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The Personality Code: Unlock the Secret to Understanding Your Boss, Your Colleagues, Your Friends...and Yourself!
by Travis Bradberry
by Travis Bradberry
The Personality Code (2007), Travis Bradberry
The last book in the Quick Start portion of the Personal MBA program is The Personality Code by Travis Bradberry. Bradberry uses a simple formula similar to those found in Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and by Tom Rath. First, a case is made for understanding your personality as categorized by the iDISC, which is an improvement to DISC (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Conscientiousness) derived from William Marstons original research. Then, you are presented a code to use on their website which allows to take the iDISC assessment and view results. Finally, the book and the website presents explanations, descriptions and strategies centered around your personality.
Although the Personality Code felt like deja vu as the followup to I would recommend it. It is a quick read with interesting research and entertaining stories, and was surprisingly accurate in identifying my personality which is the point of the exercise. Just like , the Personality Code focuses on the importance of self awareness and how that leads to purpose, satisfaction and success. The 28 questions that make up the assessment rarely had an obvious choice which made me doubtful of its conclusion, but when I read the results I could not disagree.
Click here to see my personality type as defined by the Personality Code iDISC assessment…
Identifying and understanding your personality by taking the assessment and reading about it in this book will bring clarity to many aspects of your life. If you are in any form of management whether that be middle management, parenting, coaching, etc. you will find the breakout chapters helpful. They explain how to work with other personalities and identify conflicting personalities. The Personality Code makes a great reference for this reason. Either now or some time soon you will deal with various personalities. Its highly unlikely you can remember the 14 types of personalities defined by iDISC in this book, so keep a copy to reference later, especially when personalities collide but also to be a constant reminder of who you are.
The last book in the Quick Start portion of the Personal MBA program is The Personality Code by Travis Bradberry. Bradberry uses a simple formula similar to those found in Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and by Tom Rath. First, a case is made for understanding your personality as categorized by the iDISC, which is an improvement to DISC (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Conscientiousness) derived from William Marstons original research. Then, you are presented a code to use on their website which allows to take the iDISC assessment and view results. Finally, the book and the website presents explanations, descriptions and strategies centered around your personality.
Although the Personality Code felt like deja vu as the followup to I would recommend it. It is a quick read with interesting research and entertaining stories, and was surprisingly accurate in identifying my personality which is the point of the exercise. Just like , the Personality Code focuses on the importance of self awareness and how that leads to purpose, satisfaction and success. The 28 questions that make up the assessment rarely had an obvious choice which made me doubtful of its conclusion, but when I read the results I could not disagree.
Click here to see my personality type as defined by the Personality Code iDISC assessment…
Identifying and understanding your personality by taking the assessment and reading about it in this book will bring clarity to many aspects of your life. If you are in any form of management whether that be middle management, parenting, coaching, etc. you will find the breakout chapters helpful. They explain how to work with other personalities and identify conflicting personalities. The Personality Code makes a great reference for this reason. Either now or some time soon you will deal with various personalities. Its highly unlikely you can remember the 14 types of personalities defined by iDISC in this book, so keep a copy to reference later, especially when personalities collide but also to be a constant reminder of who you are.
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