3 Reasons Why The Big Five is Important in Remote Work
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Not everyone likes personality tests in the workplace. They can be narrow-minded or enforce useless stereotypes. But I have to say, I think they have their value and even more so in remote work. It’s pretty well-accepted now that diversity helps teams. Differing viewpoints and experiences lead to better products, less bias, and better processes. But while some differences are superficial and easily selected for or against during a hiring process, such as skin color or different education types, the diversity of how people’s minds work is usually not something we select for in our hiring. While you might think of some traits, say extroversion, being aligned with certain roles, like sales, many people have experiences of very successful, very introverted salespeople who followed a different path that worked best for them in connecting with and ultimately selling to clients. Their teams were better off for having seen someone approach sales differently. And it’s true for all roles and functions.
3 Reasons Why The Big Five is Important in Remote Work
3 Reasons Why The Big Five is Important in…
3 Reasons Why The Big Five is Important in Remote Work
Not everyone likes personality tests in the workplace. They can be narrow-minded or enforce useless stereotypes. But I have to say, I think they have their value and even more so in remote work. It’s pretty well-accepted now that diversity helps teams. Differing viewpoints and experiences lead to better products, less bias, and better processes. But while some differences are superficial and easily selected for or against during a hiring process, such as skin color or different education types, the diversity of how people’s minds work is usually not something we select for in our hiring. While you might think of some traits, say extroversion, being aligned with certain roles, like sales, many people have experiences of very successful, very introverted salespeople who followed a different path that worked best for them in connecting with and ultimately selling to clients. Their teams were better off for having seen someone approach sales differently. And it’s true for all roles and functions.