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127 — How to Become a Better Judge of Character with Dr. Richard Davis

Jul 22, 2024

Organizational psychologist Dr. Richard Davis discusses enhancing judgment skills by understanding personality traits, the impact of technology on judgment, bias awareness, and strategies for developing better judgment. Topics include the importance of objective criteria over biases, assessing core values, predicting behavior based on personality traits, and techniques for judging someone's character through insightful questions and observations.

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Quick takeaways

Understanding core personality dimensions enhances judgment of character.

Excessive technology can diminish perceptivity and understanding of others.

Counter biases, ask specific questions, and observe behavior for better judgment skills.

Deep dives

Understanding the Importance of Making Decisions Based on Science and Reasonable Criteria

Making decisions based on science-based structural elements of personality is highlighted as vital for good judgment. Speaker emphasizes the significance of avoiding biases and gut feelings, advocating for decisions against reasonable criteria. The need for good judgment is stressed through examples of people making poor decisions due to faulty reasoning or lack of insight into others.

Mindful Analysis Shapes Connections

00:57

Values Shape Connections

01:14

Listen Beyond Words

01:21

Intro

3min

Developing Perceptive Judgment for Better Decision Making

10min

Skills for Better Judgment of Character

8min

Understanding Personality Traits and Core Values

11min

Analyzing Personality Traits and Sponsor Offers

2min

Strategies for Judging Someone's Character

9min

Improving Judgment of Character and Its Impact on Life

6min

Do you struggle with good judgment? If so, you're not alone. We all lack good judgment sometimes and often, it involves our struggle to identify someone's true character.

Fortunately, organizational psychologist Richard Davis says we can improve our judgment once we better understand personality. He assesses personality for a living and he's written a new book called Good Judgment to help us better understand the skills and strategies we can use to become a better judge of character.

Some of things we discuss:

The five core dimensions of personality and how understanding them can significantly enhance your ability to judge character
The questions to ask to uncover someone's personality
The impact technology might be having on your judgment
Bias Awareness and why it's essential to good judgment
The exact strategies that can help you develop better judgment
Why past behavior isn't actually a good predictor of future behavior

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Good Judgment

RichardDavis.net

X - @RDavisPhD

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