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Instructions:
1. Read the short text below about the complementarity of personalities and respond to the questions that
follow. Refer to the rubric on the last part of this file as to how your output will be evaluated.
2. Once done, upload your output under the 08 Activity 1-ARG section in the eLMS. Use your surname as
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Complementarity of Personalities
There have been a large number of studies and models developed in recent years, both academic and
related to corporate practice, that agree on the basic idea of the existence of certain basic universal
behavioral traits. The fact that those have been universally recognized, setting aside the preference for any
particular system or any kind of ranking of them, shows that they are all common to humanity as a race and
can therefore be adapted by any individual.
Each person may value one way of acting more highly than another, but they can recognize them all. On the
majority of occasions, one is hardly conscious of the way one is acting or the values that underpin that
particular way of behaving. The greatest challenge in personality development lies in becoming conscious of
the pattern that our behavior follows, discovering why people act in a certain way, of the positives and the
negatives of this particular way of behaving, so that people can go on to reconcile this, firstly, with
themselves and then with other equally valid ways.
However, in the changing world in which we live, the environment is constantly changing and a particular
form of behavior that may be appropriate at one moment may be inappropriate the next moment (and, of
course, may be appropriate again the moment after that). From an objective point of view, none of them is
better or worse than the other; they are good or bad according to how they are used in their concrete
application to a specific situation.
Diversity provides people with an excellent instrument for acquiring new resources and competencies, to
complete themselves with those around them, and to help them grow as people. Growing as a person is not
simply learning a few best practices as a guide book for all occasions, but rather choosing all the best
practices possible, understanding how they work, and integrating them into one’s personalities. Growing as
a person is about moving from a situation of reacting instinctively in the same way in the majority of
situations to being able to react consciously having meditated on the different ways in which people can
react to different situations using the behaviors they have acquired. Growing as a person means ceasing to
act as an individual guided by unconscious impulses of gender, culture, and personality, and acting like a
human being who is aware of all the instruments at his or her disposal and knowing how to use them in any
situation that arises.
Reference:
De Anca, C. & Vasquez, A. (2007). Managing diversity in the global organization: Creating new business values. Palgrave Macmillan.
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Discussion Questions (2 items x 20 points):
1. Is it important to understand the diversity between personalities? Is it important to reconcile or merge

them? Respond in no more than five (5) sentences.
these differences are important in our daily lives in the academy, the plant, and throughout society. It's
critical to accommodate them because they deserve respect, just as we do for our conviction fabrics.
2. Do you agree with the popular saying “Not everyone is good at everything, but everyone is good at
something”? Why or why not? Respond in no more than five (5) sentences.
Yes, because I believe that no one can be perfect and that each of us can be the best at something. We
have a distinct personality that not everyone possesses.
Criteria Performance Indicators Points

Content Provided pieces of evidence, supporting details, and factual scenarios 17
Organization of ideas Expressed the points in a clear and logical arrangement of ideas 3
TOTAL 20
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