I am a Dominance, high-Conscientiousness type. I have taken several Personal Profile Tests and tend to get results which rank either Conscientiousness or Dominance as high and I agree with these results. As far as Dominance is concerned, I like challenges, do not mind to manage trouble, and want freedom. As far as Conscientiousness is concerned, I think things through in detail and try to give my best in completing tasks.
On the other hand I tend to find myself ranking low in Influence. Since I want to do tasks in my pace and following my own way, I do not prefer team projects, especially with people who have goals that differ from mine. In fact, school team projects often are hard for me, because for some students a grade of B is good enough, while I strive for As. At the same time, though, I consider school team projects an excellent (and low-risk) practice. I think it is not necessary to change myself, but I need to learn the skills on how to get my own views heard and, hopefully, adopted by other people.
I strongly believe that although it is convenient to determine people by types, we need to see each individual’s personality to establish good relationships. It is important to try to find out the reason for people’s action, especially of superiors. Why did the manager say such a thing? Because of personality or because of something else? How serious should I take a manager’s words? I think this kind of thinking helps to establish an efficient work environment and reduce unnecessary conflict.
I think that taking a Personal Profile Test is useful for me because it gives me an opportunity to think about myself. Even though I do not think the results show my character in great detail, they may point out some important things that I may have overlooked without taking such a test. If I feel that a result is correct, I can determine what kind of new skills I may need to learn. I feel this is more important than the test results by themselves.
5 comments:
What does the Statue of Liberty got to do with this? Is she a dominatrix? My Lady Liberty, spank me with your Declaration of Independence! Of course, I am just kidding. You are so far away on a little island that most New Yorkers do not even pay attention to you. All you do is just staring into the spaces. Do you even know how we New Yorkers live? Do you know what Americans are going through now? Please, my Lady Liberty, you are just a symbol. In reality, it is the people who are working hard to protect you and allow you to continue to stand on that little island at New York Harbor. We are the people.
This test, credible or not, is a good opportunity for people like me to reflect my own and think about my personality. So the previous sentence is pretty much the same as the first sentence on the last paragraph of your blog entry.
I agree with you that this test is a good way to take a look at the results and work on your leadership style. No leadership style is right or wrong per say, but there are styles that may be more appropriate for different environments/cultures. And so, I think that this test is a good way of allowing yourself to be a little more introspective and figure out if your style is right for you or if there is something that you can adapt from another style to help enhance it.
I agree that this kind of tests give people the opportunities to think about certain qualities of themselves that they don't normally consider. whether they are accurate or not, it is good to acknowledge your weakness or strength trough examinations in order to improve ourselves.
I have to agree with Yizhao. These tests are only useful if the subject takes the results and evaluates them. Once one gets introspective, then they can figure out if they need or want to change.
Myself, I was also a high D. Not surprising - I always believe that I am right and am willing to tell anyone who will listen!
That said, the interpersonal skills are sometimes lacking for high Ds. One goal of mine for the last few years is to work on improving my 'soft' skills, since I have sufficient technical ability and can learn new things quickly.
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