HM3031 : leadership development | Assignment
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0Running head: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP Developing Strategic Management and Leadership SkillsName of the studentName of the UniversityAuthor note
1STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP Part 1Inside the theory of psychological types founded by Carl Jung, the personalities of peoplecan possibly be categorized in different types according to the preference of their commonattitude – extraverted vs. introverted - or their penchant towards one of the two followingfunctions of perceptions – sensing vs. intuition - and their inclination towards one of the twofunctions of judging - thinking vs. feeling (König, Merz and Trauffer 2012). The three forms ofpreferences that were familiarized by Jung himself are called dichotomies, which are bipolardimensions in which each pole is representative of the different preferences (Tay, Jung and Park2014). Jung even had a postposition that in one person only one of the four functions aredominant – a function of judging or a function of perception. Isabel Briggs Myers, a famouspractitioner and researcher of Jung’s theory, put forward a proposition for seeing the judging-perceiving association as the fourth dichotomy that influences the personality type - judging vs.perceiving (Atay 2012). Taking Jung’s personality typology test, I found that I fall into the most common form ofpersonality type – ESFJ personality, which is the short form for Extravert, Sensing, Feeling,andJudging. I have more preference for extraversion instead of introversion, more for sensinginstead of intuition, more for feeling instead of thinking, and marginal or none for judging overperceiving. People who fall in this category of personality types are popular, making sense that itis the most common type, with 12% of the population falling in this (Friedman and Schustack2016). ESFJs are known to be taking the spotlight and leading their teams towards victory andfame. They continue their life by supporting their families and friends, organizing events andgathering and giving in the best for making sure everyone is happy (Humanmetrics.com 2017). Ipersonally relate with these characteristics as I consider myself as a social creature, thriving on
2STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP staying updated with what my near and dear ones are doing. I am not too much involved orinterested in talking about politics. Instead I am more concerned about fashion, appearances,social status and the standings of other people. Being interested in more practical matters, Iattempt doing my best in using my power for good. I am altruist, as per the test results, and Iagree to that as I am serious about taking responsibilities for helping and doing the right thing. Ihave sensed my moral compass being based on traditions and laws, all the while safeguardingrules and authority instead of simply drawing my morality from mysticism or philosophy. WhatI have to understand is that people might come from different backgrounds and have differentviewpoints and what might seem right to me might not be the absolute truth always. I love beingof use and service, always trying to enjoy whichever role I would be helpful for me to participatein a constructive way, as long as I feel I am given my proper value and appreciation. I havefound evidence of this especially at home, and I agree with the test results on the evidence that Iam loyal and would make a devoted partner and parent. According to the test results, I amconsidered to be respectful of hierarchy and I do my best in positioning myselves with someauthority, both at work and home, allowing myself to remain clear, stable and organized. Inside the test results it is displayed that I can always be spotted at parties and chattingand laughing with everyone. Even though the second part of this statement is correct, I do notthink that I am a party animal. However, it is a fact that I do like to hear about my friend’sactivities and their lives, always remembering the details and ready to talk about their problemsand helping them out with those. I easily pick up on any tension existing in the room and attemptat restoring the peace and stability in the group. I do, however, spend a lot of my energy onestablishing social order and I look forward to planned and organized events over open-endedactivities or unplanned get-together. As per the result, ESFJ people put in a lot of exertion into
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