Gifts, passions, personality - self-awareness of "who you really are"...
Here we look at four tried and tested models that have helped millions of people understand "what makes them tick"
This is a "taster" - you may know some of them already - we will cover more of this in our workshops
Personality Profiling & Self-awareness exercises...
1) Behaviours - How you evaluate choices and make decisions
2) Team working- your preferred role(s) in teams (after Belbin)
3) Learning styles - how you process information in a learning setting
4) Personality Types & Interpersonal skills
1) Behaviours - How you evaluate choices and make decisions
The Jung Type indicator (on which Myers-Briggs is based) is a personality typing tool that is very helpful in raising self-awareness individually and between team members. A free version is can be found at http://www.humanmetrics.com/ simply scroll down to "Jung Type Indicator" and click on "Take test". Once you have completed the test further description on personality types can also be found at http://www.knowyourtype.com/16_types.html Another really insightful test is the Enneagram - take the "Classic" test at http://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test.php - For more information on the different see www.enneagramworldwide.com
2) Team working - your preferred role(s) in teams (after Belbin)
©The Team Role model is the copyright of Belbin Associates
POTENTIAL WEAKNESSES ARE USUALLY THE OVERUSE OF STRENGTHS!!
Shaper
Strengths: Challenging, dynamic, goal oriented, has drive and courage
Potential weaknesses: May be prone to provocation and may be blunt and upset people
Implementer
Strengths: Disciplined, organised, efficient, turns ideas into actions
Potential weaknesses: May be somewhat inflexible, slow to embrace change or accept new ideas
Completer / Finisher
Strengths: Accurate, conscientious, meticulous perfectionist
Potential weaknesses: May be inclined to worry unduly, reluctant to delegate
Resource Investigator
Strengths: Enthusiastic, communicative, explores opportunities, develops contacts
Potential weaknesses: Me be over-optimistic, easily bored and can lose interest
Co-ordinator
Strengths: Calm, confident, clarifies goals, promotes joint decision making
Potential weaknesses: May be seen as manipulative, off-loads personal work
Team worker
Strengths: Cooperative, caring, diplomatic, sensitive, averts friction
Potential weaknesses: May be indecisive when faced with tough decisions
Ideas person
Strengths: Creative, imaginative, original, offers alternative approaches
Potential weaknesses: May be pre-occupied by thoughts and may not be communicative
Monitor Evaluator
Strengths: Logical, analytical, discerning, makes decisions based on facts
Potential weaknesses: May appear slow moving, lack drive and may appear uninspiring
Specialist
Strengths: Single minded, motivated by the pursuit of knowledge
Potential weaknesses: May contribute on a narrow front only and dwell on technicalities
3) Learning styles - how you process information in a learning setting
If nothing else, this will explain why for example - you need peace and quiet to solve problems - whilst others have music on and seem capable of working in a complete mess...
http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm
http://www.businessballs.com/howardgardnermultipleintelligences.htm
4) Personality Types & Interpersonal skills
Peter Urs Bender's Guide to Strengths and Weaknesses of Personality Types
http://www.peterursbender.com/quiz/swtable.html
Analytical personality type
Thinking - Thorough - Disciplined
But may...
Exclude feelings from decisions
Go too far / be perfectionist
Be too rigid or demanding of self/others
Amiable personality type
Supportive - Patient - Diplomatic
But may...
Conform to wishes of others too easily
Have no time boundaries so things do not get done
May not be assertive or directive enough
Driver personality type
Independent - Decisive - Determined
But may...
Exclude feelings from decisions
Have trouble operating with others
Not take time to consider other perspectives
May be domineering and too focused on doing it "my way"
Expressive personality type
Good communicator - Enthusiastic - Imaginative
But may...
Talk too much
Come on too strong
Be a dreamer and unrealistic
The value in knowing where you are is understanding how clashes can occur between the types.
To avoid this we need to learn to "move" towards the other person (this ability comes with maturity and experience)
Analyticals and Drivers are both fairly controlled (emotionally) and usually get on well
Expressives and Amiables are both happy to share emotion and usually get on well
However...
Analyticals can clash with Expressives - as one seeks cold hard data and the other effuses optimism and enthusiasm
Drivers can clash with Amiables - one wants to "get on with it" while the other likes to share what happened on the weekend!
