Jane Howard

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Does your personality indicate a high need for stability? Pierce and Jane Howard talk with Jim Blasingame about why you should know how stress affects your personality so you know how much of it to take on. And for small business owners, it's critical to determine if the personality of an employee candidate matches with the level of stress they will have in that assignment.
What does your personality have to do with how you enjoy your vacation? Pierce and Jane Howard talk with Jim Blasingame about what you should know about yourself before you plan your vacation activities.
Should you pay attention to personality traits when planning a holiday party and give gifts? Pierce and Jane thinks so and they talk with Jim about how to incorporate personality into your decisions.
Does our personality determine how we deal with change? Pierce and Jane talk with Jim about this and how to manage the different personalities in our organization when change is occurring.
How does personality impact performance in small business? Pierce and Jane talk with Jim about how to determine what projects and tasks to give to which employees, based on their personality.
The Howards talk with Jim about the five-factor personality model that can be so useful when hiring, promoting and managing employees.
The Howards joins Jim to talk about how to do a better job of hiring your next employee. Remember, the answers you get may sound wrong, but they may be right.
The Howards and Jim talk about the concept of happiness, what causes it, who has it, how to get it, and how to develop it in our small businesses.
The Howards join Jim to continue their mini-series on hiring and building teams based on personality. Jane says we should make sure the personalities of our teams are not only not alike, but also not just like us.
The Howards join Jim to talk about why it's important to include personality factors when building team as well as when you're working in teams.