The Big Five Personality Test Case Study

Introduction

The big five personality test helps one to understand and grasp the concept of leadership and the idea of being the right follower. The results of my test gave both positive and negative aspects of different personality experiences.

I discovered many things that if taken into consideration may help grow my career (Northouse 2013). I have the tendency of not being ready to seek out new experiences. The openness to experience and intellect percentile is 53%. It means that 53% of the people in the comparison sample have less experience and intelligence.

Main Body

I am more conscientious than 89% of the people. The score shows that I am more organized than other groups. People can rely on me for leadership roles. Other superior leaders can depend on me as a follower to accomplish goals.

Another discovery is that I have introvert tendencies. 37% of the people are less extroverted, and that makes an introvert by nature. The quality could work well with work and activities that do not involve many interactions with people. One who deals with people needs to be a sociable person (Mlinarič and Podlesek 2013). Leadership requires the ability to coordinate and plan with other persons. Therefore, I need to make an effort to improve the character.

When it comes to agreeability, I am good-natured, courteous, and supportive. I am more agreeable as compared to others by 93%. The score directly makes me more courteous than others on-line by 93%. It is a good quality that allows me to take care of the concerns of my followers. When others know that their leader would understand them, they support my efforts and plans. On the other hand, as a courteous and supportive follower, I would go out of my way to bring out the best qualities of my leader (Mlinarič and Podlesek 2013).

The neuroticism part of the OCEAN model deals with calmness or nervousness. Only 2% of people tend to score less on neuroticism. I am calm, relaxed, and secure. It means that I can remain calm even in the most stressful situations and even handle challenges comfortably (Mlinarič and Podlesek 2013). I can, therefore, manage the followers in a composed manner even when there is a disagreement. As a calm follower, I can work even in stressful situations. I agree with the results of the big five test personality test. They give the correct summary of my character.

As an introverted leader, I lack crucial social skills. Therefore, I distance myself from my followers. I also support my juniors to complete tasks efficiently (Mlinarič and Podlesek 2013). But my supportive and good-natured skills as a follower help me to make my superiors look good.

Conclusion

As a follower, I can support my leader’s programs. Due to my organizational skills, I can help in planning and organizing work. In a very competitive market, I can help the organization to concentrate on its goals and stabilize it due to my calmness, even in intense situations. I need to cultivate positive followership by motivating the staff under my authority (Northouse 2013).

I would like to improve the ability to share with others. I should start developing extroverted tendencies. The business of today is about marketing and networking. Introverts don’t network quickly. The improvement would make me begin researching and developing new ideas that can help the organization to grow.

References

Mlinarič, V., and Podlesek, A. (2013). Item context effects on big five personality measures, Zagreb: Naklada Slap.

Northouse, P. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practise. 6th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.