Personality Testing

     Personality testing is a method of better understanding oneself. In reference to healthcare management and professionalism, personality testing can help in determining what kind of leader you are, and in which ways you may excel as a leader. As an introduction to Healthcare Management II the class was assigned to complete two different personality tests: 16 Personalities and the Big Five.
     First, I took the 16 Personalities test. A large variety of questions landed me with the result of ENFJ-T, the Protagonist. Protagonists are described as "natural-born leaders, full of passion and charisma" and as "[taking] a great deal of pride and joy in guiding others to work together to improve themselves and the community." The 16 Personalities results are broken down into major categories. Of these categories I focused on strengths and weaknesses, career paths, and workplace habits as it pertains to healthcare management. Strengths listed were tolerant, reliable, charismatic, altruistic, and natural leaders. Weaknesses listed were overly idealistic, too selfless, too sensitive, fluctuating self-esteem, and struggle to make tough decisions. I felt that all of these traits had some accuracy, some more than others. Under career paths, the protagonist's interest in helping people was highlighted, and administration and politics were at the top of fitting career paths for the protagonist. Workplace habits then went into more detail about how a protagonist performs within different roles in the workplace. Protagonists are explained as hardworking and beneficial subordinates and colleagues, but as truly thriving in the management role. Overall, I felt that the 16 Personalities test was quite accurate and informative.

     Second, I took the Big Five test. This test addresses the five major dimensions of human personality: Openness to Experience/Intellect, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. My results highlighted me as somewhat conventional, well-organized/reliable, relatively social, neither extremely forgiving nor irritable, and generally relaxed. I agreed with these results aside from "relatively social," because I feel I am more social than depicted in the results.

     In conclusion, both personality tests were fairly accurate and I felt I learned more about myself through taking them. However, I preferred the 16 Personalities test because it was more detailed and more accurate in my opinion. The 16 Personalities went into career paths and workplace habits which helped in comparing my personality traits with my future career in healthcare management. It seems my personality fits incredibly well with management and will help me in my future career in a hospital management setting.