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Recognizing and managing different personality types

Hosted by Neil Amato

Please note: This item is from our archives and was published in 2019. It is provided for historical reference. The content may be out of date and links may no longer function.

Most likely, the people you work with, manage, or report to do not have a personality type exactly like yours. Jessica Iennarella, CPA/CFF, has advice for why it’s important to recognize our differences and how such knowledge can lead us to better relationships at work.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

  • How Iennarella chose the six personality types for her session at AICPA ENGAGE (0:52).
  • Why recognizing different personality types can help someone become a better manager (2:23).
  • How understanding personality types can help us learn more about ourselves (3:45).
  • An example of how Iennarella learned to manage setting expectations with her direct reports (5:05).
  • A reminder that categorization of personality types is not a one-size-fits-all strategy (6:25).

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