Participant Commitment to the Principles Taught in a Workplace Leadership Seminar in Relation to Personality Type

Authors

  • Judy F. Wyspianski Leaders’ Forum Inc., Ottawa, Ontario
  • Richard Rancourt University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
  • Henry P. Edwards University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.016.004

Abstract

This study was conducted as part of a leadership seminar offered to the managers of a North American corporation. It describes the development of a custom-designed self-report outcome measure administered in an interview format, and the use of a personality type inventory. The results indicate that there are significant relationships between personality type and reported training outcomes. Participants inclined toward introspection and non-linear problem-solving reported greater commitment to the content of the values-based leadership seminar than did those with personality preferences for deductive reasoning and concrete problem-solving. The approach used in this study to the measurement of training outcomes and the inclusion of personality type as a measure of participant characteristics has potential implications for program evaluators.

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Published

2001-04-21

How to Cite

Wyspianski, J. F., Rancourt, R., & Edwards, H. P. (2001). Participant Commitment to the Principles Taught in a Workplace Leadership Seminar in Relation to Personality Type. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 16(1), 65–78. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjpe.016.004

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2001): Spring

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Copyright (c) 2001 Judy F. Wyspianski, Richard Rancourt, Henry P. Edwards

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