First time I heard about “locus of control” from one of my colleagues, a psychologist. My friend Google helped me to find out more about it. Julian Rotter in 1966 published an article about locus of control. He is also developed the social learning theory (a post about it to follow).
It seems that there are three specific personality characteristics that are important in the study of organizational behavior and influence the level of satisfaction of the employees: locus of control, self-esteem and self-monitoring.
Locus of control refers to what a person believes that has a good or bad influence about his/her life. More specific in a work environment: if the career path is influenced mostly by external factors or internal forces.
Weak people believe in fate, luck and powerful people that can help them on the way. It works if you accept to have your freedom and rights as a human being limited.
Strong people believe in themselves. Their future is determined by their career planning process, their actions and initiatives. These people ask not why you have money, but “how did you do it so I can do it too?”
Self-esteem is the result of self-evaluation. A favorable image about yourself can make you more resistant to external influences, consequently much more inclined to be perseverant and focused.
Self-monitoring is about self-control or how much of a show you put in interacting with others. There are jobs that require acting (from my personal experience, law is one of them) and there are natural actors that have the wrong job.
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