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What About Me? Personality Insights On the Core Five sections of the test I scored highest in the amicable dimension. I was surprised by this because the results stated “Model Citizen of an organization.” I would not characterize myself as a bad person, but certainly not a model citizen. I do work well with others when I must, but I often neglect opportunities to be social. This is confirmed by Jungian test as I am an INFJ, with an emphasis on the Introversion. I am not a Type A personality. There is nothing about me the even suggests I might become a Type A someday. I do not get in a rush when I am working unless the job necessitates it. I do not compare my work to others except in cases of helping others see better ways of doing
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I do have some coworkers and friends who I know cannot handle ambiguity well. So, compared to some I function well in that type of setting. I have found that often, not always, that ambiguity in instructions is intentional because certain aspects are not precise. I am moderately creative. Before taking the assessment I would have said that I am not creative at all. When I am trying to think of new, interesting ideas that is when I am feeling my least creative. The problem is getting past a good idea that someone else has already proven to be effective. I often just try to modify the ideas of …show more content…
I am not likely to become an entrepreneur because I am not good at personal planning. On the Locus of Control it was determined that I am internally focused meaning that I am self-motivated. I do believe that we are responsible for our future, but I am also a little lazy and often find it very difficult to do something that I do not want to do if it is not required of me.
Working with Others Communication Skills I have a probing communication style. When I am face to face with people I often forget material I wanted to mention if it is not written down. My listening skills are good. When I am talking, if I am permitted to lead the conversation my listening skills suffer. However, if the other person does most of the talking I listen fairly well. Leadership and Team Skills My leadership style was authoritarian. I listen to employees opinions, but they are just opinions often based on what benefits the employee, not the company. I trust those who have earned my trust, and I think others view me that way. I would not consider myself charismatic. I do not discipline people well. I administer discipline oftentimes when I am angry, making the judgment harsher than necessary. I am good at taking the people I have and making that
Shaughnessy, M. F., & Wakefield, J. F. (2003). Creativity: Assessment. In N. Piotrowski & T. Irons-Georges (Eds.), Magill's encyclopedia of social science:Psychology (pp. 459-463). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.
Aside from cultural leadership, my style relates to the attributes of a transformative leader. Through analyses of the Bell Curve, Leadership Behavior, and Motivation assessments, I had a strong need to see others succeed. I see college as a transformative experience and the front desk position is able to give students the qualities to be successful after college. I inspire my employees to share my vision and help them understand the reasons behind my values. I show personal integrity, self-confidence, and optimism for the future. Though these qualities I transform the organization with a more effective team.
Creativity is something that isn’t taught but learned through self-reflection. Creativity requires one to be able to express their thoughts through words or other various forms of expression. Creativity allows students to come up with practical solutions to everyday problems when applying them to real life situations. This teaches students that there may be several ways to solve a problem, but no solution is better than the other. “People who are creatively successful go beyond merely performing a job, becoming sources of new ideas, discoveries, and inventions” (Zagursky). Students that are more creative thinkers; instead of, standardized test takers may find it difficult to advance in class. According to Kim Zagursky, the Torrance test is the most widely used creativity test in the world and is the best predictor of creative achievement. The Torrance test, named for creator E. Paul Torrance, was developed in the late 1950s as a potential tool to individualize student instruction (Zagursky). Unfortunately, as time past creativity is becoming less among our students. There is a growing concern for the ability to form their own opinions about ideas they have read. The questions in the Sternberg’s Kaleidoscope policy was designed to measure creativity, ana¬lytical, practical, and wisdom-based skills and attitudes (DiMaria 55). Sternberg’s policy is currently being used at Oklahoma State
Type A Personality or Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP) include typical responses of competitiveness, time urgency, and hostility. Type A’s normally strive towards a goal without feeling a sense of joy in their efforts or accomplishments. They also seem to be in a constant struggle against the clock and become impatient with any delays and unproductive time. Type A’s also tend to see the worse in others and display anger, envy and lack of compassion (McLeod, 2017).
Shaughnessy, M. F., & Wakefield, J. F. (2003). Creativity: Assessment. In N. Piotrowski & T. Irons-Georges (Eds.), Magill's encyclopedia of social science:Psychology (pp. 459-463). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.
