Ep76 Strengths versus Personality with Dr Stewart Desson

Send us Fan MailDr. Amanda Potter and guest Dr. Stewart Desson, CEO of Lumina Learning, explore the complex relationship between personality testing, neurodiversity, ethical assessment practices, and strengths-based approaches in the workplace.• The Big Five personality model (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism) remains the most empirically validated framework for understanding personality• Both experts challenge traditional views of personality as static, suggesting a more dynamic understanding that incorporates conscious choice• Evaluative bias in psychometrics can lead to one end of personality spectrums being seen as "good" while the other end is viewed negatively• Profile matching in recruitment creates dangerous homogeneity in organizations, reducing diversity of thought and stifling innovation• The "shadow" concept from Jungian psychology represents disowned aspects of ourselves that we project onto others• Personality labeling (like being called "the creative type") can limit career opportunities and development• Ethical psychometric practice must acknowledge human complexity and avoid oversimplified categorization• The best assessments expand possibilities rather than constraining them, recognizing we can demonstrate seemingly opposite traits depending on contextIf you like our podcast, please click on that follow button and share this episode with someone who would really enjoy it.Episodes are available here https://www.thecpo.co.uk/ To follow Zircon on LinkedIn and to be first to hear about podcasts, publications and news, please like and follow us: https://www.linkedin.com/company/betalent-by-zircon/ To access the research white papers mentioned in this and other podcasts, please go to: https://www.betalent.com/research For more information about the BeTalent suite of tools and platform please contact: [email protected]