"What? What was that? That's it, I"m sick of you, you"re fired! Get out of here!" In every business there is always at least one person, who someone doesn't get along with, mainly because their personalities clash. Personality tests can be useful means to figuring out which individuals will and won't conflict. Those tests have also been used as an effective tool for improving the management of an organization. They provide an accurate analysis of employees" behaviors and attitudes otherwise left to the personal judgment of the employers. This ability to effectively interact with people can make the difference between success or failure in the workplace and in personal lives. .
Productivity is crucial to creating, managing, and erecting a successful business. Businesses, most of the time, manage their employees by trial and error. This is a costly proposition that often results in frustration, conflict, low productivity, low morale and, ultimately, high employee turnover. Through the tests, employees have the opportunity to immediately increase their knowledge of themselves and others which can result in increased effectiveness and improved productivity. Once management and employees understand and appreciate each other's behavior and behavioral talents, they will have begun to build the foundation for achieving high performance. .
One example of the use of a personality test to achieve higher performance is at Virginia Tech Rescue Squad. Paul N, a paramedic, of VT Rescue has recently had the members take a personality test to try and obtain a better understanding of the different types of members in the organization. His purpose for using the personality test was to "discover trends, and to see if there is a dominant personality." One of the things he wanted was to have the members "find out more about themselves, and to be more conscientious of people they work with." He believes that the "corporate culture can use the tests to find similar personalities, which will allow for superior effectiveness.