I also took the DiSC Work of Leaders Profile to analyze my style. The results indicate I fall between Steadiness and Conscientiousness, leaning more towards Steadiness which gives me the style SC. The three leadership priorities closest to my style dot of SC reveal I am humble, inclusive and deliberate. This indicates I like a work environment of collaboration assisting others in achieving their goals. People see me as calm, reliable, dependable and sensible. ...
Leadership is the glue that binds any business together, identifying and understanding your type of leadership style can ultimately aid you in becoming a better leader in your professional career. A successful business cannot function without leadership therefore this is a crucial aspect of internal employee development for businesses striving to stay relevant in a crowded marketplace. In addition to recognizing your leadership style every leader needs to look to them and identify what type of personality they have. By becoming an informed business leader you will gain trust and respect of your team to guide them into the future and maximizing potential growth. Throughout this paper I will identify my leadership style and also personality type and how it has affected my personal career growth. Identifying these conclusions is extremely important in crafting company culture.
I have had the opportunity to work with leaders of different styles, and by just watching them, listening to them and seeing how the staff reacts; I can gauge what is productive with their staff. I try not to copy or mimic their style and ensure my own style comes through in being consistent, authentic and genuine. I feel by following these traits they give me necessary foundation and help me towards achieving leadership excellence.
There are a few different types of well known leadership styles, authoritarian, delegative, and democratic. To assess my leadership style I used two online tests to help me determine my style. I felt the results were accurate and I fall into a democratic style/participative style. If I am leading I prefer to include the group and get their feedback on solving issues. However, I still make the final decision after listening to the thoughts of the group on a particular topic. This is considered to be a positive style of leadership that is inspiring to the group involved. The leaders decision making tends to be more accurate due to the input of other experts. (Cite)
Throughout this group project, I had an opportunity to observe and reflect how my personality traits contributed to and hindered the success of the team. According to the Big Five Model, I identify myself as low on extroversion, moderate on neuroticism as well as openness and high on agreeableness and conscientiousness.
Based on the test results my locus of control is external. According to our text, Individuals who fall into this category do not believe that their future is within their control. They believe that it is more influenced by external forces. I agree somewhat with this assessment of myself. Although I also feel that some portions of our lives can be influenced greatly by our own inner desires and motivations. My interests are also centered on the outside world. This is consistent with the description at the end of the exercise. I thrive in situations where I can be around and mingle with large groups of people. I grew up in a very large family and this helped to shape my personality. However, I do enjoy quiet time and occasionally working on my own.
As a type A personality I am always on the go, seeking efficiencies in nearly every task, if not attempting to do multiple tasks at once (Robbins & Judge, 2009, p. 114). With high job motivation, I am at the top of my organization able to influence and control the planning and execution of daily events (Robbins & Judge, 2009, p. 220). I am
The test has shown that my personality can be defined as ENFJ type. People who belong to this group are good leaders, organizers and idealists. They are good at communicating with other people, finding common language with others, initiating different projects and organizing the working processes. People of ENFJ personality type possess such traits as responsibility, creativity, openness to the world, self-development and sympathy. Such people are always ready to help others and use their experience for the sake of general well-being and success. It is also said that an ENFJ-type person can easily establish relationships with other individuals and believe in the potential of others.
The checklist of behaviors and attitudes reflecting charisma showed that I am strongly charismatic. I think this is very accurate because I have often been described as likable by peers and acquaintances. Having this characteristic makes it easy when meeting new people or being referred to for a position or job opportunity. I have been referred by many adults for opportunities because of the charismatic behaviors they saw that I had, such as babysitting for younger and more energetic children or cheering up someone at the hospital or nursing home. Having worked in church ministry for a while, I was sometimes selected to lead others by standing out and going up to newcomers with a smile and charismatic attitude.
According to MBTI test, the leadership profile recommends my most natural style is as a goal-oriented leader. Goal-oriented leadership involves setting clear and specific goals. Since these targets are cascaded, senior management has higher target that is supported by more detailed targets of staff in the rest of the company. These skills improve me when I have a chance with promotion.