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MGMT-302 Individual Assignment #2 Winter 2015 Self-Assessment: The MBTI Personality Profiles
1st Part: Personality Self-portrait. Start by writing a description of your most essential character traits or personality attributes. You do not have to write an autobiography, just focus on generating a general sketch or profile of your self-concept. What are the most salient features that define who you are? What makes you unique or different from other members of your family, such as your brothers, sisters, cousins, or close friends? Are there characteristics that you have in common with others who are close to you? In essence, generate a self-portrait but instead of using visual-arts media, your tools consist of paper, ink, words, your self- awareness and your cognitive abilities. If you find that your self-portrait is only a few sentences long, or no more than one brief paragraph; you may elaborate your self-portrait narrative by describing yourself in terms of the various personality traits and personality dimensions discussed in chapter 4 of the Greenberg textbook. For instance, how would you characterize yourself relative to each dimension in the “Big-5” model of personality; how do you see yourself in terms of your locus-of-control; how do you respond when you are presented with new challenges or responsibilities (e.g., self-efficacy); how do you respond in situations that are emotionally-charged or to sudden emotional outbursts and anger directed towards you or someone close to you; what would you consider a viable response if you learned that a work associate was intentionally sabotaging your work and spreading rumors to tarnish your reputation; and so forth...
2nd Part: Your Myers-Briggs/Keirsey/MMDI/Jungian Typology Profile. Once you develop the self-portrait described in the previous paragraph, look at the video located at the URL link below. The video describes the Keirsey version of the MBTI personality test and the 16 personality profiles that the MBTI generates. You can look at the entire video and follow the instruction it provides to calculate your MBTI profile but the MMDI version can be completed online and you can still compare the profile descriptions provided by both versions of the MBTI. To complete the MMDI go to the 2nd URL link below and click on the button that states, “Personality Test MMDI.”
URL and hyperlink to the You-Tube video describing the Keirsey personality test and its procedures: http://www.newthinktank.com/2012/05/new-personality-test/
URL and hyperlink to the MMDI Intro Page and the MMDI Questionnaire:
http://www.teamtechnology.co.uk/tt/t-articl/mb-simpl.htm Personality Test (MMDI)
You will receive feedback about your profile as well as instructions for saving your feedback. It will also offer you complete reports for prices ranging from $6 to $15; you do not have to purchase these reports. To access the different descriptions and interpretations of your profile, you can visit the URL below or the hyperlink with the four-letter profile generated from your answers to the MMDI personality test. The corresponding profiles from the Keirsey version of the MBTI can be accessed from the folder posted adjacent to this assignment on blackboard.
Jungian Typology Profile Descriptions: http://typelogic.com/
3rd Part: The Reflective Essay. Please submit a copy of the items indicated for parts 1 & 2 along with a one-page, typewritten reflective essay based on your initial self-profile and the feedback you received from the MBTI/Keirsey/MMDI/Jung Typology inventories. Your reflective statement should summarize the profile and related feedback you received as well as your personal views of the MBTI personality inventory. In specific terms, how accurately does it describe you and your initial self- portrait? Your reflective statement should also address the following questions:
· Do you think this assessment provides an accurate and useful profile of your personality archetype? (Explain)
· In retrospect, did you gain any insights about yourself from the exercise? (Describe insights and/or critique the MBTI)
· Can you suggest a preferable personality assessment or an alternative method or approach to assess personalities?
· What are some benefits/liabilities of giving managers access to the MBTI profiles of employees & job applicants?
· Was this exercise a worthwhile investment of your time?
· Do you have suggestions that may lead to a more meaningful personality self-assessment exercise?
· Be sure to include your name and the course number om the top-right section of the 1st page of your reflective statement This assignment is due at the beginning of the course session on Thursday February 5th