Myers-Briggs Personality Assessment

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The Myers-Briggs Personality Test is frequently used in the workplace as a growth tool for not only the employers, but also for the employees. Understanding ones individual personality type is essential to being a productive part of the workplace. In this paper I will discuss how the Type and Temperament my own personality is identified by allows me to be thoughtful and aware as I contribute to the success of my current work team. Each of the four letters carries a strength and weakness that is best understand when the parts are looked at as a whole, I will address all of those items throughout this paper. Needs work Step 1Good use of headings; makes it easier to follow your presentation Assessment I took the online personality assessment …show more content…

As a child I was most assuredly an Extrovert. As I got married young, moved 500 miles away from home and found myself juggling both college full-time and a full-time job, I quickly became an Introvert and have never looked back. There are times when I wish I was more extroverted again, I think it is perceived better in the workplace, but my comfortability is simply not there. This is a personal area of development that I am currently working on. Intuitive The second letter stands for Intuitive. Whether I have always followed it or not, I have been aware of since my teenage years that I have a strong intuition. I have heard that a strong intuition can be positive, but it is something I have struggled with in ways, especially if there are negative consequences as a result of the task. I am a heavy analyzer, and on the surface this seems to go directly against intuitiveness. Good points Feeling The third letter stands for Feeling. I do feel like I have a big heart full of emotion both inside and outside of the work place. I have compassion for others easily, but am also guarded, having had my feelings hurt by this one before. It can be hard to separate your feelings and still maintain a high level of professionalism, but I work on this one every day because I know it is such an important …show more content…

This is easily the one that I struggle with the most. No one likes to be judged, it brings out an immediate defensiveness in all of us. Judging starts so young now, I see it even in my two young children. Seeing this letter come up again in my personality reminds me that while the others are a more innate part of our being, in a sense more outside of our control, this is one we can directly and consciously choose to follow or not. All Together Each of the traits listed above work together to make my personality type. Along with that is a temperament, in my case an Idealist – Counselor (www.personalitypage.com). In my opinion the feeling and judging would be the two biggest components of that temperament. Feeling gives me empathy towards others and the desire to help give everyone a peaceful place to work. I want us all to be successful, because that’s when I feel the most fulfilled as well. Interesting personal applicationInteresting personal application Step 2 In the

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