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John G. Geier (born January 24, 1934 , † September 26, 2009 ) was an American psychologist and entrepreneur .
Life's work
Geier has the DISG -Persönlichkeitstest based on the typology of William Moulton Marston with the behavioral dimensions d ominant, i nitivativ, s tetig and g ewissenhaft developed and thus a further typology introduced in the discussion.
To person
John G. Geier worked at several universities and was head of behavioral science at the University of Minnesota , visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Arizona , lecturer at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Michigan , where he was "Manager of." Managers ”taught. He is the author of numerous works, including the books "Energetics of Personality", "Career Fulfillment" and "Behavior Personality Analysis".
The entrepreneur John G. Geier
To promote the spread of his personality model, John George Geier founded Performax Inc. in 1972 and was the first president of the Carlson Learning Company. John G. Geier is the originator and developer of the Personal Profile System (DISC model), which he first published in 1972. His dissatisfaction with the limited usability and statistical problems of the existing instruments he had developed, as well as their limited suitability only for the workplace, prompted John G. Geier to found Geier Learning Systems in 1990. Since then he has developed a number of assessment tools based on the four behavioral dimensions DISC and added descriptive, prescriptive and predictive factors to the model.
Geier Learning Systems has been the licensor of the German persolog GmbH since 2004. The last version of the personality profile was published in the year before his death as the "persolog personality profile". Overall, John G. Geier has spent more than 40 years researching competencies in the field of work behavior.
Publications (selection)
- John G. Geier (Ed.) (1979), Emotions of Normal People by William Moulton Marston, with the introduction and Interpretations: References, and a Presentation of a New Construct - Situation Perception Analysis by John G. Geier.
- John G. Geier with Dorothy E. Downey (1989), Energetics of Personality.
- John G. Geier (1989), Personality Analysis.
- John G. Geier (1992), The personality factor profile: Quality and productivity through the human factor.
- John G. Geier (1993), Job perception inventory: A graphic presentation of your job.
- John G. Geier with Dorothy E. Downey (1996), Career Fulfillment: Strategy and Tactics.
- John G. Geier (2008), persolog personality profile.
Individual evidence
- ↑ tradingmarkets.com ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Page accessed April 30, 2010)
- ↑ geierlearning.com (page accessed April 30, 2010)
- ↑ Press release on the death of John G. Geier persolog.de ( Memento of the original from November 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Page accessed April 30, 2010)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geier, John G. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American psychologist and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1934 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 26, 2009 |