Definition of Personality
Personality is a sum total of habits, traits, characteristics of an individual. It is actually a force or power to do things. Some people have more power and some have less e.g. an army officer has the power and knowledge about security issues whereas a professor may have knowledge and powers on educational issues.
Another important aspect of personality is intelligence quotient or IQ. In a job situation employers are interested it see how quickly employees can pick up instructions, learn more new skills and adapt to the change in demands such skills are rewarded and helpful in developing a successful career for the individuals and increase in organizations profit.
In today's organizations people from diverse cultures and sub-cultures come to work. If some one comes from a rural or urban back ground they will have different ways of looking at different entities which makes it harder to deal with them. It is difficult to get work done by these people because they will not work if they are dealt with in same monotonous manner. How singular people observe unlike things because of their cultural back ground. In an organization, when individuals are asked to perform a task every one may not be willing to do it depending on how they perceive their orders. Human relations becomes important in such situations if the supervisor can access the situation, mood, and personality of the employees and then give orders and get he work done. The supervisors should appreciate individual diversity and act accordingly.
Personality is a sum total of habits, traits, characteristics of an individual. It is actually a force or power to do things. Some people have more power and some have less e.g. an army officer has the power and knowledge about security issues whereas a professor may have knowledge and powers on educational issues.
Another important aspect of personality is intelligence quotient or IQ. In a job situation employers are interested it see how quickly employees can pick up instructions, learn more new skills and adapt to the change in demands such skills are rewarded and helpful in developing a successful career for the individuals and increase in organizations profit.
In today's organizations people from diverse cultures and sub-cultures come to work. If some one comes from a rural or urban back ground they will have different ways of looking at different entities which makes it harder to deal with them. It is difficult to get work done by these people because they will not work if they are dealt with in same monotonous manner. How singular people observe unlike things because of their cultural back ground. In an organization, when individuals are asked to perform a task every one may not be willing to do it depending on how they perceive their orders. Human relations becomes important in such situations if the supervisor can access the situation, mood, and personality of the employees and then give orders and get he work done. The supervisors should appreciate individual diversity and act accordingly.
