Whenever I did personality tests, I found the result too general or it did not capture me right.
Surprisingly, after evaluating the result, I had to confess that the Disc test found out my inner me. I am an I high C.
Usually I try to convince people about my ideas and I avoid to be dominant.
At the moment, I don't necessarily want to be another type. However, it is definitely possible to become another type. Actually I am pretty sure that my type will change as my experience grow and my personality changes. If one day I'd have a leadership position, it would be preferable if I would be a D.
The Disc test is a good tool to figure out where someone stands when it comes to management types. Especially for companies, it is very helpful when they are hiring to accept the right person for the position.
In my opinion, a D-type would be an advantage for "STRANDED!" because in such a big group of 80 people we need someone who guides us and keep us together, otherwise everyone would do whatever they want and crisis would occur quickly. Without a clear leader, it would be hard to make definitive decisions and stick to them. In a survival situation I think it is very important to promote group adhesion because (as we've learned from pop culture shows such as Lost) the general survival motto is, as the D type in one such show so eloquently put it, "live together, die alone".
After working with you on three class activities (the Culture activity, Team Conflict activity and Stranded!), I think the test assessed you pretty well. You definitely evaluate, examine and analyze each option before making a decision, but more so - you work towards convincing others about your opinions. For the last activity, Stranded!, I think you helped in shaping the environment along with two individuals that sat in the row in front of us. You three helped create a motivational environment to get things moving along as we had to choose the items the military chose as the top 4 that were necessary for survival. Perhaps we did need a dominant figure too so that the group worked together throughout the entire activity because we kind of broke up into little groups among our big group.
ReplyDeleteWhen you start your business, you might need to become more dominant, but I think you'll do well regardless. Don't lose your influence on people. It makes you who you are, and I can't begin to explain how great of a person you are. =]
And, I like your analogy to the show "Lost." That motto is definitely true when it comes to being stranded.