Why does temperament matter?

Temperament or personality may reasonably be defined as the unique set of qualities that make a person distinct from another. Easy enough really.

But knowing that we are all different does not help when we are faced with a business problem that requires a team to pull together on a common goal or objective. It would be impossible to achieve anything if we let the individual personalities determine their own interaction with the teams goals. There has to be some way of aligning them or getting them to fly in formation.

For instance imagine if you can a stereotypical librarian. You might see them as serious, conscientious, focused, systematic, logical, accurate, careful with an eye for detail. Assuming that we have some broad agreement on this personality profile it would seem absurd to appoint a gregarious, restless, demonstrative and verbally assertive individual to the role of librarian.

I am not saying that they could not do the job. But would they enjoy it? Would they be able to use all of their unique talents and innate personality traits in the role. The chances are that they would demonstrate evidence of stress over time probably culminating in them leaving the job with a poor attitude to the role and to the employer.

Does personality or temperament matter? Yes, it does.

Selecting the right person with the right set of personality traits will pay dividends in the long run.

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