Post

How Being an Introvert Influenced My Business School Experience

respond, and actively avoiding being the center of attention. I list these out because 1) many of them seem to be in direct contradiction with the case method style of learning, and 2) I’ve found that acknowledging these traits is... View Details

11 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

A World of Difference: What Keeps Companies from Becoming More Inclusive

pushes us in the wrong direction toward something that is fundamentally familiar and comfortable." Frei: I grew up in a house where judgment was a delicacy, so I instinctively go straight to judgment. It’s the trait I like least in... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint

31 Aug 2020
What Do You Think?

Why Don’t More Organizations Understand the Power of Diversity and Inclusion?

how is diversity defined, what traits are you looking at to be measured, and how are they shown to improve things?” Measures of diversity are legion, but what do they mean? Measures of inclusion, which could help explain why some... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

14 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?

author of Dynamic Leader, Adaptive Organization: Ten Essential Traits for Managers. These are cross-group relationships that are strategically mapped to include stakeholders with direct relationships to managers' areas of influence. Such... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

Profile

Brandon Tieu

hold opposing views prompts us to reassess our own biases and uncover our blind spots. Moreover, hearing a range of stories and arguments expands our awareness of a much wider range of leadership styles. By mapping our strengths to these styles, we can refine our own... View Details

11 Mar 2024
News

In Harmony

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, my name is Julia Hanna; I’m an associate editor at the HBS Alumni Bulletin. Last November I flew to Seoul, South Korea to interview Michael Kim (MBA 1990) of MBK Partners. Often referred to as one of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photograph by Jun Michael Park

18 Feb 2020
Blog Post

A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020

professors, who began cold calling us to scare us out of having distracting personal discussions during class. On this foundation, we fortified our relationship with trust and (often brutal) transparency. Finding someone willing to be... View Details

03 Jul 2008
What Do You Think?

Are Followers About to Get Their Due?

may not help since it will depend on the style and type of leader ...." In Linda Joy Ortiz' words, "I do not think individuals would benefit from classes on followership ... following is basically an instinct and has more to do with individual character,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

13 Nov 2013
Research & Ideas

Should Men’s Products Fear a Woman’s Touch?

remnant from ancient history is very much alive and well in contemporary culture," says Avery. "Because most cultures are androcentric, it's more socially acceptable for women to demonstrate masculine traits than it is for men... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products; Food & Beverage; Auto

01 Dec 2015
Blog Post

What is the HBS FIELD Program?

personality traits and compare them to ones listed by several section-mates. It is incredibly eye-opening to learn what others can pick up from you after knowing you for just a few weeks, but also... View Details

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions

corrective action. Is there any way to find out earlier whether you're on the right track? There is indeed. The trick, we believe, is to periodically assess the decision-making process, even as it is under way. Scholars now have considerable evidence showing that a... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto

21 Feb 2005
Op-Ed

Is Business Management a Profession?

individuals. In response to the recent scandals, politicians and government officials have stepped in to pass new laws and create new regulations, while prominent persons on Wall Street and elsewhere in the business community have issued... View Details

Keywords: by Rakesh Khurana, Nitin Nohria & Daniel Penrice

22 Feb 2022
News

A World of Difference

judgment. It’s the trait I like least in myself. But Francesca has taught me how to invite curiosity in, which then pushes judgment out. I have adopted her practice of starting sentences with “I wonder” and “I’m curious,” because you... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

20 Mar 2000
Research & Ideas

Incubators: The New Venture Capitalists?

involved in we won't let fail. Our personalities won't let that fail. That's a poor personality trait in the venture capital community. There are very different skill sets that... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss

27 Aug 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Guts, Gall, and Good Luck: What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur

successful entrepreneurs. Meet the Oddball Entrepreneurs Who Invented Green Businesses Historians have hardly noticed the fringe-of-society entrepreneurs who gave birth to the green business movement starting in the 19th century. Research Papers View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

10 Mar 2011
What Do You Think?

To What Degree Does the Job Make the Person?

Summing Up Jobs shape us in many ways, according to respondents to this month's column. For example, Sue Stewart said that " we become our jobs." Charlie Cullinane went further, saying that "Not only do we become our jobs while doing them but we keep... View Details