London City Information Group

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London City Information Group
The Research Continuum..From Data Retrieval to
Organisational Research Consultant.
Thursday 25th May 2006 Stephanie Wheeler Roberta
Gardner
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Objectives

• To explore the meaning and importance of
  personality traits within the workplace
• To discuss the range of research/information
  roles within organisations
• To discuss the range of personality traits
  demonstrated by research and information
  professionals
• To look at PAPI - a personality-based assessment
  tool and how it applies to individuals and teams
  of researchers

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Definition of personality

• A complex and unique set of psychological
  qualities that influence an individuals
  characteristic patterns of behaviour over time
  across different situations

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Trait theories

• trait theorists start from the premise that a
  personality can be described by its position on a
  number of separate dimensions each of which
  represents a trait
• a trait is any characteristic in which one
  individual differs from another in a relatively
  permanent and consistent way
• opinions differ as to how many traits are needed
  to comprehensively describe the human personality
• the most widely accepted framework consists of
  five broad traits and these are referred to as
  the Big Five

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What are the three most important skills that
you use in your current role?

• For example
• Diagnostic skills
• Interviewing/interrogative skills
• Creative thinking
• Influencing skills
• Analytical skills
• Insight
• Attention to detail
• Perseverance
• Negotiation skills
• Presentation skills

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The Research Continuum

• FROM
• Data
• Request-led
• Cataloguing
• Repository
• Transactional
• Back office
• Static
• Supporting delivery

• TO
• Knowledge and insight
• Consultation and discussion
• Knowledge management
• Intellectual property
• Strategic
• Middle office
• Transformational
• Supporting innovation, sales, delivery and
  account management

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What is PAPI?
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PAPI measures 7 factors

• Active Dominance
• Conscientious Persistence
• Openness to Experience
• Sociability
• Work Tempo
• Agreeableness
• Seeking to Achieve

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PAPI Roles

• 10 Role scales
• Expressed as perception statements, e.g., I
  always focus on the steps ahead H
• Measure our perception of key aspects of work
  situation
• External determinants of behaviour
• Situational characteristics that put pressure
  on us to behave in certain ways - organisational
  culture, demands of job role, management style of
  boss, etc.

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10 Role scales

• Leadership
• Organised type
• Integrative Planner
• Attention to Detail
• Conceptual Thinker
• Social Harmoniser
• Ease in decision making
• Work Pace
• Emotional Restraint
• Role of the Hard Work

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PAPI Needs

• 10 Need scales
• Expressed as preference statements, e.g., I like
  to do new things Z - Need for Change
• Measures our preference for behaving in
  particular ways based on what has gone before,
  i.e., general tendency
• Internal determinants of behaviour
• Need satisfaction vs. Need frustration
• A measure of stable personality traits

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PAPI Needs

• Need to control others
• Need for rules and supervision
• Need for change
• Need to finish a task
• Need to be noticed
• Need to belong to groups
• Need to relate closely to individuals
• Need t be forceful
• Need to achieve
• Need to be supportive

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PAPI Normative version
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5
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1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10
Sten Values
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Researcher A
Norm group UK General Managerial
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Researcher B
Norm group UK General Managerial
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Our clients
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Contact details Roberta Gardner Tel 07710
121103 roberta.gardner_at_cubiks.com
Contact details Stephanie Wheeler Tel 07710
448528 stephanie_at_stephaniewheelerassociates.co.uk