Style has a significant effect on the way people set about solving problems, making decisions, communicating and relating to each other. And cognitive style refers to our preference for thinking, working and behaving in particular ways.

Five key dimensions
Under the five key dimensions on which people differ in their degree of openness, organization, sociability, agreeableness and sensitivity, I would compare my strengths and weaknesses with these five domains.

Openness and problem solving
Differences in the degree of openness follow from the degree of variety people and value and their different ways of viewing the world. I am an implementer rather than an innovator.

Strength:
I often feel happy working within my company, adapting what problems are and focusing on doing things better. I always take a hands-on approach to get things done and work well with routine. My ideas are usually well-suited and turned into workable ways or policies. I am willing to have changes.

Weaknesses:
I am not curious enough to think and play with new ideas, and not always present innovative possibilities. The one who is good at coming up with new ideas in connection with an overall picture is seldom me.

Organization and priorities
Another key difference concerns the value placed on organization versus spontaneity. I am an organizers rather than a spontaneous people.

Strength:
I value task completion highly and like order. I always prepare things ahead of time. I am highly focused, self-disciplined, well-organized, tidy, well-planning and often have a will to achieve. I remind myself time-to-time to work constantly to achieve company goals and target to the company mission.

Weaknesses:
Sometimes, I am too workaholic and too strict to force people to do things using my ways. In changing circumstances, I was less adaptable and flexible to approach. Also, I may not notice new things that need doing.

Sociability and communication
The level of sociability associated with level of activity, engagement through talk and a positive outlook. I am an extravert rather than an introvert.

Strength:
In my points of view, mixing with people is more important. So I like to work with others and exchange views in person. I prefer communicating verbally rather writing. There are almost 80 colleagues are under my management. Relationships between us are very close and good. At the same time, I give the direction of work to my colleague by both formal and informal meetings.

Weaknesses:
Sometimes I show impatience during my work. I feel anxiety if the work is not done at once, and act too quickly before I think.

Agreeableness and decision making
It refers to our attitude to self and others and concerns the degree to which we accommodate to others. I am a tender-minded accommodator rather than a tough-minded accommodator.

Strength:
I am a sympathetic and cooperative; I always focus more on the needs of the group than myself. My colleagues find me a good listener and appreciate praise. They feel free to tell me their opinions because I always accept and forgive their faults.

Weaknesses:
Sometimes I am hard to be tough enough to think logically and weigh consequences impersonally. Also, decisions often influenced by my own and others’ likes and dislikes.

Sentitivity and resilience
It refers to the degree of emotional sensitivity and need for stability. I am more resilient than a sensitive person.

Strength:
I am impervious most of the times to what is happening around and less readily affected by emotions. I feel not difficult to calm under pressure. I can focus on my jobs and learning and develop myself continuously all the time.

Weaknesses:
I may not sensitive enough to feel other’s feeling or alert the happenings which are essential to our work.

Personality inventories
Besides the five key dimensions mentioned above, there are different personality inventories. They aim to measure where a person’s preferences fall on a range of characteristics. MBTI is one of the widely accepted inventories. I have also taken a test of MBTI. From the test, I was scored as the ESFJ type.

E (extraversion) refers to a preference for directing attention to the outer world of action.

S (sensing) refers to find out about things by working with facts according to tried and tested procedures.

F (feeling) types pay more attention to values and take account of their own and others’ preferences.

J (Judging) refers to the type of person who leads life in a planned and organized way and likes control.

In terms of creativity, I am not the one who comes up with new ideas in most of the time. I usually enact majority view rather than own view. It leads to some cognitive biases, like over-emphasizing value laden and emotional information, and person as against situation in judgment.

In terms of management, I act as a work role of traditionalist, stabilizer and consolidator. I request my staff to be loyal, doing things step by step and timely.

In terms of change, I am the modifier who builds on what is known. Although I am not a very creative person, I will try to make different changes to get things better if I am given a new idea to deal with.

In terms of development, I am often the accommodator in the company. I am action-oriented and very adaptable. I do not mind taking risks and are able to commit myself to schedules. But my weakness is a tendency towards tremendous accomplishment in the wrong area sometimes.

Above is the analysis of my own style.