Type A and Type B Personality
An understanding of different personality types is important for all leaders and managers. Case evidence and implementation advice is provided to increase awareness of the differences between Type A and Type B personalities and suggest strategies for managing them.
Technique Overview
Type A and Type B Personality Definition
C. Jenkins, R. Rosenman, M. Friedman and their associates (Jenkins et al., 1967) proposed that there is a correlation between heart disease and patients' personalities. People with Type A personalities are at highest risk. Friedman & Rosenman (1974) defined the Type A behaviour pattern as "an action-emotion complex that can be observed in any person who is aggressively involved in a chronic, incessant struggle to achieve more and more in less and less time". By contrast, people with Type B personalities are at lower risk because they are more relaxed in their approach to work and life.
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Further Reading
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- Allinson, C. & Hayes, J. (2012) The Cognitive Style Index: Technical Manual and User Guide, Pearson Education. Available at: http://www.talentlens.co.uk/assets/legacy-documents/71874/csi-manual.pdf.
- Bozek, R. & Ray, J.J. (1980) Dissecting the A-B personality type. British Journal of Medical Psychology (1980), 53, 181-186.
- Costa, P. T. & McCrae, R. R. (1995) Domains and Facets: Hierarchical Personality Assessment Using the Revised NEO Personality Inventory, Journal of Personality Assessment, 64(1), 21-50.
- Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1985) Intrinsic motivation and self determination in human behavior. New York: Plenum Press.
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