2024-05-06T21:03:09-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150178537/managing-different-personalities-in-the-workplace Sean Joyner 2020-01-14T11:32:00-05:00 >2020-01-14T11:32:53-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/917215ef43ac698677fc16dddc8d1b12.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Architecture is a highly collaborative practice that calls us to work with many different kinds of people. Sometimes this brings challenges. With <a href="https://archinect.com/firms" target="_blank">firms</a> seeking to build diverse teams, a diversity of <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/870072/proust-questionnaire" target="_blank">personalities</a> and work styles can be forgotten. Particularly for leaders, it can be bewildering to navigate such a large group of people. As a part of Harvard Business Review's<em>&nbsp;<a href="https://hbr.org/2017/03/the-new-science-of-team-chemistry" target="_blank">The New Science of Team Chemistry</a></em> series, Suzanne M. Johnson Vickberg and Kim Christfort with <strong>Business Chemistry</strong>, a workplace personality classification system write:</p> <p><em>"Organizations aren&rsquo;t getting the performance they need from their teams...But often, the fault doesn&rsquo;t lie with the team members, our research suggests. Rather, it rests with leaders who fail to effectively tap diverse work styles and perspectives..."</em><br></p> <p>Through research of more than 190,000 professionals, the pair share the differences between four primary work styles, each with their unique strengths, weaknesses, preferences, and triggers.</p> Four worki...