Comments on: The Importance of Understanding Personalities and Attitudes http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-07/the-importance-of-understanding-personalities-and-attitudes/ Leadership, followership, and purpose at work Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:29:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Vice Of Ingratitude | Bret L. Simmons - Positive Organizational Behavior http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-07/the-importance-of-understanding-personalities-and-attitudes/comment-page-1/#comment-21108 The Vice Of Ingratitude | Bret L. Simmons - Positive Organizational Behavior Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:07:26 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=357#comment-21108 [...] Psychology. They describe gratitude as a psychological state, which means it’s essentially an attitude. Like any attitude, it is subject to both change and development, which means you can chose to [...] [...] Psychology. They describe gratitude as a psychological state, which means it’s essentially an attitude. Like any attitude, it is subject to both change and development, which means you can chose to [...]

]]> By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-07/the-importance-of-understanding-personalities-and-attitudes/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Bret L. Simmons Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:30:56 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=357#comment-353 Thanks, Jack. Would love to hear your thougts on my posts anytime you are comfortable sharing. Bret Thanks, Jack. Would love to hear your thougts on my posts anytime you are comfortable sharing. Bret

]]> By: jack parler http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-07/the-importance-of-understanding-personalities-and-attitudes/comment-page-1/#comment-349 jack parler Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:41:29 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=357#comment-349 I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future. I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.

]]> By: Secure Attachment: Another Positive Personality Trait « Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-07/the-importance-of-understanding-personalities-and-attitudes/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Secure Attachment: Another Positive Personality Trait « Bret L. Simmons Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:16:57 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=357#comment-124 [...] written previously about the value of understanding personalities and attitudes at work.  The two most important attitudes we need to be developing in our employees are [...] [...] written previously about the value of understanding personalities and attitudes at work.  The two most important attitudes we need to be developing in our employees are [...]

]]> By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-07/the-importance-of-understanding-personalities-and-attitudes/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Bret L. Simmons Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:50:20 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=357#comment-88 Wally: Your advice to supervisors about attitudes is EXACTLY what I would do. "You got a bad attitude" almost always means "I don't like you". You are so correct - work on the behavior. Great thought, I appreciate you taking the time to share them. Wally: Your advice to supervisors about attitudes is EXACTLY what I would do. “You got a bad attitude” almost always means “I don’t like you”. You are so correct – work on the behavior. Great thought, I appreciate you taking the time to share them.

]]> By: Wally Bock http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-07/the-importance-of-understanding-personalities-and-attitudes/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Wally Bock Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:28:22 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=357#comment-87 From my what-am-I-gonna-tell-the-supervisors view, this is an excellent post. You point out that personality is pretty much fixed after a person enters adulthood. That implies that the general approach to life isn't going to change. You can't polish sneakers. You don't play basketball in dress shoes. And you distinguish between personality and attitude. Either in my Working Supervisor's Support Kit or in training, I work to have supervisors not even use the word. My suggestion is that when they catch themselves thinking, "John has a bad attitude," they should analyze what John does or says that gets them thinking that the attitude is bad. Then work on the behavior. From my what-am-I-gonna-tell-the-supervisors view, this is an excellent post. You point out that personality is pretty much fixed after a person enters adulthood. That implies that the general approach to life isn’t going to change. You can’t polish sneakers. You don’t play basketball in dress shoes.

And you distinguish between personality and attitude. Either in my Working Supervisor’s Support Kit or in training, I work to have supervisors not even use the word. My suggestion is that when they catch themselves thinking, “John has a bad attitude,” they should analyze what John does or says that gets them thinking that the attitude is bad. Then work on the behavior.

]]> By: Bret L. Simmons http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-07/the-importance-of-understanding-personalities-and-attitudes/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Bret L. Simmons Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:59:22 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=357#comment-85 Gwyn: I appreciate your thoughts. People are fascinating, and work is such a huge part of our lives we all benefit from increasing our awareness of this stuff. Mary Jo: Thanks once again for visiting and sharing your thoughts, which I really value. Bret Gwyn: I appreciate your thoughts. People are fascinating, and work is such a huge part of our lives we all benefit from increasing our awareness of this stuff.

Mary Jo: Thanks once again for visiting and sharing your thoughts, which I really value.

Bret

]]> By: Mary Jo Asmus http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-07/the-importance-of-understanding-personalities-and-attitudes/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Mary Jo Asmus Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:06:01 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=357#comment-84 Very nice distinction between personality and attitude Bret. Very useful. Very nice distinction between personality and attitude Bret. Very useful.

]]> By: Gwyn Teatro http://www.bretlsimmons.com/2009-07/the-importance-of-understanding-personalities-and-attitudes/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Gwyn Teatro Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:49:33 +0000 http://www.bretlsimmons.com/?p=357#comment-83 Your post certainly started me thinking. The distinctions you make between personality and attitude are so important and yet, if we do not spend enough time in observation and listening, it's probably not difficult to get them confused. Knowing what you can influence about others and what you have no hope of changing is a vital message that many of us do not get. Thank you for a great post! Your post certainly started me thinking. The distinctions you make between personality and attitude are so important and yet, if we do not spend enough time in observation and listening, it’s probably not difficult to get them confused.
Knowing what you can influence about others and what you have no hope of changing is a vital message that many of us do not get.

Thank you for a great post!

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