{"id":7825,"date":"2022-08-08T13:01:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T13:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/?p=7825"},"modified":"2025-05-17T08:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T08:10:55","slug":"glossary-personality-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-personality-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Personality development"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Understanding and using your true nature<\/h2>\n<p>People differ in their <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-strengths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strengths<\/a>, talents, and preferences. Our personality shapes what interests us, how we act, and with whom we feel comfortable. In <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">career<\/a> development, it\u2019s key to personal fit. Yet many struggle to accept their nature \u2013 especially <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-weaknesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weaknesses<\/a>. Younger people, in particular, often strive to excel in everything. But real growth begins with<a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-self-confidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> self-awareness<\/a>: those who know their strengths and limits can develop in a targeted way.<\/p>\n<h2>Growth begins at the edge of your strength<\/h2>\n<p>Personality development doesn\u2019t mean eliminating weaknesses \u2013 it means refining strengths and preventing overuse. The \u00abvalue quadrat\u00bb by Schulz von Thun illustrates this: every strength has a downside. A harmony-oriented person, for instance, may avoid conflict under stress. Personal growth means learning to confront \u2013 without losing the ability to mediate. This expands your behavioral range. Personality development thus strengthens your <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-soft-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soft skills<\/a> in the same way technical training boosts <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-hard-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hard skills<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Articles on the topic<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/from-business-journalist-to-fund-analyst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Do you know your transferable skills?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/the-blessing-of-bad-experiences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The blessing of bad experiences<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding and using your true nature People differ in their strengths, talents, and preferences. Our personality shapes what interests us, how we act, and with whom we feel comfortable. In career development, it\u2019s key to personal fit. Yet many struggle to accept their nature \u2013 especially weaknesses. Younger people, in particular, often strive to excel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Personality development - Karrierecoaching - Peter N\u00e4f<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Personality development is the cultivation of soft skills that strengthens strengths by working on person-al challenges.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-personality-development\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Personality development - 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