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JUBO 1

After taking the quizzes I can say that I agree with them for the most part. The only one I did not agree on was having medium-high ethics. I feel as if I am a very ethical man and I should have tested in the top percentile for that. I was labeled as a capable communicator and I would agree with that. I tend to not listen to anyone who represents extreme liberal views as I feel like they are full of bad ideas. I was noted as being a great leader and I can thank that to my training in the military. It taught me to go above and beyond and to always push myself and others to achieve success. I feel as if knowing yourself will give you an upper hand in leadership because you stand firm on your beliefs and values. There are too many times where people flip flop on things and it just creates confusion for the subordinates. The first example of leadership that I can come up with is knowing how to push myself when a deadline is approaching. I was a shift leader at a dining facility in the Air Force and many times we had to rush to get the food out in time to serve and I had to push people to do their best to get the food out fast, while keeping a high quality. The second example is when I was working on a construction site and I finished digging my part of a trench, but my coworker was not finished so I proceeded to help him finish. The third example was when I had the option to go home early from work, but I had stuff to finish up and instead of waiting to finish it tomorrow I finished it that same day. The 4th example was when someone got hurt at work and instead of ignoring the fact that she was hurt, I helped her and eventually got her to the hospital without further injury. The last example was my current job where instead of just doing what I was assigned, I went above and beyond to push the product out in order to get to production faster.

KYRO 1

The results of my Jung Typology test confirmed what I already knew about myself. I am: INFJ Introvert (41%) Intuitive (12%) Feeling (9%) Judging (38%). Although I have a preference for introversion, I am extroverted at work which helps a great deal in building relationships. I have to be mindful of my tendencies to be intuitive/feeling because it can result in incorrectly interpreting interactions with others. Emotional intelligence refers to our ability to perceive, reason, understand and manage our emotions and the emotions of others (Cherry, 2016). Being able to empathize with others is a necessary component to building relationships. Without it, you can come off as cold and uncaring. I scored pretty high on the ethics quiz. I strongly believe that if you lack integrity that you are unfit to lead. When someone fails to act with integrity, it undermines everything that they do and say. It causes the leader to become untrustworthy and ultimately ineffective as a leader. Having good communication skills is also important as a leader. Communication is more than speaking and listening, it is understanding how to communicate to ensure that your message is received and interpreted the way you intend it to. When I am at work, I often communicate via email. However, sometimes messages are complicated and need the context of eye contact or voice inflections to be understood. When that happens I make the decision to pick up the phone or walk over to the persons office and have a face to face conversation. Doing the latter also helps to get to know your coworkers and gives them an opportunity to get to know you. So, in the event that there is an email that might come off harsh, having interacted with the person, you have the context to apply to the email and it can prevent any misunderstandings.

Workplace examples:

Personality: I worked with someone that most people perceived to be standoffish. After getting to know her, I realized that she came off that way because she had issues with confidence and self-doubt. When I had the opportunity, I made it a point to give her positive affirmations and encourage her when she shared ideas. Understanding her personality helped me to help her open up and change incorrect perceptions about her.

Emotional IQ/Communication: I was recently in a meeting at work between two departments that I closely work with, but do not work directly for each of them. There was a disagreement as to who would be responsible for a particular task. After listening, I could understand both points of view. The conversation escalated and became heated and uncomfortable. It was obvious to me that although the topic at hand had to be resolved, it wasn’t the root problem. The functions of these two departments are heavily dependent on each other but there is absolutely no communication outside of the necessary interactions. As a result, perceptions are developed about others that may not be true. Although it was obvious to me that having a better working relationship would eliminate or temper this type of heated interaction, it was not my place to say so, especially in the meeting.

Ethics: I once volunteered for a non-profit organization. The leader worked very hard at creating the perception that he lived with integrity. He shared personal stories to create trust and give the impression that he was transparent. Unfortunately, he took advantage of his position and used the organizations credit card for personal expenses, made financial decisions to benefit him personally and many other unethical and illegal behaviors. Once I knew what was going on, it tainted all of the other good things that he was doing within the organization. I couldn’t overlook the lack of integrity just because of the “greater good.”