PL 101: The Big 5 (Discussion 3)
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Hello Leadership Crew!
I am having a blast with you all. This leadership program is a lot of fun and Im glad we are doing it. I think itll help across many fronts. Shout out to @aleks2 and @quietmagic for their help looking at the first batch of results on our leadership composition. ÃÂ
Here is a summary:
Here is a summary from @quietmagic on what our collective - all of us together - strengths and weaknesses might be:
Leadership Crew Strengths:
Altruism/motivation: Having a deep passion for helping people that drives all we do and creates a feeling of purpose and meaning
Idealism: Having inspiring dreams and visions of just how unbelievably powerful and beneficial this site can be: imagining all of the good we might be able to create, all of the suffering we might be able to help heal
Kindness: Being able to create a kind, cooperative, culture that is gentle and considerate with people's feelings
Compassion: Being able to understand, connect with, and feel an urgency to resolve the needs, concerns, or problems of the people that we serve
Relationship: Feeling a yearning for deep, meaningful connections with others, creating a community where people are able to be authentic and feel a sense of belongingness
Leadership Crew Weaknesses
Practical implementation: Developing and optimizing systems, managing the fine details for concretely achieving our broad goals
Risk-taking: Being willing to take risks or make drastic changes to existing systems/practices where needed
The above analysis feels/seems right to me. This new leadership program in fact can be seen as one way that we are attempting to address a growth area by optimizing our leadership systems! And, zooming back, if there was going to be a team of people that was going to try to pull off the impossible (a free emotional support system), then I think itd be with the leadership composition described above under strengths. Itll take a lot of optimism and kindness to make this a reality!
Okay, lets transition to the next exercise and discussion.
Begin by taking the Big 5 test and answering the following questions. You can also read more on the Big 5 here ÃÂ and below.
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
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@GlenM
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
The test and the results were expected. As it says, prefer to have traditional and familiar experiences which can be relied upon. Well organised, shying away from social situations though ready to consider and support others and their feelings with a calm and composed mind.
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
Well organised, calm mind & considerate on others feelings.
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
To keep going forward to make things even better. There is always a boundary that can be crossed. If something is good lets make it better. That's what I always believe.
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
From what I understand, the qualities of a leadership is mainly to remain calm, composed, punctual, disciplined, understanding, listening and so on. From the tests its almost the same result and I am happy that I am on the right track and i am on the right place. All these qualities makes a good human as well.
@LoveTracker
I agree, those qualities make a good human :)<3
@LoveTracker
Agree, sounds like you are on the right track with some great qualities!
@GlenM
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I felt like on this big five i sort of had a lot of negative feedback on the test. Such as i am super messy which i already knew that, i am very out spoken on irrtiability with others. When i really didnt think it was me…
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
I am neither social or reserved, i am balanced!
I am extraverted
Down to earth, conventional
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
Can help in my parenting style.
It helps me to realize that ive come along way and use to be very sociable to where now i am a little more reserved but do enjoy socialization in certain doses. It may come with older age. But i would like to work on this since i am in social work.. And wonder if others feel this way with me (reserved)
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
It helps me to realize that ive come along way and use to be very sociable to where now i am a little more reserved but do enjoy socialization in certain doses. It may come with older age. But i would like to work on this since i am in social work.. And wonder if others feel this way with me (reserved).
It can help me realize i need to be a little more open minded with 7 cups and my career.
And as far as creating friendships you can create friendships within leadership goals and in order to be a leader. I need to be little more bold with myself.
@magicalOcean594
I like to think there's no such thing as negative feedback 😉 hope you don't feel too disheartened.
Each trait will have its pros and cons, and can be applied to different situations! Sounds like you are very flexible with this :)
@SparklingSeashells
thank you so much for the feedback, I will try to incorporate this into my daily activities :P
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I scored high in all 5 XD but we already knew I was an overachiever *fake hair flip*
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
In order: Agreeableness, Open-Mindedness, Extraversion (which is hilarious, because I'm very very friendly, but also very very introverted)
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
I know what to play into! When we focus on the good the good gets better :)
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
The same! <3
@GlenM
Big five - relatively open minded to new experiences. Neither organised or disorganised. Probably enjoy quiet time alone. Tend to consider feelings of others. General anxious person and worry about things (oh, really 😂)
The main things that I learnt about myself on this test are that I am quiet, considerate, and probably need to worry a bit less XD which would therefore make me more open to new experiences, I think.
