Organizational Behavior

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SHAUN WATERS

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

This project conducted was based on five surveys that I passed out to those individuals most influential in my life. I took one as well to see if I viewed myself as the people closest to me do. I handed out the surveys to my mother, brother, sister and my two best friends. The purpose of conducting the surveys was to gather information that I might not see but the ones close to me see in on a day to day basis. After I looked over the results I saw that my family was much harsher than my friends and myself in many categories. In the following paragraphs I will be telling you the results of the surveys and what things I need to work on to make myself a better individual.

When anyone takes a survey about themselves they tend to view and rate their abilities and qualities very highly. Of course my family disagreed with me the most because they are able to analyze my behaviors on a daily basis and tend to be more critical. Furthermore, I will give examples of the subjects that I rated myself better than others. I thought that I appropriately use any authority I have but everyone else thought I was in the middle. I really don’t have any authority over anyone because I am 23 and at the bottom of the totem pole at my place of work. The next subject asked if I was flexible and able to deal with change. I think I am very flexible I am willing to do whatever to get the job done. This is important because I feel it necessary to adapt to different situations. When it comes to changing, I find it difficult to adapt to new changes in the workplace because different managers have different wants and needs. The issue I felt my family was wrong about was my listening capabilities. I do listen and pay attention when people talk to me but if someone gives me multiple things to do just by telling me, I have trouble remembering at times. I feel as if it is not a listening problem but an execution problem. Through the years I have been able to establish great friendships and I do my best to listen to anything they have to say. The only problem I have would be the use of sarcasm in situations where serious issues are being explained and things of that nature. Overall, my listening skills can use some fine tuning in order to be more effective day to day.

Next, I will be telling about the questions that I rated myself worse than they rated me. The first question asks as a student if I seem to have a clear sense of priorities. I gave myself a four because this is my fifth year in college and I still have about two years remaining. I haven’t been able to attend school full time because I work as well. I need to take school more seriously because it is a must in the business world and for the benefit of my future. Another question I thought they were really wrong was that I am appropriately assertive in expressing my opinions. I am a quiet person who holds back a lot of things I shouldn’t. It feels like a time bomb that is about to explode because I hold back a lot of my feelings. I know it’s not healthy but that is how I have always dealt with myself. I really need to be more open with my family and friends because they will be able to guide me through and be supportive whenever I need it. It was interesting to see on the survey that everyone thought I was creative for the most part. I was shocked because I feel as if I have no creativity what so ever. I guess they see different aspects of me that are creative that I never really associated with myself. The final question asked if I was self confident. I rated myself a five because of the fact that I am a quiet person who holds a lot of stuff inside.