Proven specialist for Business Excellence with many years of international experience. Key relevant activities along the global value creation chain of goods and services. The gathered work experience A-Z include:
Brand Management • Business Excellence • Contract Management • Global Sourcing • Greenfield Operations • Intercultural Leadership • Lean Management (KAIZEN / Six Sigma) • Marketing • Quality Management (incl. ISO) • Supply Chain Management (incl. Procurement) • Wholesale & Retail
“What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.”
– Patrick Lencioni
Individuality
Individuality is the quiet force that shapes how we move through the world. It is the sum of our choices, quirks, beliefs, and instincts – the subtle fingerprint we leave on everything we touch. While society often nudges us toward conformity, individuality resists the mold. It is not rebellion for its own sake, but the expression of a self that cannot be replicated. In this chapter, we explore what makes each person distinct, how traits form the architecture of identity, and why embracing our uniqueness is not just liberating – it’s essential.
To understand individuality is to examine the traits that compose it – not as isolated characteristics, but as interconnected threads within a broader pattern. These traits, whether inherited, learned, or consciously developed, form the language through which individuality expresses itself. They indicate responses to challenge, modes of relating to others, and frameworks for constructing meaning. The following section explores how such traits – my traits – converge, diverge, and ultimately shape the conclusion of what it means to be uniquely human.
Personality Traits
Personality Tests
Even though I have taken a number of personality tests myself in order to evaluate my very own personality traits, I do have my doubts in its results accuracies and would never judge or even hire / fire people solely based on such tests outcomes only.
In her award-winning book “Weapons of Math Destruction”, Dr. Cathy O’Neil shares several examples of how predictive tests and scoring mechanisms can seriously damage someone’s life.
The example the Mathematician offers here shows how the scoring from personality tests, often used in the hiring process, can exclude entire groups of people regardless of their talents, knowledge, experience and competencies.
Stay tuned for exploring and venting about quantitative issues on her blog mathbabe.org or get real and hire the ORCAA team.
Traits Conclusion
The single personality traits mentioned here form a clear conclusion. They combine well to describe the overall personality shaped by these qualities.
“Eric is a clearly contoured individual who consistently exhibits a homogeneous behavior across various situations, driven by a total challenge mindset. He thrives in competitive environments, motivating others and achieving goals, while maintaining security and stability. His strong inner motivation influences people and circumstances, with a resilience that ensures his effectiveness under pressure. His intuitive, creative, and holistic approach to work emphasizes innovation and integration, complemented by a logical and analytical mindset for problem-solving. Eric’s ability to express ideas and teach, alongside his organizational skills, positions him as a thinking, organized creator and commercial entrepreneurial communicator who persuades doers. Gifted according to Stanford-Binet, highly intelligent per Cattell, and very superior per Wechsler, Eric is open to experience, conscientious, agreeable, and relaxed under stress. He achieves targets through determination and analytical focus, often perceived as pragmatic and objective. His top personality talents include implementation, creation, and analysis, with a work environment preference for detail orientation, risk appetite, and factual orientation. Autonomous and influential, Eric enjoys advanced working conditions, balances work-life effectively, seeks prestigious and financial rewards, values security, and consistently delivers performance while favoring self-development and occasionally underestimating work relationships.“
