2.0 Discussion of personality of Bill English according to the Big 5 Personality Model
2.1 Extraversion
Some reporters who have interviewed him identify him as being dry and monotone when speaking, quieter and less populist compared to his predecessor, Mr. Key (Davidson, 2016). But this seemingly negative description never stopped the leader from expressing his viewpoints when necessary. Whenever he speaks during interviews, it is noticeable that he carefully thinks things through before he let words out of his mouth. This clearly shows the less extraversion tendency of Bill. Known for being socially conservative and a staunch Catholic, though he does not speak openly of it, Bill’s opposition to liberalizing abortion and euthanasia remains …show more content…
A broken Bill was reportedly led away in tears by a staff member after National hit rock-bottom with a 21.8% result (Trevett 2016). At this point, the kind of response he displayed is a clear indication of high score in neuroticism. This painful experience was immediately followed by another disappointment when he was toppled by Don Brash as party leader. It was not long prior to this event when he joined a boxing match for a cause with his former colleague Clarke and lost the game to a split decision. Again, his participation in this match harbored unfavorable reaction from critical eyes (Hunt 2017). Additional pressure was that all these happened right in the sight of his own growing children. But as what Bill said, “you learn more from losing than in winning, and if you get knocked down, getting back up again is what matters”, he turned experiences into powerful lessons to teach not only to his children but to all people who already knew and would come to know him (NZ Herald …show more content…
As a matter of fact, they would never have happened if he just decided to stay in the corner and kept a low profile. Opportunities are most welcome in his hands which evidently turned them into growth, productivity, and development. These characteristics of Bill is recognized not only in the country but also overseas, and even foregrounded when John Key tendered his resignation and endorsed Bill to take over his position which he gladly accepted. Other people qualified for the position knowing the ready support Bill has within his party and his capacity to do the job decided to concede and even encouraged other supporters to rally behind him. It was further revealed that the country is enjoying a consistently strong and healthy economy, lower unemployment rate and returned surpluses through the efficient financial management of Bill (Our Foreign Staff 2016). All of these show that Bill measures high in openness to
2.1 Extraversion
Some reporters who have interviewed him identify him as being dry and monotone when speaking, quieter and less populist compared to his predecessor, Mr. Key (Davidson, 2016). But this seemingly negative description never stopped the leader from expressing his viewpoints when necessary. Whenever he speaks during interviews, it is noticeable that he carefully thinks things through before he let words out of his mouth. This clearly shows the less extraversion tendency of Bill. Known for being socially conservative and a staunch Catholic, though he does not speak openly of it, Bill’s opposition to liberalizing abortion and euthanasia remains …show more content…
A broken Bill was reportedly led away in tears by a staff member after National hit rock-bottom with a 21.8% result (Trevett 2016). At this point, the kind of response he displayed is a clear indication of high score in neuroticism. This painful experience was immediately followed by another disappointment when he was toppled by Don Brash as party leader. It was not long prior to this event when he joined a boxing match for a cause with his former colleague Clarke and lost the game to a split decision. Again, his participation in this match harbored unfavorable reaction from critical eyes (Hunt 2017). Additional pressure was that all these happened right in the sight of his own growing children. But as what Bill said, “you learn more from losing than in winning, and if you get knocked down, getting back up again is what matters”, he turned experiences into powerful lessons to teach not only to his children but to all people who already knew and would come to know him (NZ Herald …show more content…
As a matter of fact, they would never have happened if he just decided to stay in the corner and kept a low profile. Opportunities are most welcome in his hands which evidently turned them into growth, productivity, and development. These characteristics of Bill is recognized not only in the country but also overseas, and even foregrounded when John Key tendered his resignation and endorsed Bill to take over his position which he gladly accepted. Other people qualified for the position knowing the ready support Bill has within his party and his capacity to do the job decided to concede and even encouraged other supporters to rally behind him. It was further revealed that the country is enjoying a consistently strong and healthy economy, lower unemployment rate and returned surpluses through the efficient financial management of Bill (Our Foreign Staff 2016). All of these show that Bill measures high in openness to