Good Judgment: Making Better Business Decisions with the Science of Human Personality

Dr. Richard Davis, an organizational psychologist, has written a book that provides a unique guide to understanding and improving people's personalities for business decisions. He has spent decades advising business leaders and evaluating executives, and has developed a toolkit for analyzing personalities and using the information effectively. The book explains what the science of personality is and how it works, and how it can be used to improve working relationships, careers, and lives. Whether you are a novice manager, board member, angel investor, or new parent, understanding the science of personality is essential for exercising good judgment.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 04 July 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

An instant USA Today bestseller and a Globe and Mail Top 10 Business and Management Book of 2024, "Good Judgment: How to Better Read and Understand People and Make Improved, More Informed Business Decisions About Them" is a unique guide to learning how to better read and understand people and make improved, more informed business decisions about them. Written by an experienced organizational psychologist, Dr. Richard Davis, the book offers a comprehensive understanding of the five key traits that define our personalities: intellect, emotionality, sociability, drive, and diligence. Unlike emotions, which are transitory in nature, these traits determine our behaviors, including our motivations, social inclinations, reactions to crisis or complexity, patterns of thinking, and more. Dr. Davis has spent decades advising business leaders and evaluating executives from some of the world's biggest companies, including Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Under Armour, Meta, Starbucks, Nike, LVMH, and the NBA. He has helped numerous executives make tough, highly consequential hiring calls based on personality. In "Good Judgment," Dr. Davis brings his expertise to you, explaining what the science of personality is and how to use it effectively. He provides a unique perspective on what human personality is and an indispensable toolkit for analyzing it.

Weight: 368g
Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780063293670