{"id":83,"date":"2020-04-21T15:43:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T15:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/employer-blog.arc.dev\/?p=83"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T04:55:58","slug":"understanding-remote-team-personalities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arc.dev\/employer-blog\/understanding-remote-team-personalities\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Remote Team Personalities Gets Your Messages Heard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Did you catch the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=av_OvL5aBy8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arc Dev virtual meetup<\/a> on effective remote communication and why personality matters? If you missed it, don\u2019t worry too much\u2026 we\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the meetup, remote-experienced Arc Dev (and Toastmaster)\u00a0Jaymes O\u2019Pheron\u00a0shared a bunch of great tips on how to successfully communicate remotely in the workplace, as well as how\u00a0customizing communications\u00a0to personalities can help get your message heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curious? We were too! Check out the meetup summary below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Looking for top talent fast? See how <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/arc.dev\/\">Arc<\/a><em> can help you:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u26a1\ufe0f Find developers, designers, marketers, and more<br>\u26a1\ufe0f Freelance or full-time remote + fully vetted<\/em><em><br>\u26a1\ufe0f Save up to 80% with global hires<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arc.dev\"><strong>Hire top talent with Arc risk-free \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"words-are-emotional-content-vehicles\">Words are emotional content vehicles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever stepped back and thought about the purpose of words? When you say something, more than one thing is expressed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First, there\u2019s the word. This is the\u00a0<em>content<\/em>\u00a0of what you\u2019re saying. In terms of emotional connection, this has a limited impact (Jaymes says it\u2019s only around 7%!).<\/li><li>The rest \u2014 the other 93% \u2014 is all vocal variety (38%) and body language (55%).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Think about it: it\u2019s entirely possible to walk up to someone and communicate things without saying anything at all, just via posture, facial expression, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does this mean for written communications, such as email?&nbsp;<strong>You\u2019re only working with 7% of the possible emotional bandwidth in your message.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically:\u00a0online communication\u00a0can be really challenging!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-johannes-bg-alt-1-background-color has-background\"><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/arc.dev\/employer-blog\/developer-retention\/\">Developer Retention: How to Keep Your Software Developers Happy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"level-up-your-engagement-through-emotional-connection\">Level up your engagement through emotional connection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Connection is important. It\u2019s what turns a group of individuals into a team. If you\u2019re a manager who is throwing tasks at individuals, without taking the time to establish these team bonds\u2026 well, you\u2019re probably not going to get very far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But merely seeing and hearing other people through a video call isn\u2019t enough. It lags, and there\u2019s no way to look at the camera and the other person on screen at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what do you need to do? Figure out how to increase emotional connection in order to improve communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"good-remote-communication%3A-intentional%2C-active%2C-focused%2C-%26-informed\">Good remote communication: intentional, active, focused &amp; informed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Productivity\u00a0boosts come from prioritizing communication modes that allow for greater expressiveness and engagement, says Jaymes. People should also seek to train in active listening\/engaging skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does this mean, and how do we do this? Let\u2019s unpack these ideas below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"are-we-speaking-the-same-language%3F\">Are we speaking the same language?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, two people might be objectively speaking the same words and using the same language. But are the meaning and intention behind their words exactly the same?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, no. The other person is&nbsp;<em>never<\/em>&nbsp;going to receive the exact same message as the one that left your brain!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What should we do if the intention and meaning behind our words can\u2019t be 100% correctly conveyed? Keep working on connecting\u00a0<em>via the emotional language of your listener<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-johannes-bg-alt-1-background-color has-background\"><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/arc.dev\/employer-blog\/virtual-retreat-idea-mural\/\">An Immersive Virtual Retreat Idea: Unpacking MURAL\u2019s Playbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"your-emotional-language-of-communication\">Your emotional language of communication<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone has their own personal style of communication. Our personality patterns are what we rely on \u2014 subconsciously \u2014 when we filter and interpret what other people say. Having more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arc.dev\/employer-blog\/remote-developer-diverse-strong-team\/\">diversity in thinking and communications leads to robustness within teams<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t learn new ways, and use new \u201clenses\u201d, to listen. According to Jaymes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>What we need to do is learn how people think. We need to learn how to recognise how a particular person thinks \u2014 and how we think \u2014 and adjust the two so that they line up.<\/p><cite>Jaymes O\u2019Pheron, Arc software developer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>(This isn\u2019t all that different from two computers talking to each other over the same API!