CARMIE's Workplace Insights
Test Date: Mar 30, 2024
CARMIE's Work Personality
Work Habits
Attitudes & Outlook
Interaction Style
Temperament
Notable Traits
You can be described as:
Motivated
Likely seen by others as committed and driven
Cooperative
Values social harmony, inclined to seek common ground
Moderate Openness to Experience
Often conventional but open to variety and exploration
Patient
Accepting and tolerant of delays or challenges
Work, Communication & Interaction Style
Goal-Oriented.
You tend to be goal-oriented and intent on meeting or exceeding the expectations set for you. You have good follow-through on tasks when engaged with your work.
Motivated.
Possessing an inner drive, you are likely committed to achieving certain goals that are of personal importance. Team members will generally perceive you as being motivated and driven to succeed, provided that the goals are clear.
Cooperative.
You have an agreeable and cooperative personality, indicative of a willingness to work closely with others in work situations. Preferring an accommodative style to a more forceful one, you will instinctively incline towards preserving harmonious relations with co-workers over a more confrontational style. Colleagues and teammates would likely describe you as friendly and considerate. Cooperativeness is a trait well suited to service-oriented roles.
Temperament, Attitudes & Outlook
Moderate Openness to Experience.
The Openness to Experience trait measures the extent to which you favor experimentation and exploring new concepts, as opposed to being down to earth, conventional, and favoring the familiar over the novel. You scored in the middle of the range for this trait, suggesting that while not averse to experimenting or exploring novel areas, you may generally prefer conventional approaches and routines.
Patient.
You have a behavioral style and demeanor that is likely tolerant of frustrations stemming from delays or setbacks. This can be an asset in fields that involve tasks such as resolving customers' disputes or navigating conflict-laden situations.
Strengths & Potential Challenges
Strengths
- You will generally have good follow-through and be attentive to goals.
- You are likely a "self-starter" who will not be difficult to motivate, provided the job expectations are clear.
- Neither consistently assertive nor overly deferential, you will be assertive in some situations and not in others.
- You tend to be manageable and coachable, with a profile suitable for service-oriented roles. You will be agreeable and accommodating in most situations.
- Ambiverts like you tend to be flexible enough to have potential suitability for a variety of roles, including those that emphasize social interactions and those that do not.
- You are well positioned to cope with frustrations when faced with setbacks or challenges in task completion.
Potential Challenges
- Cooperative individuals like you can be a bit too accommodating at times. This can create challenges, especially if you are in a leadership role where you need to make tough decisions.
- Too much patience can be a liability in certain fields where urgency is required.
Development Suggestions
Work Habits
Achievement-oriented by nature, you will benefit from being challenged to achieve even greater effectiveness in a role and to look for opportunities to further refine your strengths and apply them for greater impact.
Your motivation and drive are best harnessed by prioritizing activities in a way that optimizes your ability to achieve results. You should look for places where you can add the greatest value and use your natural drive to deliver in areas of impact.
Interaction Style
Some interactions call for a more direct approach, whereas others may require a gentler touch. When engaging with others, you should make sure to consider the situation, the people involved, and the context to help you determine the level of directness that is warranted.
Usually not prone to "rock the boat", you will need to learn to be willing to go it alone sometimes. Teamwork and collaboration are important, but if deference to others is reducing efficiency, the best way forward may necessitate making unpopular decisions. The most effective people tend to find a balance between independence and collaboration.
Effective performance is often a combination of getting things done and interacting well with others. There are times when remaining focused on getting work done is the best approach and times when spending more time engaging with others is beneficial. It may benefit you to take a moment to consider the right balance for a particular job and where you may need to rebalance.
Attitudes & Outlook
Knowing when to take a creative approach is important to accomplishing goals. However, there are also times when using tried and true methods are best for getting things done. The balance is in understanding the situation at hand, quickly learning the relevant history of what has already been attempted, and capitalizing on the more effective strategy.
Temperament
While patience can be a virtue, so is knowing when to change course. Sometimes we all stick with an activity or a solution that no longer adds value or where success is unlikely. While tenacity and perseverance are important, it can be equally important to know when to change direction and use a different approach. Your time and effort are valuable, and efforts should be expended where they add the greatest value.
Workplace Stressors & Motivators
The following section relates common workplace situations to your behavioral preferences, to better understand how your potential may be best realized. Situations that may be comfortable or motivating for some people may be stressful or de-motivating for others. Below is a list of common workplace situations together with an indication of how each may impact you.
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Having to work alone |
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Open discussions |
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Rigid enforcement of rules |
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Change in workplace expectations or job duties |
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A narrowly defined role |
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Having clear and well articulated goals |
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Being exposed to frequent conflict |
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Taking the lead in group settings |
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Having to work alone
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Open discussions
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Rigid enforcement of rules
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Change in workplace expectations or job duties
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A narrowly defined role
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Having clear and well articulated goals
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Being exposed to frequent conflict
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Taking the lead in group settings
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