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My work personality per the OCEAN personality test is I enjoy novel experiences and seeing things in new ways (84th percentile), I am very well organized and can be relied upon (94th percentile), I am relatively social and enjoy the company of others (74th percentile), I consider the feeling of others 74th percentile, and I am generally relaxed 27th percentile.
While these conclusions are over simplified I agree with them in general. I'm certainly open to new experiences while being able to hold my focus on the most important things I need to take care of.
I am still working on my social skills. With people I know I can be extremely social however with new relationships can be somewhat shy and reserved until I have assessed the individual(s).
I am always courteous and supportive with co-workers. I am not always courteous with people I consider incompetent, deceitful or lazy. I need to continue to work on this as it does not always serve me well when I have negative attitudes with people.
In crisis situations I am usually the one with the razor focus and the ability to make the best of a bad situation generally with acceptable results. Many times I am the only one that comes up with solutions addressing the crisis at hand.
My greatest strength is being able to get things done within the constraints presented. I have excellent skills for evaluating a situation, proposing a solution, managing the development and delivery of the solution to meet the customers needs within budget and on time with high customer satisfaction. Seriously, I really know how to do that and have a track record that proves it.
Hi Al,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I would have never guessed you to have any social skill problems. I have always seen you as a outgoing type of guy that lets nothing hold you back. You have always piped up in discussions and ready to give feedback. I would give yourself a little more credit there.
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ReplyDeleteHi Al. I agree with Thomas. You always strike me as being very confidence with yourself around any group of people. Good OCEAN's result. Sounds like you're a well rounded solid guy.
Deletesee you in class :)
umm was just trying to see how the comments n replies worked :)
ReplyDeleteYou look like a leader to me so I would have never guessed you had problems with social skills
ReplyDeleteThis is very interesting. I really enjoyed working with you in class. I undertand the social skill problem. I think a lot of people have things like this and its so important to work on them so that working in the industry goes smoothly. I also found lots of problems with myself when I took the test and I plan to work on them.
ReplyDeleteYou strike me as a very confidant, organized go gett'er type of a guy. I hope that for the rest of us this wasn't ALL inherant at your birth and that these are skills and qualities you have aquired and honed over time :) Nice post, inspiring!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the results of the Ocean test are pretty simplistic, and I think it would be easy to "cheat" the test to get different answers.
ReplyDeleteIn all the times I interacted with you, you seemed perfectly sociable, so I think you're probably okay.
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ReplyDeleteHey Al,
ReplyDeleteI think your social skills are just fine. I remember the first day we met in mmdp101 class you were very friendly and talked a lot and I enjoyed talking to you very much. see you around on campus :)
JU