… is a bit difficult when all of them is telecommuting. We interact only through chat and email. For those who are in my region, we see each other during Christmas parties and monthly meetings.

Thus, sad to say, I don’t really know my team that much except perhaps the basics about their family, their academic background, and some of their concerns.

I thought about personality today, because I read in Tom Vander Well’s blog that he would often start his QA workshop with a brief personality test. His people was probably surprised about that. After all, what’s a personality test got to do with a QA in a call center?

But like, Tom, I like it that his trainings start with a personality test. It’s always good to start with some backgrounder on the people you will be working with. I also believe that personality gives us a reading of a person’s attitude in life, and toward his work.

So, you think I should make my remote team members take a personality test?

Tags: personality test, Team Dynamics

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