Skip to main content Skip to bottom nav

Course 1, Discussion 2: The Big 5

Hope December 5th, 2022

Hello Leadership Crew!

Begin by taking the Big 5 test and answering the following questions. You can also read more on the Big 5 here and below.

✒️ What were the main things you learned about yourself?

✒️ What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

8V0vw3BQYtUJ2RbDJwYaBitIMfAo3N0ZcNJzngJZjc2ZfX8wNX9BoSlPd2yTaIob5fSS5cNTEMF_ANDyrwsKvBgQhaHcv7NcAE3Uj_WXJs6XuMz7cPe6Xii5swDZufxYnCjcVFAsKH8

✒️ Please reply to at least 1 of your peers in this thread with encouraging or supportive words!

After fulfilling the requirements of this post, please check out the next post here! tinyurl.com/Course1Discussion3


🔉This post is brought to you by the Leadership Development Program, find information on it here tinyurl.com/AcademyLDP

264
Mahad2804 June 22nd, 2023
This was a new one for me, but it's fair to say it was quite insightful.

Let's look at it one by one:

Openness: I'm somewhat conventional.
No surprise there, I know I'm very much a practical and routine loving person.

Conscientiousness: I probably have a messy desk.
Couldn't be more true. I'm a very messy person, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I like this Einstein's quote where he says "If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?"

Extraversion: I am neither very social nor very reserved.
This one is also true. I'm not a very social person, but I'm not a reserved person either. I'm somewhere in the middle. Most everyone who knows me will say I'm shy or reserved but ask my friends, and it'll be like they're telling you about a completely different person.

Agreeableness: I find it easy to express irritation with others.
This one is also true. I'm not a very agreeable person. I'm very opinionated, and I'm not afraid to express my opinions. I'm also very vocal about my feelings, and I don't like to keep things bottled up. I'm not a very patient person, and I don't like to sugarcoat things. I'm very straightforward, and I don't like to beat around the bush. Now this doesn't mean I won't give you a chance to speak, nor does it mean that I won't want to hear your side, but I will tell you what I think, and I will tell you how I feel.

Neuroticism: I am neither particularly anxious nor calm.
I'm not so sure about this one. I've been told time and time again that I'm the calmest person in the world so don't know what to make of this one.


I don't think there's a lot of new information here for me but it definitely is accurate and reinforces what I already knew about myself so far.

As per this and other tests I've taken in the past, as well as my general interests in life, I'm very much a more practical and thinking person. The ideal career field for me is engineering, hands on type work and that is what I like to do the most.

I think in terms of leadership, I'm more of a leader-by-example type of person. I'm not very vocal, and I don't like to be the center of attention. I'm not a very social person, and I don't like to be in the spotlight. I'm more of a behind the scenes type of guy.

I like to do my work and let my work speak for itself. I'm not a very vocal person, and I don't like to be the center of attention. I'm not a very social person, and I don't like to be in the spotlight. I'm more of a behind the scenes type of person. I like to do my work and let it speak for itself.

1 reply
CharlieDont37 July 1st, 2023

@Mahad2804

I love this portion of your results - 'I probably have a messy Desk.' ha, ha... Very Good for YOU!

load more
RosaHere June 23rd, 2023

@Hope

✒️ What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I learned that I can do better to keep things organized. This area requires my time and attention. Once I manage to stay organized, my life will improve hopefully.

✒️ What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

Open-Mindedness: You enjoy having novel experiences and seeing things in new ways.

Conscientiousness: You are neither organized nor disorganized.

Extraversion: You tend to shy away from social situations.

Agreeableness: You find it easy to express irritation to others.

Negative emotionality: You tend to become anxious or nervous.

I can improve my personal life by acknowledging my strengths and working on my weaknesses. Gaining awareness of our strengths and weakness can certainly help us with our personal life. I realized that I'm good at assertive communication, and I can use this skill positively in my life. I also realized that I need to work on being more social.


Rivelino3 June 30th, 2023

✒️ What were the main things you learned about yourself?

All tests that focus on aspects of your personality or general mental health status, have always helped me with my level of self awareness regarding how I am and act or may act in certain situations. Something that I may not neccearily question or come to know until such questions come up and make you think or you are in the very moment being challenged by certain situations where your personality comes shining

✒️ What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

According to the test my strengths are high level of self awareness and empathy, which I agree with, having reflected on myself in various situations in my life. Being highly self aware and empathetic can help me and have helped me massively in my life, especially in my future profession of being a psychologist where the level of self awareness I possess may help me better to identify emotional states and issues presented by my clients, whereas my levels of empathy may help me relate to them and show them kindness and understanding
CharlieDont37 July 1st, 2023

@Hope✒️ What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I took this test a few times and the results are the same...

Very Open to New Experiences / Very Conscientious / Introverted / Very Agreeable / Relaxed

✒️ What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

Strengths - Open, Conscientious, Agreeable, & Relaxed - good for my profession - Architect - I enjoy being an Introvert in fact, I prefer it to being an Extrovert. I am an Extrovert with Friends I like these traits and if I see a lack or a hindrance, I wish I was more Extroverted in new Social Settings, but then I love observing.

1 reply
CharlieDont37 July 1st, 2023

@CharlieDont37

Left out these scores:

Open-Mindedness - 98%

Conscientiousness - 99%

Extraversion- 26% Extroversion is limited to my friends otherwise, a wallflower

Agreeableness 98%

Negative Emotionality - 25% I am probably lower - I am passionate about areas and things that I care about, but I keep all that to myself unless I am with someone like-minded.

