Bob's Personality Differences Using The Big Five Model

Within my current organization, I have had a direct experience with an individual who has personality characteristics of substantial variance from my own. For this essay, I shall refer to the person as Bob. To understand Bob’s beliefs and motivators, I will identify Bob’s personality traits using the “Big Five” model. The “Big Five” model consists of five factors; Extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience (Robbins, Decenzo, & Coulter, 2015). Following the discussion of the “Big Five” factors, theories will be suggested for managing the individual.
Openness to Experience
The first “Big Five” factor of discussion is openness to experience. One who is open minded and willing to take on new experiences. Openness to experience is the degree to which this individual is imaginative, sensitive, and intellectual (Robbins, Decenzo, & Coulter, 2015). Bob has a low degree of openness to experience. He prefers to stay with

To motivate Bob a manager can conclude bob is insecure, and is trying to fulfill is desire for safety and security. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory is composed of five levels. The levels are as follows from to bottom; self-actualization, esteem, social, safety, physiological. For an individual to move from safety to social, he or she must meet the safety need before the next need becomes dominant (Robbins, Decenzo, & Coulter, 2015). Bobs manager should set goals that facilitate Bob’s lower needs of safety and physiological needs. To satisfy Bob’s physiological needs the manager can ask Bob if he needs more time off, help with food, shelter and other physical requirements. Depending upon Bob’s response, the manager can outline a job and goals that help fulfill his physical