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"A man’s gotta know his limitations,”said Inspector Callahan. Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to say that since you can't change your personality, think of new year resolutions that focus on things that influence your personality.
Resolve to change the things you can. Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to reveal examples of how to build mechanical devices into your resolutions to overcome personality traits that prevent performance.
Maybe you just need to get out of your own way. Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to discuss specific ways you can work around your unproductive personality traits to improve the performance of your small business.
What part should personality play in your next hire? Pierce and Jane Howard joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why small businesses should consider using personality trait screening when making the next hire.
Is there more than one way to define the "grit" that is required to be a successful entrepreneur? Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to talk about two ways to define grit and why that is important to understand when you're a small business owner.
Manage your people better by understanding their personalities. This is the message from Pierce and Jane Howard as they join Jim Blasingame to discuss and dispel some of the myths about extroverts and introverts.
What is the key to building a team that can lead as well as execute? Pierce and Jane Howard talk with Jim Blasingame about how personality influences leadership and service tasks, and why every business should pay attention to personality when hiring and assigning.
What do we need to know about personality as we deal making difficult decisions in a bad economy? Pierce and Jane Howard talk with Jim Blasingame about some of the key personality issues to recognize when laying off employees and making other difficult decisions.
How does your personality affect performance when dealing with stressful situations? Pierce and Jane Howard join Jim Blasingame to explain how to deal with stess and anxiety to improve performance and health.
How does personality play a role in the effectivenes of a small business to deal with challenging times? Pierce and Jane Howard talk with Jim Blasingame about how the personality of individual team members does matter.