Erin's Thought Lounge

The Desert Survival Situation activity we executed in class was certainly a unique situation that proved to be much more challenging than I had anticipated. Upon entering my results the first time through, I was so sure that I had outsmarted everybody in our classroom, however, my faith in myself slightly decreased when I was listening to the lists that my team had assembled and their reasonings for putting certain objects in certain places on the hierarchy of necessities. Although I do believe that I brought many valid points to my team as we struggled to prioritize certain objects. We consistently bounced ideas off of one another and strived to make the perfect list—because we obviously all had the common goal of winning.   I do believe that the drive to reach our common goal enhanced our ability to successfully achieve positive team synergy. Because we all wanted the same thing, and understood that our ideas alone could only become stronger with collaboration, we focused ...

Personality tests are one of my not-so-guilty pleasures, so I was very excited to hear that we would be taking one in class. Although I didn't initially agree with my results, upon reading into further detail, I was pleasantly surprised of the accuracy. According to the personality profile, my primary active style is C— Compliant, Cautious, Correct, and my pattern name is C-I; The Assessor. This outcome had initially surprised me, as I definitely considered myself more of a Dominant personality. However, once I read the analysis of the Assessor, I couldn't agree more with the analysis. Although I do like to take charge in certain situations, I am not often aggressive about taking the lead role, and will be comfortable with others doing so. The key strength within this profile is the ability to pay attention to detail, and understanding the many facets of a task that needs to be completed. According to the DiSC profile, individuals who are Assessors not only pay close ...