When people talk about leadership or job performance, they often focus on skills, experience or education. But personality plays a big role in how people act at work, especially when stress is high or decisions really matter.
In a recent roundtable, Culverhouse College of Business faculty members Peter Harms, Allen Johnston, Kris Hoang, Bryan Hochstein, and moderator Shawn Mobbs discussed how personality affects executive leadership, auditor performance, cybersecurity risk, and sales success. While personality is often described using the popular “Big Five” traits — openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism — the panel agreed that this model has limits.