Introduction
Research has been conducted to explain how people with varying levels of these traits will perform within the workplace. Research conducted, shows that conscientiousness and emotional stability are positively correlated with bob performance in virtually all jobs, extroversion has been found to be related to job performance in occupations where interactions with others are a significant portion of the job, agreeableness is said to be positively associated to ratings of teamwork, and openness to experience has been positively related to training performance. As you will see I am highest in agreeableness, followed by extroversion then openness to experience, with my lowest ratings being conscientiousness and neurotics. These results are important, as I see myself working as a Public Relations representative for a large, international corporation within the next five (5) to ten (10) years (preferably for a charity organization such as Ronald McDonald House Charities).
My Personality
My personality test scores indicate that I am sympathetic, modest, straightforward, sociable, enthusiastic, imaginative, confident, and even-tempered; however, I am not very thorough, and there is definitely room for improvement with my organizational skills. According to the handbook of personality, being high in extroversion means that very sociable and am suitable for positions of leadership. This is relevant to my long-term career goal, as research conducted on seeking. Mom shows that leadership qualities as well as social/networking skills are valuable within the Public relations industry. Further research into the requirements of obtaining a position within the Public Relations industry would indicate that ask and goal-directed behavior; as well as strong organizational skills are required. These qualities are consistent with the personality trait of conscientiousness.
As mentioned previously, my personality test scores indicate that conscientiousness is an area in which has to room for improvement. Feel that my personality profile reflects many strengths as well as weaknesses, especially in terms of my likely workplace performance. As mentioned throughout this section, am high in agreeableness and extroversion, and low in conscientiousness. These results are consistent with y experiences within ABBESS, especially throughout the group presentation, as I believe that I did a good job of motivating my team and helping others.
Although our overall grade was a six (6), I feel that we would have achieved better results had I organized my time appropriately and practiced my part of the speech more thoroughly (l did the introduction, and had to start over as I had lost my place roughly thirty (30) seconds in). As mentioned previously, I intend on obtaining a position within a large international organization. I believe that my low level of conscientiousness ill hinder my success in this environment, and therefore, see it as an area that I can focus on to further my professional development.
I believe that my high level of agreeableness and openness to experience will be helpful, especially as I will be working with a wide variety of people from all kinds of backgrounds/nationalities. A high level of agreeableness means that I will work well in a team environment and a high level of openness to experience suggests that I am willing to learn and try new things.
This is significant when working with people from efferent cultures, I don’t know how to word this, I am trying to say that I may see something as conventional; however, someone with a different background will see it as strange- hence I will need to be able to adapt my methods when working overseas.
Learning goal and related activity I intend to develop a number of competencies associated with conscientiousness- mainly organization, but also self-discipline. I will do this by setting myself S.M.A.R.T goals (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound).
The development of these competencies will help me to achieve my long-term career goal.
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Interpersonal effectiveness is defined as “the ability to manage conflict, to build and manage high-performance teams, to conduct efficient meetings, to coach and counsel employees, to provide negative feedback in constructive ways, to influence others’ opinions, and to motivate and energize employees”.
Self-perception Inventory
“A team is not a bunch of people with job titles, but a congregation of individuals, each of whom has a role which is understood by other members. Members of a team seek out certain roles and they perform most effectively in the ones that are most natural to them”. The Self-perception Inventory (SIP) was created to give individuals a “simple means of assessing their best team roles”. It is difficult to work effectively with people without some reasonable expectations of how they are going to perform. Based on the results of the questionnaire, the SIP makes each individual aware of their preferred role when working in teams. This then allows them to focus on their strengths and improve on their weakness.
During his research, Meredith found that each of the behaviors was essential in getting the team successfully from start to finish. The key was balance. For example, Meredith Beeline found that a team with no Plants struggled to come up with the initial spark of an idea with which to push forward. However, once too many Plants were in the team, bad ideas concealed good ones, and non-starters were given too much airtime. Similarly, with no Shaper, the team ambled along without drive and direction, missing deadlines. With too many Shapers, in-fighting began and morale was lowered.
Results of the SIP indicate that my two preferred team roles are Shaper and Company Worker. A shaper can be defined as someone who has a drive and readiness for challenger can strive under pressure and is seen as a leadership figure; however, they can be prone to provocation and can be seen as rude and impatient. A Company Worker is someone who is hard-working, self-disciplined, organized and practical, but be seen as inflexible and unresponsive.
Conclusion
I believe that these results are an accurate reflection of my personality, and are insistent both with my experiences within BIBS 24 as well as within the workplace. I will need to focus on my weaknesses, as addressed through the SIP, should wish to be successful in both university and future career development. As with my interpersonal learning goals, I will use S.M.A.R.T goals to address the weaknesses above. My results from Bellini’s inventory, combined with my personality profile, and work experience suggests that in groups am likely to engage in a confrontational conflict resolution style.