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"personality-as-a-communication-tool\">Personality as a communication tool<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever done a personality test? Maybe it was Myers-Briggs or even a Hogwarts sorting hat. Either way, the outcome of this test was a personality profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But is this who we are? Jaymes says no: everybody has\u00a0<em>all<\/em>\u00a0the personality traits inside themselves, to one degree or another \u2014 just like skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People use these traits at different times and in different circumstances, as well as with a differing degree of familiarity. That said, these tests are a useful tool for gaining deeper insight into personality, and having a way to describe communication styles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certain personality traits aren\u2019t inherently better than any others.&nbsp;<strong>The key is knowing to use the one that is most appropriate for the situation you\u2019re in at the time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, know your own personality strengths and weaknesses so you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Improve the weaker aspects of your personality, and<\/li><li>Learn to recognize\u00a0<em>when<\/em>\u00a0to apply your skills.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-johannes-bg-alt-1-background-color has-background\"><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/arc.dev\/employer-blog\/how-to-integrate-freelance-developers\/\">How to Integrate Freelance Software Developers Into Your Current Team<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"personality-tests-as-a-communication-tool\">Personality tests as a communication tool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaymes suggests that a useful way of thinking about personality is the classical \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Four_temperaments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Four Temperaments<\/a>\u201d: Melancholic\/Earth, Choleric\/Fire, Phlegmatic\/Water, and Sanguine\/Air. It\u2019s also useful to think about Extraversion vs Introversion, as well as Task-focus vs Relation-focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These personality descriptors aren\u2019t a life sentence to a certain type of behavior; rather, they show how you are\u00a0<em>accustomed to behaving<\/em>. But this doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t change!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you done\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/openpsychometrics.org\/tests\/O4TS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one of these tests<\/a>\u00a0yourself? They can assist you with insights into your patterns of behavior. What about your team members \u2014 can you figure out what their test results might be? This might help you better communicate with them, especially when working together remotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"understanding-others%E2%80%99-personalities-helps-remote-communication\">Understanding others\u2019 personalities helps remote communication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you understand what makes someone else tick \u2014 what words, and ways of saying things, really resonate with them \u2014 it\u2019s easier to communicate. According to Jaymes, you should seek to &#8220;use the words that work for them. And prioritize the prioritizations that matter to them.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaymes ran us through examples of how understanding personalities can help us with communication \u2014 particularly through the use of their favorite words and by understanding their communication style. (These are summarized in the table below.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/arc.dev\/employer-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/remote-work-communication-styles-personalities-1024x605.png\" alt=\"remote work communication styles personalities and attributes of individual employees\" class=\"wp-image-203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arc.dev\/employer-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/remote-work-communication-styles-personalities-1024x605.png 1024w, https:\/\/arc.dev\/employer-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/remote-work-communication-styles-personalities-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/arc.dev\/employer-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/remote-work-communication-styles-personalities-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/arc.dev\/employer-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/remote-work-communication-styles-personalities.png 1447w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding other peoples\u2019 personalities is also really useful for\u00a0cross-cultural communication, as <a href=\"https:\/\/arc.dev\/developer-blog\/cross-cultural-communication\/\">some cultures tend to favor certain communication techniques<\/a>. In the meetup, Jaymes described the time that he, a Wind\/Air type, had to draw on Fire-type techniques to keep an international project moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-johannes-bg-alt-1-background-color has-background\"><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/arc.dev\/employer-blog\/positive-remote-work-culture\/\">How to Create a Remote Work Culture That\u2019s Supportive, Positive &amp; Fun<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"summarizing-it-all-up%3A\">Summarizing It All Up:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Jaymes for his great Arc Dev meetup presentation! We learned a lot about how to tailor our remote communication style to more effectively engage with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Understanding others\u2019 personalities helps you to communicate with them better.<\/li><li>Figure out others\u2019 communication styles so you can communicate with them\u00a0<em>in their language<\/em>. Figure out the words and concepts that work\u00a0for them, and show them respect in a way that they will recognize.<\/li><li>While we can\u00a0find ourselves\u00a0in these personality types, we don\u2019t want to\u00a0<em>identify with<\/em>\u00a0them.<\/li><li>Understand the weaker aspects of your personality, then decide to strengthen and use these when it is appropriate.<\/li><li>With online communications, never forget that there are people, not just words!<\/li><li>Try to have a balance of temperaments on your team. See and acknowledge differences as complementary, and as value-adding opportunities if they\u2019re harnessed correctly.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have any other tips on how to effectively communicate with remote team members? 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