In my opinion, the results of the
Myers-Briggs personality test were quite accurate. My MBTI was ENFJ, meaning I
am an extrovert, I am intuitive, I make decisions over feeling rather than
thinking, and I prefer judging over perceiving. Right now in my career, all of
these leadership traits that I possess fit nicely with my organization and the
people I work with. My role with Target is very technical, but I utilize my
strong skills with people to buy them into my ideas and plans so it doesn’t
appear as if I am telling them what to do, it’s more like persuasion through
relationships. My role also requires that use of critical thinking skills,
along with quick decision making. I feel that it is somewhat easy for me to
make decisions, especially important ones, mainly because I draw on my past experiences
and feeling about making decisions, which I trust and have had success with.
Some of the areas that I feel I
need to improve on, that the test pointed out were not some of my strengths, are
using data and facts for decision making, developing other’s before myself, and
expressing my ideas and opinions in front of others all the time. I feel that
these three areas are keeping me from becoming a truly excellent leader, so I
am focused on improving them in both my personal and professional lives. My
current role forces me to make decisions based on factual evidence, which
sometimes puts me in uncomfortable situations, but it also produces very good
results and forces me to dig deeper into problems. I also tend to put people
before myself, which cause me to neglect my own development and spend less time
on personal projects, and sometimes even family when work becomes a priority. I
have focused more on creating plans that are strictly followed with timelines,
and not deviate from them. These timelines involve self-development activities
and personal time for me to catch up and reflect. I still have ample time to
mentor others, help them with their development, and build relationships. I
also feel a bit uncomfortable showing my ideas and opinions due to them being
different and unconventional, but I have been working on this by soliciting
feedback from others on the results of these ideas to see if they actually
work. I also use my people and communication skills to present them in
different manners to allow people to understand them better.
Overall, I am pleased with the
type of leader I am and how I fit into my organization. I think I am aware of
what I am good at, what I am not, and how I can leverage my strengths in leadership
to compensate for some of my weaknesses. Not every leader is perfect, but some
are better than others, especially in certain capacities. I am in a role where
energy, influence, and relationships are needed, and I am excelling at it
because I possess all of these qualities. I think that as time passes, I will
gravitate toward a more creative, energetic, and autonomous role where interaction
with people takes up the majority of my time in the workplace.
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