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Introduction ix

Part One The Truth About Personality 1
Making sense of human behavior in an unpredictable world

1: The High Cost of Not Understanding People 3

2: The Ingredients of a Unique Personality 17

3: The Biggest Challenges to Successful Communication 22

4: How to Understand Anyone’s Personality 30

5: The Personality Map 42

Part Two Read Your Own User Manual 51
Understanding your personality and how to harness it

6: Personality Differences Shape Every Relationship 53

7: How to Find Your Personality Type 56

8: Take a Personality Assessment 59

9: The 16 Personality Types 61

10: How I Fired (and then Rehired) Myself 139

Part Three How Personality AI Works 149
Understanding the technology driving the personality revolution

11: Why the Soft Skills are the Hardest 151

12: Before Personality AI: Flying Blind 156

13: How AI is Already Impacting You 158

14: A GPS for Communicating with People 161

15: Under the Hood of Personality AI 166

16: Using Personality AI to Understand Anyone 193

Part Four Communicate Better 197
Using personality insights for every conversation

17: Communicating with Ignorance versus Empathy 199

18: Adapting to Different Personality Types 201

19: Personality AI for Email Outreach 204

20: Personality AI for Sales Meetings 220

21: Personality AI for Difficult Conversations 235

22: Personality AI for More Situations 244

Part Five Lead Better 247
Using personality profiles to build teams with chemistry

23: Understanding the Dynamics of Your Team 249

24: Facilitating One-on-One Chemistry between Others 259

25: Creating Chemistry within an Entire Group 270

26: Becoming an Empathy-Driven Leader 277

Part Six Predict Responsibly 299
Understanding the proper, ethical use of Personality AI

27: How to Properly Use Personality Data 301

28: Restoring Empathy in a Hyper-Skeptical World 311

Acknowledgments 313

About the Authors 315

Index 317

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 26/12/2019
      ISBN13: 9781119630999, 978-1119630999
      ISBN10: 1119630991

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Introduction ix

      Part One The Truth About Personality 1
      Making sense of human behavior in an unpredictable world

      1: The High Cost of Not Understanding People 3

      2: The Ingredients of a Unique Personality 17

      3: The Biggest Challenges to Successful Communication 22

      4: How to Understand Anyone’s Personality 30

      5: The Personality Map 42

      Part Two Read Your Own User Manual 51
      Understanding your personality and how to harness it

      6: Personality Differences Shape Every Relationship 53

      7: How to Find Your Personality Type 56

      8: Take a Personality Assessment 59

      9: The 16 Personality Types 61

      10: How I Fired (and then Rehired) Myself 139

      Part Three How Personality AI Works 149
      Understanding the technology driving the personality revolution

      11: Why the Soft Skills are the Hardest 151

      12: Before Personality AI: Flying Blind 156

      13: How AI is Already Impacting You 158

      14: A GPS for Communicating with People 161

      15: Under the Hood of Personality AI 166

      16: Using Personality AI to Understand Anyone 193

      Part Four Communicate Better 197
      Using personality insights for every conversation

      17: Communicating with Ignorance versus Empathy 199

      18: Adapting to Different Personality Types 201

      19: Personality AI for Email Outreach 204

      20: Personality AI for Sales Meetings 220

      21: Personality AI for Difficult Conversations 235

      22: Personality AI for More Situations 244

      Part Five Lead Better 247
      Using personality profiles to build teams with chemistry

      23: Understanding the Dynamics of Your Team 249

      24: Facilitating One-on-One Chemistry between Others 259

      25: Creating Chemistry within an Entire Group 270

      26: Becoming an Empathy-Driven Leader 277

      Part Six Predict Responsibly 299
      Understanding the proper, ethical use of Personality AI

      27: How to Properly Use Personality Data 301

      28: Restoring Empathy in a Hyper-Skeptical World 311

      Acknowledgments 313

      About the Authors 315

      Index 317

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