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Hi all. This week we have transitioned from our introduction to organizational behavior to diving into our first level of study: the individual. We have already taken two self-assessments, the individualism/collectivism self-assessment and the Jung typology test.
Thank you for your reflections on your Jung type. The website and our text both provide helpful information to interpret our results (we'll talk more about the IC self-assessment on Monday). As a group you are demonstrating very healthy critical thinking about assessment results. You are agreeing with the interpretation where it makes sense, and disagreeing where you have contrary data from your own experience. This will be an important habit to develop as we work through the semester.
None of the instruments or self-assessments we use this semester should be considered a definitive description of who you are; they do not define you. Rather, they should be used to shine some light and provide food for thought about our individual preferences and styles. Self-awareness is a key leadership attribute. We will employ these tools to build self-awareness, and facilitate choices about personal development. We'll also be using these tools to help us understand more about the impact of our personal styles and behaviors on those around us, and how that affects groups and organizational behavior.
Be sure to retain your results from this and future assessments as we will refer back to them throughout the semester, and you'll need them for your final paper.
By the way, here's an interesting tidbit from our Jung type indicator results: two-thirds of our class identified themselves as one of the extrovert types. Do some thinking over the weekend about the implications of this for our classroom interactions. We'll pick-up this question on Monday.
Until then, enjoy the weekend!