I believe that my strengths of being quiet and considering the feelings of others means that people will hopefully not feel intimidated by approaching me, and hopefully people will be able to trust me and be open to me.
I believe this can help with leadership as a leader needs to consider the feelings of others rather than plough on regardless, and to be approachable. Although anxious can be both a good and bad thing, worrying may help me to do a better job as a leader, as I want it to be to the best of my ability.
1. I am open, creative, intellectual
But I'm not really organized
I'm an introvert that loves friendship
I am agreeable and empathetic
I can be a bit neurotic sometimes
2. I am creative, intellectual and empathetic
3 I learned more about myself
4. I can share my ideas, thoughts, and opinions. And I can empathise with other people's experiences.
@GlenM
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
The main thing I learned about myself is that I am more relaxed as compared to most of the people who took the big 5 test. With my negative emotionality percentile being only 22.
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
The top 3 strengths that I have are that I am generally relaxed, I have a high score in conscientiousness and I am open to new experiences.
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
These tests have assured me what I knew about myself. I believe that I possess all these qualities and all the weaknesses that have been mentioned in the tests that I took. Being aware of one's shortcomings can help one to overcome them. I will now be working on improving those shortcomings in order to be the perfect version of myself.
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and your career?
The qualities that I possess are essential in a leader. That makes me confident that I can take on the leadership role on 7 cups and that i can take on leadership roles in my career.
@GlenM
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I learnt that I score pretty high in open mindedness, extraversion and conscientious
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
According to this tests
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
Being aware of my strengths can help be able to take decisions that can make use of my strengths which would make things more easier and effective in my daily life
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
My strengths in open mindedness and extraversion can help me connect with people and understand them, as well as communicate more fluidly which is highly useful for 7 cups and my career as well.
@GlenM.
What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I realized that I'm a well-organized, self-disciplined, and reliable person.
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
My top three strengths are Innovation, Introversion and Conscientiousness.
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
The strengths can help me maintain my interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships. They also help me stay organized and clear about my personal goals, thereby helping me work on myself continuously.
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
These strengths can also help me excel at a leadership role on 7 Cups. Being an introvert, I can observe the unsaid and use my listening abilities to better help both listeners and members in different aspects. Being open-minded, original, curious, and creative would help me in both efficiently carrying out my leadership responsibilities and finding new ways of improving this wonderful platform.
@GlenM
hey everyone !
1. I am really well-organized , mean while can be anxious or nervous.
2. Extraversion , agreeableness , open-Mindedness
3. being open minded and understanding , mean while being independent helps me to reach out my goals without getting much help from others .
4. being conscientious and extraversion helps me to involve in team work much better so that its much easier to achieve the team's goal.
@GlenM
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I'm glad that I possess high qualities such as originality, rationality, independence, determination, and curiosity.
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
Open-minded
Conscientious
Agreeable
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
It shows that I'm an independent and conscientious person who's able to cope with any difficult situation by finding creative ways to solve problems. In addition, I'm able to accomplish a task on my own without being distracted by other things that get in my way. Since I'm an organized person, it's easy for me to navigate through the day and get things done. I'm also open to new ideas from others and can work well with people. That being said, I'd be good at building long term relationships as I value depth, intelligence, honesty, and am someone everyone can count on.
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
I'm always ready for challenging assignments when it comes to work. Also, because I'm very open-minded, I'd enjoy a career that engages my curiosity and nurtures my intellect so that I can build my skills while facing meaningful challenges and problems. In addition, people enjoy working with me because I'm the type who values ingenuity, courage, insight, and commitment in others. Besides, I'm someone who's competent and effective, so I can cut through the noise to find the real cause of a problem, and then fix it. As long as I don't alienate my colleagues, I can move forward in my career and gain the leverage I need to make their ideas a reality.
