BEHAVIOR VERSUS PERSONALITY

Personality Assessments

Personality assessments are designed to understand the character traits of an individual. However, any given personality type is likely to behave differently in a favorable environment than in a stressful environment. Simply profiling one's personality does not reveal behavioral tendencies.

Personality is a stable, consistent pattern of thoughts, behaviors and emotions. Behavior is an expression of personality.

Behavioral Assessments

A behavioral assessment measures personality traits in a more comprehensive way, and then determines how a given personality will react or behave in certain situations or circumstances.

A person generally described as "calm, warm and friendly" might become "tense and explosive" in a stressful situation. Another person appearing to have the same personality traits may thrive and do amazing things in the same situation.

The Differences

Simply understanding one's personality traits has limited value in the workplace, team environment, or relationship. Behavioral assessments provide much more value in improving the effectiveness of human interaction in any environment.