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Self Assessment Essay

Satisfactory Essays

Nathan Good
February 16, 2013
BUS 201
Dr. Swetnam
Self Assessment Exercise #1
I completed the Keirsey temperament survey at www.keirsey.com and was categorized as an ESTJ, or the Guardian/Supervisor. The Keirsey survey uses the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. My results indicated I am more extraverted than introverted, more sensing than intuitive, more thinking than feeling, and more judging than perceiving. According to the results, ESTJ’s are “the Guardian type most driven to show some type of leadership.” ("Keirsey.com," )This is a very accurate description, and exactly what I would expect to see myself categorized as. I recently separated from the military after 13 years in logistics, and am now pursuing a degree in business …show more content…

The first section was terminal values, or goals that I would like to attain. The second section, instrumental values, are the means to attain those goals. My top five terminal values were recognition from peers, prosperity; wealth, pride in accomplishment, knowledge and wisdom, and lasting friendships. I believe these choices are closely aligned with the Executives responses in the text in Exhibit 5-3 (Robbins & Judge, 2013). I chose hard work and achievement, and dependability as the most important instruments to achieve my terminal values. I think my personal values and instruments to meet those values would be fairly common for people my age in the workplace. I am a Generation Xer, and others in my generation “rate high on true friendship, happiness, and pleasure.” (Robbins & Judge, 2013)

From section C, I took the “What Motivates Me?” assessment. I feel that motivation is directly related to one’s values, and I found that my growth needs are the most important at this time. I am currently not working full time and am attending college, so according to Keirsey.com this result is typical for a college student. My relatedness and existence needs fall in the mid-range, meaning they are for the most part, satisfied. I think that my current need for growth, is related to the values I chose in the previous assessment. Once I can attain some of those terminal goals, I believe if I were to re-take this

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