Assessment one “My Basic Personality” showed that I was indeed an ENTJ. Those of the ENTJ personality type are born leaders. They can become frustrated and impatient when things don’t unfold according to their expected plan or time frame, evoking notions of the “Type-A” personality (Drenth, n.d.). Assessment two “Ambiguity” showed me something new about myself. Having intolerance of ambiguity means that you tend to perceive situations as threatening rather than promising (Robbins, 2008). My score was 21 which means I fall right in the middle with the mean score of 20. Assessment three “Creativity” revealed my score was a 10. Creativity is the ability to combine ideas in a unique way or to make unusual associations between ideas (Robbins,
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This score falls below the national average of 25 which indicates a low mach. On assessment two “What is my Preferred Type of Power?” I had a tie between expert and referent power with a score of 5. I also scored high on legitimate power with a score of 4.2. On assessment three “How good am I at Playing Politics?” I had a score of 121. This indicates the better you are at not only knowing precisely what to do in different social situations at work but exactly how to do in a sincere, engaging manner that disguises any ulterior, self-serving motives (Robbins, 2008). On assessment four “How well do you Manage Impressions?” I scored a 3.75 in self-promotion, a 3.25 in ingratiation, a 2.75 in exemplification, a 2 in intimidation, and a 1 in supplication. Strategies with the highest scores are the ones you most often use (Robbins, 2008). On assessment five “What’s my Conflict Handling Style?” my competing score was a 12, my collaborating score was 17, my avoiding score was 13, my accommodating score was 14, and my compromising score was 16. My preferred conflict handling style is collaborating. On assessment six “What’s my Negotiating Style?” I scored a 27. Experts in negotiation generally recommend individuals use a style that will result in a high score on this test (Robbins,
This score falls below the national average of 25 which indicates a low mach. On assessment two “What is my Preferred Type of Power?” I had a tie between expert and referent power with a score of 5. I also scored high on legitimate power with a score of 4.2. On assessment three “How good am I at Playing Politics?” I had a score of 121. This indicates the better you are at not only knowing precisely what to do in different social situations at work but exactly how to do in a sincere, engaging manner that disguises any ulterior, self-serving motives (Robbins, 2008). On assessment four “How well do you Manage Impressions?” I scored a 3.75 in self-promotion, a 3.25 in ingratiation, a 2.75 in exemplification, a 2 in intimidation, and a 1 in supplication. Strategies with the highest scores are the ones you most often use (Robbins, 2008). On assessment five “What’s my Conflict Handling Style?” my competing score was a 12, my collaborating score was 17, my avoiding score was 13, my accommodating score was 14, and my compromising score was 16. My preferred conflict handling style is collaborating. On assessment six “What’s my Negotiating Style?” I scored a 27. Experts in negotiation generally recommend individuals use a style that will result in a high score on this test (Robbins,