[OPLINLIST] Personality Skills

[SWON Info]

Personality conflicts may be inevitable, but they don’t have to be 
permanent. Bethany Nummela-Hanel gave a great keynote about Myers-Briggs 
personality types at Tuesday’s Staff Training Symposium. People learned 
to identify their personality type, but they also learned ways to 
identify personality differences as a cause of conflict.

For example, every Monday morning, you ask your (introvert) coworker, 
“How was your weekend?” but they never seem to have much to say. So you 
fill the silence by describing your own time off in full. Extrovert-you 
wants to share what’s going on and hear what’s up with them, but your 
coworker starts avoiding you.


        Like Plato said, “Know what thyself sounds like.”

You can both do better. Extrovert, you want to hear about your 
coworker’s weekend? Ask them a question or two, and then give them time 
to respond. Some silence is okay. Introvert, you don’t like a one-sided 
conversation? Come up with a story to tell. Make an effort to share, and 
both sides will feel better.

Another example: You and a coworker have been assigned to update some 
signage. You very logically want to count existing signs for budget 
planning, to get started. Your coworker wants to start by intuitively 
asking what response you want to get from patrons and what might get 
that response. Both people are asking crucial questions, but setting 
them up as conflicting priorities creates unnecessary friction.

When there’s conflict in the workplace, it’s not enough to expect the 
other person to change their behavior. You can adapt to ease the 
conflict, too, and personality theory is one way that can help you find 
that middle ground. To learn more, here are a few books that Bethany 
recommends:

  * Type Talk at Work: How 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success
    on the Job
    <http://www.amazon.com/Type-Talk-Work-Revised-Personality-ebook/dp/B000SEGRD2>
  * Work It Out: Using Personality Type to Improve Team Performance
    <http://www.amazon.com/Work-Out-Personality-Improve-Performance-ebook/dp/B005D7D4QW>

– Nathan

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    Level-Up Lab: Introducing Personality Theory

Didn’t make it to the Staff Training Symposium? Interested in learning 
how personality theory can improve your work environment? Join Melanie 
on June 9, from 9:30–11:30 a.m. You’ll identify your own Myers-Briggs 
personality type and learn how to use personality type traits to help 
you manage conflict. Registration is now open 
<http://swon.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=1924&lib=>.

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  * *Augmented Reality: Seeing Your Library Through Virtual Eyes
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  * *The Best New Children’s and Young Adult Books
    <http://swon.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=899>* -
    (4/1/2014) - Online
  * *Writing a Social Media Policy for Your Library
    <http://bit.ly/1fLFBY1>* - (4/2/2014) - Online
  * *OLC Southwest Chapter Conference <http://olc.org/chap_confs.php>* -
    (4/3/2014) - Roberts Center, Wilmington
  * *Taking Your Library Board From Good to Greatness
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  * *SWON Executive Board Meeting
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  * *Ethnic Librarians & Staff (SIG) Meeting
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    (4/4/2014) - PLCH, North College Hill Branch
  * *Computers in Libraries Conference* - (4/7–4/9/2014) - Washington D.C.
  * *ROYAL Book Review (SIG) Meeting
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    (4/8/2014) - Lane Public Library, Fairfield Branch
  * *Reader’s Advisory Basics
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    (4/8/2014) - Online
  * *Kentucky Public Library Association’s Spring Conference
    <http://kpla.org/spring-conference/>* - (4/9–4/11/2014) - Bowling
    Green, KY

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