Characteristics of myself
Characteristics of Myself
Kerri Larson
Organizational Behavior
Southern Institute of Technology
Personality can be defined by the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that “determine how an individual reacts to and interacts with others” (Nancy, Robbins, & Judge, 2014, p. 42). It is very important as it helps define what type of person you are. An individual’s characteristics play a large role when it comes to understanding one another. These patterns make every individual unique and distinct from each other. When I think of personality, I think of it as someone’s entire being including perception, learning and motivation. Inner awareness of self and person-situation interaction make up an individual’s personality. When I think of my personality, I like to assume I can describe myself as sociable, motivated and ambitious. These characteristics I believe really were engrained as core values in my life after working hard from such a young age.
Having understood the importance of personality, attitudes, values relating to motivation in the workplace, I reflected on my own personality and how it has affected me and the individuals I work with. Growing up, my family wasn’t wealthy. My parents married extremely young and my sister and I were born not too long after. I don’t remember things in a negative way as a child, but after my parents divorced, things were different. We never had money to buy the toys I wanted or go on the trips like my friends. I remember growing up thinking that my friends had what they wanted so why couldn’t we. My parents both remarried a few years later and my step-parents were now permanently in the picture. Since my father moved away, my step-father ensured that we had discipline in our life. There were never enough chores to do and work to be done around the house. My step-father was teaching me work ethic at that age and I had no idea how chores would shape the way I work today.
It was my
Kerri Larson
Organizational Behavior
Southern Institute of Technology
Personality can be defined by the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviors that “determine how an individual reacts to and interacts with others” (Nancy, Robbins, & Judge, 2014, p. 42). It is very important as it helps define what type of person you are. An individual’s characteristics play a large role when it comes to understanding one another. These patterns make every individual unique and distinct from each other. When I think of personality, I think of it as someone’s entire being including perception, learning and motivation. Inner awareness of self and person-situation interaction make up an individual’s personality. When I think of my personality, I like to assume I can describe myself as sociable, motivated and ambitious. These characteristics I believe really were engrained as core values in my life after working hard from such a young age.
Having understood the importance of personality, attitudes, values relating to motivation in the workplace, I reflected on my own personality and how it has affected me and the individuals I work with. Growing up, my family wasn’t wealthy. My parents married extremely young and my sister and I were born not too long after. I don’t remember things in a negative way as a child, but after my parents divorced, things were different. We never had money to buy the toys I wanted or go on the trips like my friends. I remember growing up thinking that my friends had what they wanted so why couldn’t we. My parents both remarried a few years later and my step-parents were now permanently in the picture. Since my father moved away, my step-father ensured that we had discipline in our life. There were never enough chores to do and work to be done around the house. My step-father was teaching me work ethic at that age and I had no idea how chores would shape the way I work today.
It was my
References: Nancy, L., Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. A. (2014). Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, USA: Pearson Education, Inc. Wikipedia, t. f. (n.d.). Personality psychology. Retrieved January 11, 2015, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_psychology