2. Personality and Attitudes

3.  Peter Drucker (1974)- Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices   “An employer has no business with a man’s personality. It is immoral as well as an illegal intrusion of privacy. It is an abuse of power. Employment is a specific contract calling for a specific performance…an employee owes no “loyalty”, he owes no “love” and no “attitudes”—he owes performance and nothing else.”

4.  Definition: The unique qualities of an individual and how those qualities affect understanding of themselves and others  The Role of Heredity and the Brain External appearance – due to genetics Internal characteristics – nature vs. nurture – Twin Studies show that 30%-40% are fixed…60% developable

6.  Thousands of “Traits”  Significant Overlap  Futile to Study Personality  Barrick and Mount Propose the “Big 5”  Big 5 now Widely Accepted and Used  Other Personality Traits or “Individual Differences” Still Researched

7. Sources: P. T. Costa and R. R. McCrae, The NEO-PI Personality Inventory (Odessa, Fla.: Psychological Assessment Resources, 1992); J. F. Salgado, “The Five Factor Model of Personality and Job Performance in the European Community,” Journal of Applied Psychology 82 (1997): 30-43.

8.  Self-Esteem Your belief as to your competence and your image High self-esteem – positive attitudes, feelings, and satisfaction  Locus of Control  Generalized Self Efficacy  Neuroticism (emotional stability) Core Self Evaluation Traits

9. Self-Esteem Feelings of Self Worth Success tends to increase self-esteem Failure tends to decrease self-esteem

10. Locus of Control InternalExternal I control what happens to me! People and circumstances control my fate!

11. Learned Helplessness Uncontrollable bad events Perceived lack of control Generalized helpless behavior Important Issue Nursing Homes Prisons

12. Generalized Self-Efficacy - beliefs and expectations about one’s ability to accomplish a specific task effectively Sources of self-efficacy Prior experiences and prior success Behavior models (observing success) Persuasion Assessment of current physical & emotional capabilities

13.  Swim with Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive  Harvey B. Mackay (2005)  “…to connect with celebrities you need to avoid the “fan syndrome” and instead talk to them about their interests.”

14. A strong situation can overwhelm the effects of individual personalities by providing strong cues for appropriate behavior