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Connecting the Dots

By: Steve Utech & Ryan Gracyalny
  • Summary

  • Take a deep dive into all things personality, team dynamics and organizational culture, hosted by Steve Utech and Ryan Gracyalny.
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Episodes
  • S1:E1 - Meet Your Hosts
    Mar 18 2024
    Join us for our Pilot episode! Steve and Ryan introduce themselves, share why they decided to start a podcast together and give a little taste of what Connecting the Dots is all about: understanding the inner workings of personality, team dynamics, and organizational culture.
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    21 mins
  • S1:E2 - Exploring the Big Five - Unveiling the Core of Personality
    Mar 20 2024
    Join hosts Ryan and Steve as they delve into the fascinating world of personality psychology in this episode of Connecting the Dots. In this installment, they introduce listeners to one of the most widely accepted models of personality traits: the Big Five. The Big Five personality model, also known as the Five-Factor Model, provides a comprehensive framework for understanding human personality. Ryan and Steve break down each of the five factors—Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism (Stress Quotient)—and explore how these dimensions interact to shape individual behavior, thoughts, and emotions. Ryan and Steve illustrate how the Big Five model can be applied in various contexts, from workplace dynamics to personal relationships. They explore the origins of the model, its empirical support, and its implications for understanding human behavior across cultures and demographics.
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    37 mins
  • S1:E3 - EXTRAversion - Exploring the Big Five Personality Model
    Mar 30 2024
    In this episode, Ryan and Steve dig into the Extraversion factor within the Big Five Model of personality. Extraversion is broken down into multiple traits to provide you with a more well-rounded and nuanced understanding of this dimension of personality. Adaptive and maladaptive traits are discussed so you can more easily spot healthy and unhealthy behavior in your personal and work relationships.
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    44 mins

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