What is this?
Dominance- emphasis on shaping the environment by overcoming opposition to accomplish results
Influence- emphasis on shaping the environment by influencing or persuading others
Steadiness- emphasis on cooperating with others to carry out the task.
Conscientiousness- emphasis on working conscientiously within existing circumstances to ensure quality and accuracy.
Now I get it!
At the start of this assignment, I was extremely confused. Professor Kurpis did explain what we were doing, but when the words and the corresponding letters came up on the projector, I sat there feeling like a little boy lost in a parking lot. It was until the very end after we evaluated our results did I say WOW! For me this test was pretty accurate. I say that I am an "I" or act by "influence". This if very true for me because I do tend to try to shape my environment by influencing or persuading others. This is evident I guess when I constantly speak my mind. LOL. As for wishing I were another type, I don't think there is a better or worse type. It is who you are and therefore I wouldn't care to be D S or C. Not that there are anythings wrong with them. I'm just happy to be an I. I feel that understanding a person's type is important and can prove useful when trying to work together or understand each other. Many times it is difficult to examine a person and right away know what type of ideas or perceptions they have, but this test gives you a better sense (though it may not be exact or detailed) of what type of person they are. I think tests like this can work for any type or relationship in life. For example it would be useful for employer employee relationships, professor student relationships, neighbor to neighbor relationships. It can be useful for romantic relationships as well, but why take the fun out of a little curiosity?
As for our stranded situation, I think I would chose to have a D or dominant leader. I think that in such and extreme situation, you would need someone who can put their foot down and make decisions. However there are some conditions that would have to be met in order to survive. First the D or dominant leader would have to have the most expertise in the situation because s/he would probably throw out the ideas of others no matter how good or bad they were. To avoid much conflict and time delays the rest of the group should consist of no more Ds. The others can consist of an I who agrees with the D and try to influence the others or many Ss who would help out in efforts to survive. C's would be very good to include because they may come up with alternatives that were not created. Overall all Ds Is Ss and Cs would create a great and necessary mix, however whatever the mix, the most important things are to establish a leader, assess the situation, agree on a plan, and quickly implement the plan where everyone commits to its completion.
Dominance- emphasis on shaping the environment by overcoming opposition to accomplish results
Influence- emphasis on shaping the environment by influencing or persuading others
Steadiness- emphasis on cooperating with others to carry out the task.
Conscientiousness- emphasis on working conscientiously within existing circumstances to ensure quality and accuracy.
Now I get it!
At the start of this assignment, I was extremely confused. Professor Kurpis did explain what we were doing, but when the words and the corresponding letters came up on the projector, I sat there feeling like a little boy lost in a parking lot. It was until the very end after we evaluated our results did I say WOW! For me this test was pretty accurate. I say that I am an "I" or act by "influence". This if very true for me because I do tend to try to shape my environment by influencing or persuading others. This is evident I guess when I constantly speak my mind. LOL. As for wishing I were another type, I don't think there is a better or worse type. It is who you are and therefore I wouldn't care to be D S or C. Not that there are anythings wrong with them. I'm just happy to be an I. I feel that understanding a person's type is important and can prove useful when trying to work together or understand each other. Many times it is difficult to examine a person and right away know what type of ideas or perceptions they have, but this test gives you a better sense (though it may not be exact or detailed) of what type of person they are. I think tests like this can work for any type or relationship in life. For example it would be useful for employer employee relationships, professor student relationships, neighbor to neighbor relationships. It can be useful for romantic relationships as well, but why take the fun out of a little curiosity?
As for our stranded situation, I think I would chose to have a D or dominant leader. I think that in such and extreme situation, you would need someone who can put their foot down and make decisions. However there are some conditions that would have to be met in order to survive. First the D or dominant leader would have to have the most expertise in the situation because s/he would probably throw out the ideas of others no matter how good or bad they were. To avoid much conflict and time delays the rest of the group should consist of no more Ds. The others can consist of an I who agrees with the D and try to influence the others or many Ss who would help out in efforts to survive. C's would be very good to include because they may come up with alternatives that were not created. Overall all Ds Is Ss and Cs would create a great and necessary mix, however whatever the mix, the most important things are to establish a leader, assess the situation, agree on a plan, and quickly implement the plan where everyone commits to its completion.
