In this episode we delve into workplace dynamics, focusing on how individual personality traits impact team collaboration with Dr. Hayley Dawson. We discuss five key personality traits—and how understanding these can make someone easier to work with. Hayley also shares her personal journey of building a career development consultancy and the lessons she’s learned along the way.
Highlights
- 02:59 Building Effective Teams
- 04:59 Understanding Difficult People
- 09:16 Personality Traits and Work Dynamics
- 11:48 Navigating Workplace Friction
- 23:42 Exploring Organizational Trends in 2025
- 27:56 Understanding the Five Key Traits
it’s so interesting that like being aware of where you rate yourselves with these like five personality traits, it helps you to articulate your needs and relate to others and regulate your behavior to make sure you’re an easy person to work with as well – Dr. Hayley Dawson
Today’s Guest: Dr. Hayley Dawson
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Hayley Dawson is the founder of Let’s Talk Human Skills, a career development consultancy with a mission to help people work well together and future-proof their careers.
She runs talks and workshops that combine research-backed ideas, workplace stories, and practical tools to support employees and leaders to develop their human skills. Think confidence, curiosity and experimentation, emotional intelligence, communication, and supporting and celebrating others. Let’s Talk Human Skills work with organisations, including Sidara, The King’s Trust, and University College London.
Hayley is also the host of Let’s Talk… an in-person conversation series that brings people together over bright guest speakers and a desire to build great careers.
We Mentioned
- The Five Key Traits
- Let’s Talk
Key Topics
- Personality
- Teamwork
- Communication
