Two Personality Strengths
Two personality dimensions I consider to be strengths are conscientious and extraversion. Conscientious is a personality dimension described as having the following characteristics “dependable, reasonable, achievement oriented, and persistent” (Kinicki & Fugate, 2015, p. 81). The personality dimension extraversion is made up of the characteristics of “outgoing, talkative, sociable, assertive” (Kinicki & Fugate, 2015, p. 81).
Having these characteristics of the two personality dimensions has influenced the way I handle myself on the job. One instance of this is when I was offered the opportunity of changing my career direction at a broadcasting company I worked for. My boss had recently been let go and a director …show more content…
One way I listed above that influenced my work life also does so in my personal life, I am softhearted, this falls under the personality dimension of agreeableness. This has led me to foster two small children that take up a huge part of my personal life. I have me many drastic changes to how I live life day to day. One child has a lot of needs that I was not aware of, but instead of passing him onto someone else, I have taken on the challenge of raising him. The personality characteristic of being persistent, which falls under conscientiousness, has also influenced my personal life by not allowing me to give up on my foster child. On a professional level, this characteristic has also influenced me to enroll in school and to stay the course, when giving up would be so much …show more content…
I was not familiar with the software and the software was new to the industry. I wanted to be the best I could be taking on this new role. I would go home each night and take care of my family, and then I would study the software for hours. I would take the task I needed to learn for work and study how to do it from home. Then the next day, I was able to complete the assignment that was required that day. I spent many more hours learning how to use this software and build the project I needed than my current manager at the time. He was not able to explain to others how to accomplish the tasks when asked. Since I spent so many hours walking through example data and projects I was able to take over when he could not, teaching others in my company how to understand the project parts better. This created better communication between departments and employees. The confusion and frustration ended creating a more positive environment for all employees that came into contact with the
Two personality dimensions I consider to be strengths are conscientious and extraversion. Conscientious is a personality dimension described as having the following characteristics “dependable, reasonable, achievement oriented, and persistent” (Kinicki & Fugate, 2015, p. 81). The personality dimension extraversion is made up of the characteristics of “outgoing, talkative, sociable, assertive” (Kinicki & Fugate, 2015, p. 81).
Having these characteristics of the two personality dimensions has influenced the way I handle myself on the job. One instance of this is when I was offered the opportunity of changing my career direction at a broadcasting company I worked for. My boss had recently been let go and a director …show more content…
One way I listed above that influenced my work life also does so in my personal life, I am softhearted, this falls under the personality dimension of agreeableness. This has led me to foster two small children that take up a huge part of my personal life. I have me many drastic changes to how I live life day to day. One child has a lot of needs that I was not aware of, but instead of passing him onto someone else, I have taken on the challenge of raising him. The personality characteristic of being persistent, which falls under conscientiousness, has also influenced my personal life by not allowing me to give up on my foster child. On a professional level, this characteristic has also influenced me to enroll in school and to stay the course, when giving up would be so much …show more content…
I was not familiar with the software and the software was new to the industry. I wanted to be the best I could be taking on this new role. I would go home each night and take care of my family, and then I would study the software for hours. I would take the task I needed to learn for work and study how to do it from home. Then the next day, I was able to complete the assignment that was required that day. I spent many more hours learning how to use this software and build the project I needed than my current manager at the time. He was not able to explain to others how to accomplish the tasks when asked. Since I spent so many hours walking through example data and projects I was able to take over when he could not, teaching others in my company how to understand the project parts better. This created better communication between departments and employees. The confusion and frustration ended creating a more positive environment for all employees that came into contact with the