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Personality Types at Work

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Personality Types at Work

Name: Personality Types at Work
Rating: 4.502577319587629 (776 reviews)

Instructor: Toni Ratliff

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks at 10 hours a week

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There are 5 modules in this course

Knowing yourself, your team, your manager, and your organization are keys to personal and business success. What were once labeled soft skills are now modern requirements in today's workplace - especially if you are trying to get in the door or are already leading a team. This course is specifically designed for the:

-Job Seeker: You will create a usable cover letter with feedback from your peers as well as develop exceptional responses to some of the most common, yet challenging interview questions. We will get you the skills to help get in the door! -Team Member: You will develop an action plan to confront your personality weaknesses and highlight your strengths so you can ace your annual review. We will also cover strategies that will help you uncover your true worth so you can ask with more confidence. We will get you the skills to get ahead! -Manager: You will create an effective action plan for an employee, team, or organization based on your new knowledge of personality types and you will create a 360 degree review plan to better identify your strengths and weaknesses. We will get you the skills to rise above the rest! We will dive deep into the types and teach you how to translate your new knowledge into business success by leveraging personality and emotional intelligence in the workplace - wherever you may be! Join us!

We will get started by exploring 3 personality tests and then look at you and your superhero. This week will be focused on you!

What's included

9 videos4 readings2 assignments1 peer review3 discussion prompts

9 videos Total 45 minutes

Course Introduction 6 minutes
Toni Talks: Operationalizing Personality Types 8 minutes
Overview of the 3 tests 4 minutes
Carl Jung and Archetypes 3 minutes
Myers-Briggs 9 minutes
Bird 5 minutes
Big 5 7 minutes
Why super heroes? 2 minutes
Is Vader valuable? (Guy Nicolette, MD; Assistant Professor and Director of PCSMFP) 2 minutes

4 readings Total 90 minutes

Start by Taking the Tests 45 minutes
Superhero Copyright Information 10 minutes
Find your superhero type 5 minutes
Optional: Facebook Live Lecture (Week 1 Q&A) 30 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Week 1 Quiz 30 minutes
Practice Quiz 30 minutes

1 peer review Total 60 minutes

Who's behind the mask? 60 minutes

3 discussion prompts Total 30 minutes

Your introduction 15 minutes
Use a test at work or home 5 minutes
Superheroes Around The World 10 minutes

We start this week by looking at others and then turn our attention inward to identify weaknesses that are inherent in each type.

What's included

11 videos4 assignments1 discussion prompt

11 videos Total 39 minutes

How do you tell types? 1 minute
E/I 3 minutes
S/N 3 minutes
T/F 3 minutes
J/P 4 minutes
Words types use 6 minutes
Behaviors types use 3 minutes
Types under stress 5 minutes
Identify your weakness 8 minutes
Is conflict bad? 2 minutes
Finding the silver lining 3 minutes

4 assignments Total 120 minutes

Week 2 Quiz 30 minutes
Preferences Quiz 30 minutes
Identifying types by words and actions 30 minutes
Weaknesses of the types 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 5 minutes

Ugly Duckling? 5 minutes

Choice 1: This lesson is for those looking to get a new job. You will learn how to successfully interview based on personality types. | Choice 2: This lesson is for those who already have a job but are looking to get a promotion. You will learn how to effectively deal with your weaknesses in a one-on-one situation with your boss. | Choice 3: This lesson is for the supervisor, manager, or executive. You will learn how to address common management challenges associated with personality weaknesses.

What's included

3 videos2 readings3 peer reviews3 discussion prompts

3 videos Total 16 minutes

Interview advice from Rochelle (Toni's student) 2 minutes
How to "Get Ahead": Cason 4 minutes
How to "Rise Above": Dr. Ron Nutter 10 minutes

2 readings Total 20 minutes

STAR technique for interviews 10 minutes
Personality Types and Leadership 10 minutes

3 peer reviews Total 180 minutes

Interview Option 60 minutes
One-on-one Meeting Option 60 minutes
Management/Team-building Option 60 minutes

3 discussion prompts Total 30 minutes

Peer Review Forum: Interview 10 minutes
Peer Review Forum: One-on-one 10 minutes
Peer Review Forum: Management 10 minutes

We will wrap up class by looking at ourselves as part of a team and organization. The final project brings everything you have learned in class together to give you a tangible product that will help you get in, get ahead, and rise above the rest in any situation!

What's included

6 videos2 assignments2 discussion prompts

6 videos Total 23 minutes

Does a team have a type? 6 minutes
Do organizations have types? 5 minutes
Group Types 3 minutes
Hard vs soft skills 1 minute
Strengths according to type 5 minutes
From Solo Performer to Leader 3 minutes

2 assignments Total 60 minutes

Week 3 Quiz 30 minutes
Group types 30 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 15 minutes

What's your team and organization type? 5 minutes
Strong Leader Qualities 10 minutes

Choice 1: This lesson is for those looking to get a new job. You will learn how to integrate personality types into an incredible cover letter. This lesson will also further prepare you for an interview. | Choice 2: This lesson is for those who already have a job but are looking to get a promotion. You will learn how to ace your annual review and ask for a promotion in light of personality types. | Choice 3: This lesson is for the supervisor, manager, or executive. You will develop a 360 degree review and create an action plan based on the results.

What's included

2 videos3 readings3 peer reviews3 discussion prompts

2 videos Total 6 minutes

How to "Get Ahead": Ropes Course Manager 2 minutes
Rise Above: Brian Marchman, PhD., Director of UF DCE 4 minutes

3 readings Total 30 minutes

Writing a Cover Letter 10 minutes
Asking for a Promotion and Acing an Annual Review 10 minutes
360 Degree Review Overview, Pros and Cons 10 minutes

3 peer reviews Total 420 minutes

Cover Letter / Interview Option 120 minutes
Annual Review / Promotion Option 120 minutes
360 Degree EQ Review Option 180 minutes

3 discussion prompts Total 30 minutes

Peer Review Forum: Interview 10 minutes
Peer Review Forum: Annual Review 10 minutes
Peer Review Forum: 360 Reviews 10 minutes

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Toni Ratliff

University of Florida

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Reviewed on May 8, 2020

This is an amazing and very helpful course. I learned a lot about personality types and can now use it to improve myself and help others as well.

Reviewed on Apr 20, 2022

The course was really good Got to learn about all the 16 myres briggs types the videos were fun use of super heros to learn personalities was such a good technique

Reviewed on Jun 7, 2017

Very interesting class, lots of good information. It could be a week or two longer to delve into the personality types a little more. Enjoyed it.

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