Interpreting the. Cris Wildermuth, EdD, SPHR Assistant Professor Master of Science in Leadership Development Drake University [email protected].

Interpreting the

BIG FIVE

Welcome

Cris Wildermuth, EdD, SPHRAssistant ProfessorMaster of Science in Leadership DevelopmentDrake Universitywww.drake.edu/alop [email protected] www.criswildermuth.com

www.drake.edu/leadership

Master of Science in Leadership Development

www.drake.edu/leadership

Master of Science in Leadership Development

• Human Resource Management

• Human Resource Development

• Higher Education

• Multidisciplinary

Shari Turner

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Main Purpose

• Understand how the personality traits of the WorkPlace Big Five Profile 4.0 relate to you

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A bit of background…

“Everyindividual nature

has its own beauty.”

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

POLL

How much experience do you have with personality assessments?

The Tower of Babel?

The SOLUTIONN Need for Stability

E Extraversion

O Originality

A Accommodation

C Consolidation

Your Personal Report

The WorkPlace 4.0 Trait Report

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The 5 Supertraits

on page 1

Provides only text

that relates to your

score on a supertrait

N: Need for Stability

The degree to which we respond to stress

Low (0-44) Medium (45-55) High (56-100)

E: Extraversion

The degree to which we tolerate sensory stimulation or bombardment

Low (0-44) Medium (45-55) High (56-100)

O: Originality

The degree to which we are open to new experiences and new ways of doing

things

Low (0-44) Medium (45-55) High (56-100)

A: Accommodation

The degree to which we defer to others

Low (0-44) Medium (45-55) High (56-100)

C: Consolidation

The degree to which we work toward goals

Low (0-44) Medium (45-55) High (56-100)

Need for Stability

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Page 2

Full text for the “N”

Supertrait

4 Subtraits

Extraversion

23

Page 3

Full text for the “E”

Supertrait

6 Subtraits

Originality

24

Page 4

Full text for the “O”

Supertrait

4 Subtraits

Accommodation

25

Page 5

Full text for the “A”

Supertrait

4 Subtraits

Consolidation

26

Page 6

Full text for the “C”

Supertrait

5 Subtraits

Composite

27

Page 7

Composite of

5 Supertraits

& 23 Subtraits

“Everyindividual nature

has its own beauty.”

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Narrator

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Part 1: Explanatory text for your scores on all 5 Supertrait and 23 Subtrait scores

The text on each of the 28 traits is customized for you. One of 6 different sets of text will print (depending upon your answers on that trait)

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Part 1:

Prints customized text about you on:

5 Supertraits

&

23 Subtraits

Based on your scores on the WorkPlace 4.0

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Part 2: Customized text on 9 Themes based on existing research:

… Career

… Emotional Intelligence

… Independence

… Leadership

… Personal Characteristics

… Relationships

… Safety and Health

… Values

… Work Habits

Part 2 sections may or may not print based on available research for the 9 themes

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Why Global Capabilities & Personality?

How much ENERGY does it take?

Perf

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Source: Pierce & Jane Howard, CentACS, www.CentACS.com

Capacity

CapitalizeCaution

DevelopCompensate

Human Resource Optimization

Preliminary Correlations

Cultural Adaptability

+ CorrelationsExtraversion (E)Warmth (E1)Sociability (E2)Activity Mode (E3)Take Charge (E4)Tact (E6)Complexity (O2)Drive (C3)

- Negative Correlations

None

Perspective Taking

+ CorrelationsExtraversion (E)Tact (E6)Complexity (O2)Others Needs (A1)

- Negative Correlations

None

Innovator

+ CorrelationsExtraversion (E)Take Charge (E4)Tact (E6)Originality (O)Imagination (O1)Complexity (O2)Change (O3)Drive (C3)

- Negative Correlations

Agreement (A2)Reserve (A4)

Concentration (C4)

Thank you!

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