Thursday, May 29, 2014

Types of Personality



The BPO industry is a multitude of personality. There are those who are as tame as a lamb and there are those who are as wild as a beast. Knowing the different types of personality allows you to understand why other are different from who you are. Whether you are an agent, a Team Leader or Operations Manager, knowing the temperaments of each individual allows unity in a team for a common goal.

Here are the main types of personality:

·       ThePerfect Melancholy
·       ThePowerful Choleric
·       The Popular Sanguine
·       ThePeaceful Phlegmatic


And here are the combination of the above personality types: 

Powerful Choleric / Perfect Melancholy

·       Pros: This combination makes the best business person because the combination of Powerful Choleric’s leadership, drive and goals with Perfect Melancholy’s analytical, detail–conscious, schedule–oriented mind is unbeatable.

·       Cons: They have the most drive and determination and can hold tight onto a cause forever. Headed in a positive direction, they oftentimes succeed but carried to extremes, even their strength is overbearing.

(If only call centers has a bunch of this type of personality, the Philippines will be put in a pedestal as the outsourcing choice of the world. And if only call centers has a bunch of this type of personality, somehow attrition will be controlled)

Popular Sanguine / Powerful Choleric

·       Pros: Great potential for leadership

·       Cons: Such combination could spawn a bossy individual who didn’t know what he was talking about; an impulsive person who was running around in circles; or an impatient soul who was always interrupting and monopolizing conversation.

(Unfortunately, this is a type of personality that most call center is getting. Bunch of leaders who technically doesn’t know anything about the account but pure “lip service.”)

Perfect Melancholy / Peaceful Phlegmatic

·       Pros: This combinations makes the greatest educators as Perfect Melancholies love of study and research is brightened by Peaceful Phlegmatic ability to get along with people and present material in a pleasant manner.

·       Cons: they have trouble in decision making because they both are slow in this area and they both procrastinate.

(This is a type of personality that is ideal for Trainer. they can get along well with different type of personality and their patience is priceless.)


Popular Sanguine / Peaceful Phlegmatic

·       Pros: They are good in personnel work, in being parents, and in civic leadership, because they have the engaging humor.

·       Cons: Very poor in handling money.         

(This is a type of personality that is ideal as Recruiter and Quality Analyst. As both of this job doesn’t require financial obligation, the call center is still in a safe hand)

No comments:

Post a Comment