Evaluate A Type Personality

Throughout the beginning of this semester I have looked at how individuals behave within business organizations. Through various exercises and results, I have found a number of patterns within my behavior and interests. I have become aware to what interests me, and a number of skills/abilities I was oblivious I had. This reflection and in class exercises have allowed me to expand my skills, abilities, and behaviors, well fitting them into prospective future employment.

My behaviors are described as following the rules individually while keeping others in mind also. I do what is expected and defined as right. I also try to keep others feelings in consideration so not to cause upset. I found this a bit contradictory to my weaknesses defined above.

One of them being conscientiousness. Conscientious people are very driven and orderly. They set goals and firm plans to achieve these goals. Rarely are they spontaneous or disorganized. My score within the Big Five Personality Profile was moderate for conscientiousness. I would say that I do exhibit some of these characteristics. I can be very organized and reliable. As a weakness, I find that I am not always a self-starter. I will set goals and stick to them, but need that push from others to get started. For instance, I was given the opportunity to work on an exciting new project at work that involves direct feedback from employees that I would personally deliver to upper management. This would be a big responsibility as I would be representing hundreds of employees and voice the current concerns of our group. I was asked to think it over. While processing the position, three others volunteered and I lost out of the opportunity. I took my time and wasn’t as organized in my decision making, therefore I missed out greatly.

My personality is defined as “Guardian” which fits my personality perfectly. Guardians are practical and down-to-earth, but they know how to have funs with their friends. They take their duties seriously, are hard workers and are dependable and trustworthy. They are most comfortable when life is structured (Keirsey, n.d.). I am a loyal friend who like to have fun, but follow the rules. My friends have said I am their “voice of reason”. I enjoy socializing with my close group of friends, but I am cautious when meeting new people. I enjoy watching sports, probably because there are defined sets of rule which allow for a fair turn for each team. I do not like when plans change suddenly. I am a planner and when things change I have to alter my plans.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Personality (MBTI) was developed by Briggs Myers and her mother Katharine Cook Briggs in 1943 during the onset of World War II (Ham, 2016). Briggs recognized the need for psychological instruments that would value human differences and utilized the C G Jungs theory in creating the MBTI (The Story of Isabel Briggs Myers, n.d). According to The Myers & Briggs Foundation (2014) Myers and Briggs initially tested a group of 20 relatives and friends. They utilized such sample, because they thought they could predict their personality solemnly on observation which by observation. The initial random sample did not truly represent a whole population, but merely were used due to availability.

A person’s personality is his or her essence. It is what guides decisions, emotions, and even thoughts. Some may wonder if it is possible to explore every nuance of such a complex part of a being, but there are ways to determine what type of personality a person has, and then branch off into a more detailed examination of that person specifically. Combined with other factors, such as personality disorders and the environment that someone has grown up in, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, or MBTI, test (Enrichment 1) and analysis can determine an accurate portrayal of a personality. Created in 1943 by Katherine Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers, it is a system made up of four basic functions and sub functions that combine to make a personality type. The mother and daughter team constructed it off of Jung’s theories (History 2). Based on this system, one of the most common personality types in the US population is called an ESTJ, and one of the least common personality types is called an INFJ. There are many differences and similarities between these two types. An ESTJ personality, overall, is practical, fact-based, and outgoing, whereas an INFJ personality is more private and makes decisions based on feelings; however, both are organized people who make good leaders and are capable of great success in roles that involve helping others.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) “is an introspective self-report questionnaire designed to indicate psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions” (13). It is one of several personality assessments that is popular among modern mental health experts throughout the world. Currently, it is estimated that the MBTI is “taken by more than two million people per year and is translated into 16 languages (10). “The purpose of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality inventory is to make the theory of psychological types described by C. G. Jung understandable and useful in people 's lives” (4).

