University Essay: Dan Gilbert's TED Talk on Managing People

This essay provides an analysis of Dan Gilbert's TED Talk, "The Psychology of our Future Selves," exploring his insights on how people often misjudge their future selves and the implications of this for understanding human behavior. The essay connects Gilbert's ideas with the article "The relationship between the entrepreneurial personality and the Big Five personality traits" by Leutner et al. (2014), highlighting the importance of personality traits in predicting behavior, particularly in a business context. It discusses how understanding the five dimensions of personality (neuroticism, openness, agreeableness, extraversion, and conscientiousness) can aid in managing people effectively, and emphasizes the changing nature of individual personalities over time. The essay concludes by summarizing how these observations help in managing people across organizations, focusing on the importance of adapting to changing behaviors and utilizing personality insights for efficient management.