What do you think is more likely to lead to success on job you have a good ability or have good personality?

Question

What do you think is more likely to lead to success on job you have a good ability or have good personality?

Answer 1

The best recipe for success is a combination of good ability mixed with good personality.  To truly succeed, you need to be able to interact well with the decision makers.  Otherwise, you run the risk of being one of the invisible people with good ability but no personality that the people with good personality use to do all the work while they reap the rewards.

Answer 2

It takes both, without both, you could miss out on success.

Answer 3

Both are important.

I hire based on ability, but when it's close, I'll also look at personality.

You cannot afford to loose business because a customer or client was offended by your employee.

Those who are socially inept will not be promoted to positions where they will be directly working with clients.

Answer 4

good personality because its no use if you are good at some job but cant work in groups. It is always good to have good interpersonal skills(communicating with people politely).Though it does matter how good you are work.

Answer 5

when asking this you made me think, job ability and butt kissing ability. I am the superviser where i work and i know that i couldnt care less what your personality is just so long as you got the job done. I would have to say that it depends from job to job.

I know i still have my job because of my work ethic and ability to complete my job correctly with few mistakes. Otherwise i  would definately be unemployed right now. I know i was let go from a 5.15 an hour job because i was mean to staff, (i am in college and was surrounded by idiot highschoolers who would drink and call-in or not work at all while i did, so i was... mean to say the least)

Answer 6

depend on what is your job. some needs abilities more some needs personalities more.

Answer 7

I am a manager run million dollars project. Good personality is part of ability, especially if your job is working with others. But I don't buy any personal ishy washy stuff ruins the project.

If my staff don't get along together, it is fine as long as they work well. They are well paid to work, so they have to work and achieve the goals of the project. They can kill each other outside, but not as a team and not with beneficiaries.

The reason why personality is part of ability is because i think one with good personality knows how to handle stress, learn from mistakes, able to communicate well not merely in fancy jargons.Yet, my team needs these all.

By the way, butt kissers suck. They often ruin the team as a whole and don't work well.