Here we look at four tried and tested models that have helped millions of people understand "what makes them tick"
This is a "taster" - you may know some of them already - we will cover more of this in our workshops
Personality Profiling & Self-awareness exercises...
1) Behaviours - How you evaluate choices and make decisions
2) Team working- your preferred role(s) in teams (after Belbin)
3) Learning styles - how you process information in a learning setting
4) Personality Types & Interpersonal skills
1) Behaviours - How you evaluate choices and make decisions
The Jung Type indicator (on which Myers-Briggs is based) is a personality typing tool that is very helpful in raising self-awareness individually and between team members. A free version is can be found at http://www.humanmetrics.com/ simply scroll down to "Jung Type Indicator" and click on "Take test". Once you have completed the test further description on personality types can also be found at http://www.knowyourtype.com/16_types.html Another really insightful test is the Enneagram - take the "Classic" test at http://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test.php - For more information on the different see www.enneagramworldwide.com
2) Team working - your preferred role(s) in teams (after Belbin)
©The Team Role model is the copyright of Belbin Associates
POTENTIAL WEAKNESSES ARE USUALLY THE OVERUSE OF STRENGTHS!!
Shaper
Strengths: Challenging, dynamic, goal oriented, has drive and courage
Potential weaknesses: May be prone to provocation and may be blunt and upset people
Implementer
Strengths: Disciplined, organised, efficient, turns ideas into actions
Potential weaknesses: May be somewhat inflexible, slow to embrace change or accept new ideas
Completer / Finisher
Strengths: Accurate, conscientious, meticulous perfectionist
Potential weaknesses: May be inclined to worry unduly, reluctant to delegate
Resource Investigator
Strengths: Enthusiastic, communicative, explores opportunities, develops contacts
Potential weaknesses: Me be over-optimistic, easily bored and can lose interest
Co-ordinator
Strengths: Calm, confident, clarifies goals, promotes joint decision making
Potential weaknesses: May be seen as manipulative, off-loads personal work
Team worker
Strengths: Cooperative, caring, diplomatic, sensitive, averts friction
Potential weaknesses: May be indecisive when faced with tough decisions
Ideas person
Strengths: Creative, imaginative, original, offers alternative approaches
Potential weaknesses: May be pre-occupied by thoughts and may not be communicative
Monitor Evaluator
Strengths: Logical, analytical, discerning, makes decisions based on facts
Potential weaknesses: May appear slow moving, lack drive and may appear uninspiring
Specialist
Strengths: Single minded, motivated by the pursuit of knowledge
Potential weaknesses: May contribute on a narrow front only and dwell on technicalities
3) Learning styles - how you process information in a learning setting
If nothing else, this will explain why for example - you need peace and quiet to solve problems - whilst others have music on and seem capable of working in a complete mess...
http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm
http://www.businessballs.com/howardgardnermultipleintelligences.htm
4) Personality Types & Interpersonal skills
Peter Urs Bender's Guide to Strengths and Weaknesses of Personality Types
http://www.peterursbender.com/quiz/swtable.html
Analytical personality type
Thinking - Thorough - Disciplined
But may...
Exclude feelings from decisions
Go too far / be perfectionist
Be too rigid or demanding of self/others
Amiable personality type
Supportive - Patient - Diplomatic
But may...
Conform to wishes of others too easily
Have no time boundaries so things do not get done
May not be assertive or directive enough
Driver personality type
Independent - Decisive - Determined
But may...
Exclude feelings from decisions
Have trouble operating with others
Not take time to consider other perspectives
May be domineering and too focused on doing it "my way"
Expressive personality type
Good communicator - Enthusiastic - Imaginative
But may...
Talk too much
Come on too strong
Be a dreamer and unrealistic
The value in knowing where you are is understanding how clashes can occur between the types.
To avoid this we need to learn to "move" towards the other person (this ability comes with maturity and experience)
Analyticals and Drivers are both fairly controlled (emotionally) and usually get on well
Expressives and Amiables are both happy to share emotion and usually get on well
However...
Analyticals can clash with Expressives - as one seeks cold hard data and the other effuses optimism and enthusiasm
Drivers can clash with Amiables - one wants to "get on with it" while the other likes to share what happened on the weekend!
