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Trident University Christopher R. Collier
Module Two: SLP, Managing Individual Behavior
MGT501 Management and Organizational Behavior
Dr. Marva Dixon 30 January 201
Method and Results of Testing
The results of my Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test™ were that I was an ISTJ which stands for Introverted, Sensing, Thinking and Judging. My specific scores in each of the categories were: Introvert (22%), Sensing (25%), Thinking (12%), and Judging (67%). (Leverage Your Personality Type, n.d.) The test revealed that I have a “slight preference of Introversion over Extraversion, a moderate preference of Sensing over Intuition, a slight preference of Thinking over Feeling, and a distinctive preference of Judging over Perceiving.” (Leverage Your Personality Type, n.d.) Based on my results, proposed career paths would be: “management, administrative management, accounting, and computer programming.” (Of Interest, n.d)
Results of Testing
Identification of Strengths and Weaknesses
One of my main strengths is that due to my preference in two categories being only slight margins, depending on a given situation my responses may be from the opposite category. This means I, at times, can also be extraverted and feeling. In management this would come in quite handy as it would mean that I would feel comfortable in different roles and situations. Another strength that I possess is that due to my introverted preference, “feeling is inferred, or expressed nonverbally, through eye contact, or an encouraging smile.” (ISTJ Description, n.d.) For a manager this is an essential strength as employees look to you to be even-keeled in all situations. If a manager shows too much emotion or all the time, it makes employees uncomfortable. I feel it places more emphasis and importance on the times that you do show emotion. For example, if you congratulate employees all the time it

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