Agreeableness

DISCovering You

Today’s episode is about, Agreeableness; its connection to personality, and what it can predict for our job choice, and success.

If I were to ask you how agreeable you are, would you be able to answer readily? Let’s have a look at what it means.

How Agreeableness Affects Your Behaviour

People who are high in agreeability tend to get along with others, are helpful and considerate, display sensitivity, and have higher levels of social and emotional intelligence. They are able to de-escalate conflict, give others the benefit of the doubt, are collaborative and emotionally supportive.

They are empathetic, work well on a team and are successful at mentoring others.

Sounds great, right? But, does that mean it's bad news for those who are low, therefore, closer to disagreeable?

No! There are advantages to being low! For instance, those who score low in agreeableness thrive in higher-pressure environments where the pace is quick and where conflict may be present. They also tend to have higher incomes. Isn’t that interesting? I guess when you think about something quintessentially frantic and stressful stockbrokers on the floor of the exchange come to mind, so that part checks out!

Listeners, are you curious to discover where you are on the agreeableness scale? You can go to: https://www.truity.com/test/how-agreeable-are-you