After completing the three tests this week and having my husband and a colleague evaluate me as well, I was surprised to find that each of us were pretty much on the same page when it was all said and done. I was not surprised on the verbal aggression scale that I was in the moderate level. I do feel that I maintain a good balance between respect and consideration for other’s viewpoints, and the ability to argue fairly by attacking the facts of a position rather than the person holding that position. I have always maintained that I am not a person that enjoys and thrives on conflict and I believe that this evaluation has supported this. The two that evaluated me were within 1 point of what my original score was on this test, so others must see this in me as well.
I believe that professionally and personally my listening styles profile says a lot about me and who I am. I am empathetic and concerned with the emotions of others, both as a professional and in my personal relationships. I do feel that I build relationships fairly easily and I have had to deal with the trust issue when it comes to others as well. I have always said I will trust someone until they give me reason not to. I know that this can come back to bite me sometimes, but I genuinely believe, and my husband has said the same thing as well, that I do tend to read people pretty well.
Hi Amy,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post. I also had my husband evaluate me. It was not a surprise how well he knows me. Thanks for sharing.
Amy
Amy,
ReplyDeleteI also had my husband as well as my director evaluate me. Both know me extremely well. So I took it a step further and asked three of my colleagues who don't know me as well. The results were the same for the verbal aggression and the listening. However, those who didn't know me as well evaluated me low on the communication anxiety inventory......which is NOT me. However, that is how they view me, which tells me that probably many others see me that way and that knowledge does help me just a little with my self-esteem.
Crystal
Hello Amy,
ReplyDeleteI had a colleague and a family member to evaluate me. The colleague, family member and I was different when it came to the communication anxiety inventory. When it came to the verbal aggressiveness scale and the listening styles profile we were all on the same page. I agree with you that I have always said I will trust someone until they give me reason not to. Thanks for sharing.
LaCasa Mosby