I tend to avoid anything that makes a goal that I am striving to achieve difficult. I prefer to just take the simple way out instead of doing things the hard way. The fourth personality type was Unflappable/Calm; I tend to do things very last minute because I am not rattled by time constraints. I work well under pressure. The fifth is quiet, I am a person of little words and so I don’t say much. I am more of a listener and tend to gather information in order to come to a conclusion regarding problem. Overall, I thought the assessment was correct in describing my personality. At the end of the assessment, I was given my strengths and weaknesses based on my personality type. My strengths included being able to work well in constantly changing environments, the ability to put others at ease, ability to observe, being able to figure out simple solutions to complicated situations, and doing what is on my mind instead of talking about what I’m planning to do. My weaknesses or challenges are the inability to plan long term, dislike for repetition, I’m a huge procrastinator, too independent which hurts the people who work with me, because I think I can take on projects alone, I don’t let my team now of what is taking place so they are left blindsided (not

Type A characteristics consist of them always being in competition with others. Whether if it is at work, at home with their families or in their personal life. On top of that they are very opinionated. They enjoy to do all the talking instead of listening to what others has to say. A type A person feels as though they have to always be in control. Everything they do is in a hurry. Type A person loves to do the impossible by doing things that seem pretty far fetch.

I also have some weaknesses. Sometimes I don’t like seeing other options, but mine, and I will try to win debates or issues with my own vision. I don’t really express my emotions, and I don’t have much trouble crushing other people’s sensitivities when there are other people around.

Looking for a challenge has always been a part of my personality. I overwhelmingly agree that it’s my greatest asset. Challenges give you the ability to innovate, they open numerous doors for your career, they help you deal with the unexpected, and improves your self confidence. Listed above are very positive attributes of looking for a challenge. I also agree that the majority of my personality and behavior is majority dominate in nature.

The Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) enables an individual to gain a deeper insight into their inherent personality traits. For some people, they have had prior knowledge or underlying assumptions about their personality, but this test provides clearer information about each of their identifiable traits. According to the MBTI in Human-metric personality test, my scores were 22% (E) extroverted thinking more than introverted, 9% (N) intuitive as oppose to sensing, 16% (T) thinking more than feeling, and 12% (J) judging as compared to perceiving. Thus, my personality type is ENFJ. The ENFJ personality group is described as a minority group that consists of natural-born leaders, and people filled with passion, and charisma for example, Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey; they are notable members of this group, also known as the protagonists (16personalities, 2016). The protagonists apprehend pride in providing guidance for others to improve individually and to improve the community at large (16personalities, 2016). The protagonists find it naturally easy to communicate with others and excel at communicating with other people in person (16personalities, 2016).

Another piece of evidence that points to me being Type A is that I am excessively competitive and cutthroat. I must do anything and everything to be the best. I believe that there is no point in doing anything unless you want to be number one. My philosophy (which I borrowed from Grey’s Anatomy 2x22) is that being that second best is mediocre, and to settle for mediocrity is a sign of self disrespect and a substandard work ethic. I refuse to be second best.

Outgoing and spontaneous, or level headed and reserved: these are ways in which people identify the others surrounding them every day. These personality indicators may seem easy to distinguish; however, at times, finding one’s own personality type can be difficult. In the early 1900s, a Swedish psychologist named Carl Jung introduced the idea of categorizing personalities into identifiable types (Boeree). By investigating the subconscious, Jung was able to classify personality types that have certain characteristics in common. This became known as typology (Boeree; TheFreeDictionary.com). Several years later, Katherine Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs-Myers, took Jung’s typology to the next level. Together they separated

In the past I have taken a couple of personality test, most tests tell me the same thing about me. I guess it just who I am. I understand that I have a Type A2 personality. It seem as though I am always in a hurried to get somewhere and multitasking. I have been doing this for such a long time I’m actually used to it; I not sure how to slow down and do one thing at a time. I feel it is important for me to tried and change some of my behaviors because it can have serious consequences on my health. I do suffer from Crohn’s Disease and have been told by my doctors to decrease my stress but that always easier said than done. This is a struggle I’ve been working on for many years, some days are better than other.