Introduction A self assessment can be simple and it can also be more in-depth. This paper will address the predominate behavior style that I posse, with strengths and weaknesses. It will also address how I agree with most parts of the assessment and disagree with others, identified in the DiSC Platinum Behavioral Style Assessment (Blanchardassessments.com, 2007).
Predominate Behavior
I am predominantly an Interactive style. My style is what they call an Impresser. We are less open and less direct than most other interactive styles. We like to win with flair as stated in the study (Blanchardassessments.com, 2007). On the other hand we do not want to win at the cost of someone else’s feelings. In this style taking shortcuts makes us feel as if we were cheating in a sense. We also become very impatient when people procrastinate with getting started on projects. Our type tends to have the all or nothing approach on work and home life. We are more apt to judge a person on their ability to make things happen. We like things done in the best way possible, because we do not like to look bad. Finally we can be restless, short tempered, and even lash out when under pressure (Blanchardassessments.com, 2007).
Strengths and Weaknesses A interactive styles strengths are persuading, being optimistic, motivated and enthusiastic. We are idea people who can get other caught up in our own dreams because we are so good at persuasion. We bring people together to achieve or accomplish goals as well as results. We tend to seek approval for our achievements. Finally we have the ability to think quickly when under pressure. Since we are a people person it could seem that our only competencies would be our people skills. This in really not the case, this is only valuable in performing tasks. We contribute other skills like enthusiasm and optimism; these are things people respond to when hopes and dreams are in limbo. We also have a natural charisma about us. We do quite will in building relationships and tend to have a lot of people we call “friends” and we tend to be a natural not fun- loving in personality (Blanchardassessments.com, 2007). Our weaknesses include being disorganized, careless, exaggerate, and poorly follow through with things. When we feel pressured or stressed, we tend to become emotional and impulsive, and do things that are disorganized, unplanned, or very inconsistent. In these type of situations we will respond to the tasks at hand incompletely (Blanchardassessments.com, 2007). This in turn will make us fail to perform to our expected standards and succeed at the task on hand. We tend to avoid conflicts as much as possible, because conflicts produce the possibilities of loosing recognition and approval, as stated before we need to feel adequate.
Agree and Disagree
I would have to say I agree with the majority of the assessment. I do like to win with a flair. I love to be recognized for my work and efforts. I like a positive response to tasks I have completed properly. When I fail to get recognition I tend to bring me down. I feel like I am trying or doing the work for nothing when I do not get recognized for my efforts at home and work. I am too very receptive to change. I like to be a part of new and different experiences, and even more so if it is to a benefit to me. The one thing I do disagree with is that interactive do not want to look bad. I could care less what I appear to look like to others, as long as I get the job done and to the best of my abilities.
Conclusion
In this assessment I was surprised that it was able to tell so much about myself, with only asking a small amount of questions. I was not surprised that I was named as a people person. I love to be around people and love to have friends. The DISC listed me as an Ic this is The Impresser and an Interactive style, which is pretty accurate. It listed me as wanting to win with flair, when it comes to winning I want it "all or nothing"(Blanchardassessments.com, 2007), I do thrive to do things the "best" and I can get impatient when people procrastinate. The only thing that I do not feel accurate is the fact that it stated that my style gets concerned about "looking bad"(Blanchardassessments.com, 2007), I don’t care if I look bad per say, as long as I get the job done and done right. The profile also mentioned that my style doesn't like to be alone. It states that I tend to underestimate the time and effort as well as others to achieve a task at hand. This is very accurate in my case! I can say that I was very impressed with this behavioral profile and I can agree with just about everything that was in the profile.
Reference
DiSC Profile (2007). Blanchardassessments.com. Retrieved December 13, 2007, from http://uop.blnanchardassessments.com/printgraph.asp?ID=155036&caller=testassociats