Team Personality Traits

Team Personality Traits

Personality traits are always thought of when dealing with an individual. People normally question the personality of others before they meet them; they will wonder if they are nice, funny, or caring, and sometimes whether they are an introvert or an extrovert may come to mind. A personality test can help in determining what a person's personality may be like before you meet them. A personality test could come in handy before going on a blind date. It can help in determining what type of person the individual is and if you would be compatible. It has been determined through the big five personality factors that trait personalities can be predicted through personality assessments. Our team, "team A" has conducted an individual personality test through the big five personality test assessment. The results have been recorded and a statement from each member of the team has been generated giving their insight on how the test best described them.

People always want to know what will make them successful. This is especially true when they have been placed on a team. They want to succeed both as an individual and help the team as well (Eikenberry, 1997-2011). Working on a team involves individuals who accept the responsibilities required to accomplish a specific task or tasks by collaboratively working with others on a joint project ("Teamwork," 2012). Being an effective team member is very important. Effective team members should be committed, focused on the team objectives, supportive, competent, and collaborative. They should be able to provide informative feedback regarding the project in which they are working on, are good communicators, value and build trust amongst their teammates, are proactive, and are be open to learn new ideas (Eikenberry, 1997-2011).

The learning team members of team A, consists of four women who are Ashley Austin, Teralisa Brewer, Shanika Nickelberry, and Geraldine Williams, they have four very different personalities. It was suggested that each member of the team participate in a personality assessment using the traits of the big five personality assessment. The Big Five test is a trait approach to personality that is supported by research, and suggests personality can be captured in five major factors of personality which are based on: Extroversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness. There were several different types of personality tests but it was agreed upon to take the Big Five Personality Test from the online website at www.outofservice.com. After each member of the team participated in the assessment, each member's personality was examined and the test measured each member's strengths and weaknesses.

Team A, discovered they are fairly diverse and deal with several different personalities. They are so different from each other that the team did not score the same in one specific area as a whole. One area that the team was close to the same was agreeableness. Ashley scored the highest with a 96% on agreeableness, Teralisa scored 93%, Shanika scored 91% and Geraldine scored the lowest with a 63%. This factor shows that we all are supportive of other people, and that we are good natured. Teralisa scored an 18% on extraversion, 89% on conscientious, 27% on neuroticism, and a 39% on openness. Shanika scored 57% on extroversion, 70% in conscientious, 60% on neuroticism and 32% on openness. Ashley scored an 89% on extraversion, 98% on conscientious, 55% on neuroticism, and 65% on openness. Geraldine scored 74% on extraversion, 35% on conscientious, 5% on neuroticism, and 41% on openness.

The results concluded that all members of the team scored relatively high in agreeableness, so issues concerning projects assigned would not be too big of an issue. One member of the team however scored rather low on the scale in the extraversion category than the other members of the team, this team member would be better suited to do more home-based or office based work than those who scored rather highly in this same category because she is not as social as her other teammates.

The majority of the team scored relatively high in the conscientious category although one member of the team scored lowly on the scale in this category, it would be best not to assign that team member a lot of duties that would require a lot of organizational tasks. In the openness category, it is split down the middle, two team members are relatively open to new experiences and ideas but like structure and consistency; whereas the other half of the team is more sociable, imaginative and creative. The advantage this combination brings is balance, especially in doing specific projects; the members who are more useful in their social traits and imagination are encouraged to utilize those traits whereas the other half of the team will be there to reel them back in if an idea goes too far outside of the boundaries of the main agenda.

The test results found all of the members on the team to be relatively emotionally stable