The topic is “key individual differences and the road to success”. Chapter 5 in the book “Organizational behavior” by Robert Kreitner and Angelo Kinicki. Learning objections that could be covered are;
Self-esteem
Self-efficacy
Contrast high and low self-monitoring individuals and discuss ethical implications of organizational identification
Identify and describe the big five personality dimensions, and specify which one is correlated most strongly with job performance (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience).
Describe the proactive personality and an internal locus of control
Identify Gardner’s eight multiple intelligences
Positive and negative emotions, and explain how they can be judged
Four key components of emotional intelligence
Explain how psychological capital, deliberate practice, luck, and humanity can pave your road to success.
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