Learning about an individual’s behavior in an organization is important. Each employee has his or her own personality in the organization. An employee’s personality helps the organization to grow, so discovering one’s own personality is important. I have learned a lot about myself upon taking this personality assessment. I was surprised how I scored in some areas of the test compared to previous tests. I also found I had different results from previous tests.
What About Me?
In this section, I learned about my personality. It determines whether I am an introvert or an extrovert. This assessment showed that I display the characteristics of an introvert. This can be determined by using The Five Factor Model of Personality (Robbins and Judge, 2009).
Personality.
I have learned that my Myers-Brigg Personality type is INFP. This means that I am reserved, creative, and highly realistic (Pearson Prentice Hall Self-Assessment Library, 2008). In my past project my personality type was INFJ. This particular test presented different results. Knowing this type of personality can help me make career choices related to my personality. It will allow me to be successful at my job. I was surprised to learn that in some ways that I have a Type A personality. Individuals with Type A personality tend to rush through …show more content…
Organizational behavior measures an individual’s personality in his or her work environment. It also measures how his or her emotions and moods affect his or her job (Robbins and Judge, 2009). I have learned by taking these personality tests how my behavior affects how I do my job. If I am in a good mood, my day will be rewarding, if I am in a bad mood my day will drag on. I also learn how my behavior affects my coworkers. For example, if I have a negative attitude, my coworkers can sense my