1 reply
Gilbird July 8th, 2023

@CharlieDont37

It's nice to see that you're so agreeable and open. I also scored similarly! (:

How would you say that your conscientiousness is expressed in your life?

1 reply
CharlieDont37 July 9th, 2023

@Gilbird

Hi, Gibird.

Thank you for responding to my post.

I am at a loss to respond, but here are some thoughts on this trait:

Not sure if this is who I am or what I embraced, but someone told me as a young adult -

'if you ain't gonna do things "half-assed", you might as well not do them at all.'

Somehow that made sense to me. I can take a mess, but in my own life, I prefer order.

Here is a bit more about 'Agreeableness'. I can be a awkward trait if 'NO' is not in your vocabulary. I find if I manage that response and choose and not choose, then, I manage. I am an Architect.

Is It Good to Be Agreeable?

Of course, it is always a plus to have the capacity to collaborate, socialize, and build positive relationships with others. And "agreeable" people are likely to do well in fields in which these skills are important.

Agreeableness, however, can have its drawbacks. Agreeable people, for example, may find it very difficult to work alone, analyze the validity of arguments, make difficult decisions, or give bad news. As a result, a low level of agreeableness may make it easier to succeed in some fields

High Agreeableness Careers
  • Marketing and public relations

  • Human resources

  • Fundraising

  • Sales

  • Politics

  • Event management

  • Teaching

Low Agreeableness Careers
  • Medicine

  • Military

  • Science

  • Upper management

  • Entrepreneurship

  • Arts criticism

Conscientiousness

Among each of the personality traits, conscientiousness is one defined by high levels of thoughtfulness, good impulse control, and goal-directed behaviors.1 Highly conscientious people tend to be organized and mindful of details. They plan ahead, think about how their behavior affects others, and are mindful of deadlines.

Someone scoring lower in this primary personality trait is less structured and less organized. They may procrastinate to get things done, sometimes missing deadlines completely.

High
  • Spends time preparing

  • Finishes important tasks right away

  • Pays attention to detail



  • Enjoys having a set schedule

Low
  • Dislikes structure and schedules

  • Makes messes and doesn't take care of things

  • Fails to return things or put them back where they belong

  • Procrastinates important tasks

  • Fails to complete necessary or assigned tasks

load more
Artalistens July 28th, 2023

@CharlieDont37

it is important to see our strength as well as our weaknesses when it comes to this test. Sometimes they’re not exactly what we thought initially prior to taking a personality/psychology assessment like this. Being open is really important because it can help flow conversations go a lot smoother. As well as realizing the things that we scored low on taking that as a verb opportunity, it can help us figure out what we need to work on more

load more
load more
Gilbird July 8th, 2023

@Hope

My main strengths are open-mindedness, extraversion (friendliness and sociability), and agreeableness. I was already aware that I am fairly open-minded and accepting of others, but it was interesting to see that my friendliness, sociability, talkative around others, and fun-loving nature does count as extraversion, even if I will not seek it out if I have the opportunity to be alone. It is good to note that these are percentile scores, but I learned that I am much more open-minded and extroverted than I initially thought. Over the past few years, I have seen myself embrace leadership positions, become more assertive, and less tolerant of hypocrisy. Perhaps my results would have been very different even 4 years ago.

1 reply
warmheartedCamp3360 July 31st, 2023

@Gilbird hey, glad to see your reflections. Seems like you have improved yourself all these years and your consistency has paid off ! Wishing you the best throughout this journey.

load more
betty212 July 12th, 2023

What were the main things you learned about yourself?

My results did feel true to me. According to the results, I am more Open to new experiences and conscientious, agreeable. I am also more Extraverted than Introverted according to the test which was the first time a test showed me this, I am more of a ambivert I think. Also the test showed that I more nervous/high strung which i think is true.

✒️ What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

I recognised a lot of my strengths and will try to enhance them. I am reliable, well-organized, self-disciplined, careful. This helps me to be more goal oriented and achieve all the things I really want to. I am also good natured, sympathetic, forgiving, courteous which is true hehe, thats why I tried to become a listener


Artalistens July 28th, 2023

@Hope


✒️ What were the main things you learned about yourself?


it surprised me when I am negative emotionally as I don’t see that as a quality of myself and neither do my friends and family. I am able to validate others emotionsher,so not having strong emotional regulation is kind of surprising to me.

✒️ What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

Agreeableness and Extraversion- it’s important have a kind, calm, and nurturing personality when interacting with others, it’s also important depending on the situation you find yourself in to be agreeable to others as we never know what’s going through their head and you need to remain forgiving.




DisLifeNot July 31st, 2023

@Hope Thank you for your post!

What were the main things you learned about yourself?

I'm a very altruistic person

What are your strengths as per the test and how can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?

I enjoy having novel experiences and seeing things in new ways, I am good-natured, courteous, and supportive. Through this strenghts, I want to help others <3

warmheartedCamp3360 July 31st, 2023

@Hope okay, let's be real. I was more disappointed than surprised seeing the results. Maybe the test was not kind to me or I was not kind to myself.

O - 47

C - 1

E - 43

A - 0

N - 91

I consider myself to be a harsh and rude person but seeing this, I feel like I got all the negative traits.

My MBTI personality test was atleast relatable and convincing. My strengths according to the test are

  • Analytical
  • Curious
  • Original
  • Open-minded
  • Objective

But I am judging myself now.

pandanfe August 5th, 2023

@Hope

I got more of an openness trait and least neuroticism. My strengths as per the test is that i'm more creative, adventurous, and intellectual.

1 reply
ABrightBlueHeart November 10th, 2023

@pandanfe

Those are fantastic traits to have as a listener! :)

load more