Author: Pavlos Stampoulidis

TeacherCurrently, 19% of people completing the MoralDNA™ profile are Teachers. First of all, if you’ve taken the test and received the Teacher profile this certainly does not mean you should start teaching language and maths to other people’s children! What it does mean is that your primary concern is the Ethic of Care. This suggests your decision-making is based predominantly on emotional intelligence or empathy.

For you, moral dilemmas and tough decisions arise when there are no nice alternatives or clever solutions. Something will have to be sacrificed. Your primary concern is to not harm other people, which is, of course, generally a good thing.

Your next concern will be the Ethic of Obedience to “rules”.  That means you will try to not break the law or rules and regulations that may tell us what we must or must not do.

Your final concern is the Ethic of Reason – how your decision will resonate with the “rational” moral values and principles such as fairness, wisdom and self-control. In other words the spirit of the law.

Given the order of these preferences, we would suggest you stop and think twice about the Ethic of Reason and how a more objective and rational approach to decision-making might help you take a more balanced approach.

I hope you’ve also read the small print in your report which mentions how accurate this characterization is. This accuracy  is calculated on how different your preferences are for the three ethics of Care, Obedience and Reason. The bigger the differences, the more accurate this characterization is. If in your case there aren’t big differences, then read this with caution!

 

 

What does it mean to be a “Teacher” in the MoralDNA™ Test? was last modified: March 25th, 2012 by MoralDNA

Very recently Hogan Assessments published results of an internet survey of about 1000 employed persons. People were asked to describe the bad and good bosses they had worked for. compare hotels . The results are very interesting and are consistent with our own findings with MoralDNA™ which we will be sharing over the coming weeks.

What makes a bad boss bad? Most people find the following personal, moral qualities to be lacking:

  • 52% are described as Arrogant (i.e. lacking in Humility and Love),
  • 50% as Manipulative (lacking in Fairness and Love),
  • 49% Emotionally Volatile (lacking in Self Control),
  • 48% Micromanaging (lacking in Trust),
  • 44% Passive Aggressive (lacking in Honesty), and
  • 42% Distrustful of Others (again lacking in Trust).

What makes a good boss great? Surprise, surprise! Personal moral qualities rule again:

  • 81% Trustworthy (Trust)
  • 64% Calm under Pressure (Self Control)
  • 63% Responsible (Trust)
  • 59% Inspirational (a mixture of Hope and Wisdom is needed for that)
  • 48% Good at Business Strategy (Excellence)
  • 47% Tactful (a specific type of Care for others)

So make no mistake, leadership qualities are human, moral qualities.  If you want to develop leaders, you need to develop morally mature and responsible people. Intellect is good, but moral character makes all the difference.

 

Bad bosses and good bosses was last modified: March 9th, 2012 by MoralDNA

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In this post I try to read my own MoralDNA™ profile and use it as my ethical mirror. I hope this will help you read your own profile.

In case you have just arrived at this post from outer space, visit www.moraldna.org and do the questionnaire and get your report (it’s free). Don’t worry, I will wait. Trust me, you will learn some things about yourself.

There is one word of warning however! I am one of the two designers of this questionnaire and a psychologist, so it is more than evident that I was not unaware of how I was responding, even if it has been quite a long time since we selected these questions. But the purpose is not to describe me, but to help you read your own profile.

Before we start please: download and view my profile. I will be referring to this in the next few lines.

Personal Type

The first thing anyone sees, is their type. So let’s start with this, I am an Angel it says. Nice! Give me wings! I want to fly! Not so fast, cowboy. I could be any other type as well it says beneath. What does it mean? It means that my scores are not so different.

Screenshot-5-288x300Personal Ethics

Let’s have a look at the ethics in my personal life (page 4): Obedience 6, Care 6, Reason 6. So, some very minor differentiations made me “an Angel”. Bear in mind these minor differentiations are within the statistical error one would expect from such a measurement.

Work Ethics

Since we are at the three ethics section, let’s have a look at who I think I am at work: Care first (7), then Reason (6), then Obedience (5). That is CRO from the initials. Which means….. (go to page 3) … an Angel!

Moral Values

Now it’s time to look at the ten moral values: What have we got here? High Self Control and Honesty (both at 7).

True for Self Control, I do think things out a lot before I really act. I can be unnervingly calm. I can maintain that “poker face” at difficult times. So yes, I do agree this is like me.

As for Honesty, I am 39 years old and only lately have I managed to not tell ladies they have gained weight or that a dress they are trying makes them look fat (“less flattering” is the appropriate term – I know there are people out there that need this hint!).  To tell you the truth I am still paying the price for this honesty in many ways. But I don’t regret it. It helps me a lot when I look in the mirror.

The test also thinks I am humble (to some extent) and wise (can I use it in my CV?). Wisdom can be linked to “thinking things through”, and well, maybe yes, I can give good advice (bye-bye Humility…). To be exact, it says I am at the high end of average on these values.

For the rest of the profile, I am average, or “normal”.

Overall

The test really nailed it on most of the characteristics. I would expect a higher score for Hope and Excellence. But I need to remember, I am always comparing my own perception about myself with the perception of many others about their own selves. You see, with MoralDNA™, it’s like looking in the mirror, but you’re not holding it. The rest of us are!

If you have any questions about your profile, feel free to add these as Comments below!

Pavlos Stampoulidis

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How to read my MoralDNA™ profile was last modified: November 5th, 2023 by MoralDNA