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
Closed-Minded
Open to New Experiences
DisorganizedConscientious
IntrovertedExtraverted
DisagreeableAgreeable
Calm/RelaxedNervous/High-Strung
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I found out that I am open to new experiences more than I thought. I often feel quite anxious in new situations, and hence, I didn't think I'd score quite so highly there, but I do love an adventure so perhaps that balanced it out.
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
I tend to be creative, reliable, and supportive!
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
I think that my reliability and supportiveness can be great assets to creating safe and meaningful relationships for both me and whomever I'm in a relationship with (not necessarily romantic).
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
I think that my creativity is helpful as I'm currently training to dance ballet professionally. But I think it's also helpful within 7Cups as it says it comes with curiosity and a curiosity to learn is how I ended up on the LDP course, so to have that will mean I can gain some valuable skills, hopefully!
@GlitteringNights
Hey I think you being creative is so great! I personally have been struggling with this because I'm not very creative and can't think of new things easily, it really sparks my curiosity how people who do arts and music can create completely new artworks themselves.
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I learned that I can be adaptable to get things done.
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
Open-mindedness, conscientiousness, and extraversion are my strengths.
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
These strengths help me see where I am most capable of working and where I am would like to improve as well.
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
I think that 7 Cups can help me form new habits for being a more resilient facilitator.
You enjoy having novel experiences and seeing things in new ways.
You are very well-organized, and can be relied upon.
You are extremely outgoing, social, and energetic.
You find it easy to express irritation with others.
You are generally relaxed.
@thehealingmaat
Looks like we`re quite the exact opposite :o well, nearly
The Big 5 (Discussion 3)
What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I am not sure if I learned anything about myself, it was pretty accurate. I guess to see high I scored as an “extrovert” because I am an “introvert. However, I am outgoing with others, talkative, especially if I am comfortable in my environment. On the other test it said I was not outgoing at work, which I disagreed with. The messy desk is true, I must make sure I clean it off at the end of the week, today I actually sat going through paperwork and putting them in the shred bin.
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
I enjoy having novel experiences and seeing things in new ways.
I am extremely outgoing, social, and energetic
I am neither extremely forgiving nor irritable
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
These strengths have helped me connect with others, put people at ease, have compassion, understanding, and empathy towards others. I do not believe I am creative; however, there are times where I have been able to come up with a creative solution.
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
I think being open-minded, excepting, and sociable can help when listening to others, bring positive energy and draw those out that are a bit quieter in the chat room. Being empathetic and open minded will also help me understand others easier. In my career these strengths have helped build trust and connect with workers and clients.
You enjoy having novel experiences and seeing things in new ways.
You probably have a messy desk!
You are extremely outgoing, social, and energetic.
You are neither extremely forgiving nor irritable.
You are a generally anxious person and tend to worry about things.
What were the main things you learned about yourself?
I learned that I'm very well organized and reliable also I'm good-natured, courteous and supportive.
What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
My top 3 strengths are conscientiousness, extraversion and agreeableness.
How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
I really learned a lot about myself and I really think I can apply all those strengths to make myself better.
How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
Being supportive, organized and reliable can really help me build better relations with others and also to understand and provide support in a better way.
@GlenM
Open-Mindedness: You enjoy having novel experiences and seeing things in new ways.
Conscientiousness:You tend to do things somewhat haphazardly.
Extraversion:You are relatively social and enjoy the company of others.
Agreeableness:You are good-natured, courteous, and supportive.
Negative Emotionality:You aren't particularly nervous, nor calm.
> I used to think that I am a toxic person but, through the test, I realized I am not. It is good to know that I am good-natured, courteous, and supportive.
> Top 3 strengths according to this test:
1. Open-Mindedness
2. Extraversion
3. Agreeableness
> The strengths I identified on both tests, especially through the MBTI test, was really helpful for me to realize that the things I thought were my weaknesses are my strengths.
~In the case of personal life, my motive is to achieve self-actualization, and getting to know myself better through the tests has helped me see a more clear path of my motive.
~ In the case of professional life and my role on 7 cups, identifying my strengths have given me a better sense of understanding. In professional life, my motive is to do something through which I can help people achieve self-love and I can support them. My career plan is to either become a psychologist or an image consultant. I am confident that my creative, passionate, principled, and stand for the right traits can help me support people better in both my career and 7 cups
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@GlenM
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
- I`m an anxious person who tends to worry a lot.
- I typically seek out new experiences.
- I enjoy spending quiet time alone.
- I consider the feelings of others.
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
- I tend to be reliable, well-organized, self-disciplined, careful.
- I am open minded.
- I tend to be good natured, sympathetic, forgiving.
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
These tests have actually shown me what I have to do better and what sort of weaknesses I have to work on in order to improve overall. They have also given me a perspective of what qualities I have, in order to choose a career path suited for what I am good at and continue to improve on this side as well.
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
- I tend to be a well-organized individual, meaning that I can understand and systematically manage my tasks and time as a leader.
- I am open minded, meaning that I enjoy listening and taking into consideration ideas coming from everyone and everywhere, I also like finding new and creative ways of doing things and improving/developing things I am working on.
- I tend to be of good nature, meaning that I am good at team work and can therefore lead a team, whilst giving them te chance to self growth and understanding.
@GlenM
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
That im in the middle for agreeing. Im not extreme on either side.
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
Agreeable,Open-Mindedness,Conscientiousness
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
They can allow me to go into life knowing where I may naturally be better at
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
I can take advantage of my stengths and see if they can help me with my roles.
@GlenM
1. I learned that I enjoy having novel experiences and enjoy seeing things in a new way. I am well-organized and reliable.
2. According to the test my top3 strengths are:
- Open-mindedness
- Agreeableness
- Positive Emotionality
3. Identifying these strengths kind of gives a perspective to your strengths and it helps in identifying tasks or goals of lifestyle that you truly are great at. It also puts into perspective the weaknesses and that we need to work on them to become better.
4. My strengths like being creative, open-minded, passionate and agreable help me understand people better and help them in overcoming the situation or solve the problem and also just support them if that is what they need. I remain calm in tensed situations and that can help de-escalate a situation, or better make decisions when under stress. I am compassionate and fight for what is right.
@GlenM
1. What were the main things you learned about yourself?
-I am a creative person.
- I am introverted.
- I tend to overthink and get anxious. (Even though I'm an amazing person)
2. What are your top 3 strengths according to this test?
- Creativity
- Organization
- intelligence
3. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in your personal life?
Knowing my strengths, I can utilize them to bring out the best version of myself, improving my relationship with people. I can also manage myself better, for example I can control my anxiety in stressful situations.
4. How can the strengths you identified on both tests help you in a leadership role on 7 Cups and in your career?
Since I'm good at organization, I can fulfill my tasks on time. I'm also a very creative person, so I can bring in new ideas and new strategies.
1 I did not learn any thing new.
2 open minded .
I really like to try new things
agreeableness I am super supportive.
Extraverson I am really outgoing and socailable
3 it helps me make new friends and would help me be part of a team.
4 I think it would help me work better with other listeners as rs and other teams I would join in future. It will help me get my required work done and will show top leaders I am dependable.