There is a conventional belief that the performance of an employee depends on the level of job satisfaction. It is common knowledge that employees who have job satisfaction will give a great performance as well as enjoy their work. Job satisfaction also depends on a number of factors like employee personality. From this it can be seen that all these factors are dependent on each other.
A lot research effort have been directed at finding out the relationship between job satisfaction and performance but the factors that lead to job satisfaction have not been deeply explored. Recent studies have shown that the individual personality of an employee plays a key role in determining the level of their job satisfaction. This paper will look at the role of employee personality in job satisfaction and the various employee personalities that are suitable in a crisis.
Despite the strong relationship between satisfaction and performance, it has been proved that job satisfaction alone does not necessarily improve performance. A combination of strong positive personalities with job satisfaction will definitely lead to maximum performance by the employee.
Employee personality is key to both job satisfaction and high performance. Personality is a collection of the characters and qualities within an individual that make them distinctive.
A negative personality will always affect the work environment in a negative manner. For job satisfaction to be achieved, the work environment must be at its best. A positive personality will always make the working environment look positive. There is no doubt that the individual attributes of a person can greatly influence the general operation of the company.
Employees with a creative personality will help change the old and redundant systems by creating new systems that are relevant and easy to work with. This satisfies the creator and the rest of he employees in the organization. On the hand, these creative people can bring confusion and chaos in the working environment if their talents are not complemented with a balanced personality.
Those employees with good organizational skills help in bringing stability and order in the organization. Stability and organization are vital in achieving job satisfaction. When creativity lacks in a work environment, new idea that can bring job satisfaction are suppressed thus eliminating any possibility of change. A dynamic and flexible working environment is key to attaining job satisfaction.
Employees with a sage personality are also the most satisfied. Employees with a sage personality are good communication skills and job enjoyment. These are the kind of employees who are good at speaking, writing and have exceptional body language to accompany that. Employees with this type of personality naturally have fun and enjoy everything they do. This lively atmosphere is automatically passed down to other employees. Their excellent communication skills enable them to freely share their feeling and ideas.
Communication is important in achieving job satisfaction and employees with a sage personality will always seem satisfied even if the rest are not. Although these personalities directly affect the level of job satisfaction, some people argue that it depends on the type of work being done. There are some jobs that do not necessarily need some personalities. An employee who is open to experience will attempt new ides that can improve his or her satisfaction and performance.
In a work environment, a crisis is bound to arise at some point. In times a crisis, special and positive personalities are needed to effectively deal with the crisis. To begin with, dealing with a crisis needs creative minds. People with a creative personality will be in a better position come up with quick solutions to solve the problem. Some problems require a quick fixing and if creative and sharp people are not around, the situation may become worse.
A caring personality is needed in times of a crisis. Crisis management is almost impossible if people with caring and supportive personalities are not available. Employees who care for their company and fellow employees will do their best to solve any problem that can bring the organization down. Instead of being absorbed in the blame game, they will focus on the crisis at hand as they try by all means to look for a solution. Teamwork is also vital in dealing with a crisis.
In conclusion, the personality of employees plays a major role in job satisfaction. Individual attributes and character will always determine if the employee will be satisfied or not. Positive personalities will influence the level of individual and collective job satisfaction in the organization. Different personalities are needed in different types of jobs as some personalities will not necessarily bring satisfaction to employees doing a particular job.
There are other special personalities needed when an organization faces a crisis. Effective crisis management in an organization can only be possible if the management and employees have strong positive personalities to deal with the crisis. Employees with teamwork will solve a problem affecting the organization in the shortest time possible compared to those without teamwork.