Personality in the organizations..

After reading Chapter three, I learned how important personality matters in the workforce. As the book states, personality is the relatively stable set of psychological attributes that distinguish one person from another. Personality stems from both our parents and environmental factors. This is where the whole nature nurture question comes into play. I find this debate very interesting because you always wonder, why are we who we are today?
The book also seems to go into something called the "Big Five" Personality Traits. Although there are hundreds of different personality traits, there are five fundamental traits that are relevant to the business world. These five traits are known as agreeableness, conscientiousness, negative emotionality, extraversion, and openness. Agreeableness has to do with how you get along with others. This is very important in the workforce in order to make good relationships with your employees and coworkers. Conscientiousness is the number of goals that a person focuses. People who are more conscientiousness are usually more motivated and perform better. Negative emotionality is a trait that is characterized by moodiness and insecurity. It is important to have litle negative emotionality so one can handle stress and tension. Extraversion is important because it refers to how comfortable someone can be in certain relationships. This has to do with being social and being able to relate to other people. Lastly, openness refers to being able to share new ideas and speak honestly to a group. I think all 5 of these are very important. What traits to find most important to have in the workplace?