Always Right

Do you have that “always right” never in doubt employee in your organization?

We’ve all seen them, some of us have worked with them and most of us can certainly identify a few of them. Those personality types that muck up the atmosphere at work and typically put a wrench in productivity because of their dominance. The very strong type personality that sometimes gets categorized as a bully because of their strong convictions. This person’s wealth of “certainty” may not have a positive effect on your company.

The Harrison Assessment can help you identify and positively develop these personality types.

If the individual scores high in Certainy (8-10) on the Harrison Assessment it indicates a very strong-minded person who gets along well with people with the same beliefs, but often has difficulty with people with different beliefs. This is the case even if there is a balance of a high Open/Reflective score.

However, a high Certain score, combined with a low Open/Reflective, indicates dogmatism. Dogmatism is even greater when combined with other potentially negative traits such as Dominance (high Assertive, low Helpful), Bluntness (high Frankness, low Diplomacy), Impulsiveness (high Risking, low Analyzes Pitfalls), Harshness (high Enforcing, low Warmth), Defensiveness (high Self-Acceptance, low Self-Improvement), Authoritarian (high Authoritative, low Collaborative) and low Organizational Compatibility.

Someone who is always right may end up in a conflict when faced with someone of different beliefs/personality. Excessive certainty can be a barrier between people. This may indicate the need for emotional intelligence training.

A move towards self- improvement may be a catalyst for advancement. Improving warmth, collaboration and flexibility will help balance this.

You may have invested a significant amount of time, energy and training dollars into this person. With comprehensive behavioral assessment employees see both their strengths and areas of development. Giving them insight into their behavioral preferences, how they affect their behavior, and their impact on others is essential for development and meaningful change.

Dawson Consulting Group is a Harrison Assessments Solutions Partner.

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