ABC's

After taking the leadership/management diagnostics, I felt a little disappointed at first. My result was labeled as "Steadiness", and was characterized as a person who performs tasks in a consistent, and predictable manner. An "S' person also desires the status quo, and have a tendency to create stable harmonious work environments. By just analyzing my current lifestyle, I couldn't recognize myself in the analysis from the test.

Since my life is very fast-paced, and constantly becoming more hectic, I think I have developed a skill of making fast decisions in ever-changing environments. But reading the other personal profiles, I soon realized that my result actually was the analysis that described me the best. Because even though my busy life have forced me to adapt to new situations, and try new ways to get tasks done, I think I do have a tendency to try to create structure by organizing things until I feel like I have full control over every part of my life. Words such as calm, loyal, patient, and a good listener have been describing my character throughout my life.

Although I think these are good qualities, I also would like to be seen as a very driven, and ambitious person. I think the DISC test might give an accurate description of what an individual values, or how that person wants to be perceived by others, but I don't think that the test can give any valuable information about how a person will actually act, and fit into a group. Because even though you could put a label on people, and try to predict they way they will act, I think most people also adjust to the group they are put in. So if I'm put in a group with other "S" labeled people I might behave more like a C,I or D person. So I definitely think that you can become a different type than you have been labeled.

Lastly I think tests such as this one, could be helpful for an individual trying to analyze themselves. But to use this test as a tool to place people in 1 out of 4 squares when deciding to hire a person or not, I think would be a mistake. People have a lot more nuances than could possibly be illustrated by any test. Not to mention the fact that people can at any point in their life decide to slightly change certain characteristics, or make decisions that are "out of character". I don't think people come with a manual describing their behavior, and therefore it would be a mistake to try to place a worker in a box, or square. With that said, I think the more time you spend actually analyzing a person's actions, and behavior, the more you'll learn about the person behind the ABC's;)

I Found A Whistle

Just a few months back I would have never thought I would ever start writing a blog. As blogging has become an increasingly popular tool for people to express their opinions, I have fiercely refused to join the mass of people publishing irrelevant blog posts about themselves. But as social networking, and "tweeting' has become overwhelmingly popular, my interest for blogging has increased. So when I got the assignment to start a blog, I embraced the idea with enthusiasm. Shortly after writing about my learning experience in class, I realized how much more interesting the subject became by just having a forum to ventilate, and reflect upon the topics discussed in class.

I think it's been really interesting to read other classmates' blogs, and read about a particular topics, through someone else' point of view. Our class is so incredibly diverse in terms of age, country of origin, culture, opinions, and so much more. By responding to different posts, I was forced to try to understand where the writer was coming from, and what was the intended message of the blog.

My first real passion for blogging came after reading other people's responses to my blog posts. I was amazed over the positive feedback, and how encouraging people actually was. I know it was part of the assignment to respond to other people's blogs, and if it weren't for that 20% impact on your grade most people probably wouldn't bother reading my posts. But the fact that other people read and responded to my opinions, and ideas really increased my enthusiasm for blogging.

I will definitely continue my blogging, but the focus might shift as I transition to new ventures. As for you who have read my previous posts I can proudly announce that I got the internship at eMusic this summer:) I'm planning to keep blogging about my experience there, and try to integrate my great passion for music a lot more in my posts. So stay tuned;)