Future of Work

Why personality and not skill makes you a great employee

Employees of multinational headhunter Korn/Ferry work at the headquarters office of the company in Caracas August 3, 2015. Headhunters across Latin America are tapping Venezuela for low-cost professionals as a deepening economic crisis has left many skilled workers earning less money than taxi drivers and waiters. Highly-trained Venezuelans are seeking to escape a decaying socialist economy in which they often have to work second jobs and spend hours in line to buy basic goods such as milk or diapers. Picture taken on August 3, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins - RTX1N6MC

A study has found that personality sets great employees apart, making them more successful at work. Image: REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Dr Travis Bradberry
President, TalentSmart
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