Reflection Paper On Self Assessment

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SELF-ASSESSMENT REFLECTION PAPER VAKESEN SIVASITHAMPARAM MHR405-031 GORDAN WANG The “Winter Survival Exercise” activity was a great experience that effectively brought out every individuals unique personality, perceptions, and attitudes. The exercise relied on individuals to modify certain beliefs and opinions to contribute towards the team process. Individuals like me who are very self-reliant needed to open up more to others ideas for the team part of the exercise to work. I would say that my group worked in a very organized and collected manner. However, there were differences in opinions when it came to certain subjects. The decision-making skills, personality factors, and communication skill differences in my group resulted in some variances of opinions. Though the group faced disagreements because of the uniqueness of each member, we were able to compromise and bend our own individual processes for the betterment of the team. The Winter Survival Exercise confirmed my perception that working individually tends to result in better performance. My overall individual score which was “22” was much lower then that of the group which was “44”. The exercise proved that working in a group does not always result in better performance. The three self-assessments that I chose to incorporate in my reflection are the “Big Five Personality Assessment”, “What Is Your Preferred Decision Making Style?” and “Are You A Team Player?”. The questions that I will be answering throughout the reflection will refer to the three self-assessments that I chose. According to the “Big Five Personality Theory” self-assessment I am very high in accordance to agreeableness, and extraversion, indicating I am very outgoing, talkative... ... middle of paper ... ...ational behaviour. (8th ed., pp. Ch.two-four). McGraw-Hill Ryerson Higher Education. Self-Assessments 1. McShane, S. (n.d.). Self-assessment 9.5: Are you an active listener?. Retrieved from http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007040187x/student_view0/chapter9/self-assessment_9_5.html 2. McShane, S. (n.d.). Sa 7.8: What is your preferred decision making style?. Retrieved from http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/007040187x/student_view0/chapter7/self-assessment_7_8.html 3. “SA: Big 5 Personality Assessment”. Retrieved from http://www.personal.psu.edu/j5j/IPIP/ipipneo120.htm Scholarly Articles 1. George, J. M., Jones, G. R., & Sharbrough, W. C. (1996). Understanding and managing organizational behavior. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. 2. Hersey, Paul, and Kenneth H. Blanchard. Management of organizational behavior: Utilizing human resources . Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1993.

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