Learning And Personality Isman Tanuri2

Myself As A Learner,

Isman TanuriBA (Hons) Marketing Management

Northumbria UniversityProfessional Development Project

Presentation

And Perfecting A Career of Choice

So, I see, you have several years experience working in Collections….

Purpose and Objectives• Identifying Self As a Learner

– Strengths, weaknesses, unique selling points

• Identify Personality Type– To determine most suitable professional role– To identify most effective role in a team or

organisation

• Determine and Justify Chosen Career Path– Based on discovered learning style and

personality type

Business Analyst,Oracle Corporation

‘08 Revenue: US$23 billionTotal employees: 74,000Likes:- Exposure and use of technology- US MNC corporate culture, open and self-actualisingDislikes:- Slow corporate giant/less autonomy in role- Achievement limited through role accomplishment

Co-Owner, MarketingFruit Records

Music Startup BusinessEmployee: 2Likes:- Used ideas and innovation in growing business- Leveraged on internet and technology to reach

market- Market leader in niche industry- Visible and satisfying achievements, both

personal and organisational- Close to customers

Most Enjoyed JobMost Enjoyed Job

Present JobPresent Job

www.oracle.com

myspace.com/fruitrecordswww.fruitrecords.com

THE WRONG JOB!

Learning Style Learning Style AnalysisAnalysis

Test Results AnalysisPositives• Total score: 40 pts• Exceedingly multi-modal, use of Whole-Sense Approach• Use combination of modes to reinforce learning• Examine problems from many different perspectives

Downsides• Never satisfied with learning• Frustration at not understanding a problem fully with lack of information• Slow in making decisions

VARK Questionnaire TestVARK Questionnaire Test

(Note: Visual, left, adapted from online test result page)

Further Personal Insights into VARK Questionnaire Results

How do I problem solve?

Gather information?

Approaches to Learning?

VARK Questionnaire TestVARK Questionnaire Test

I JUMP INTO IT AND TRY IT!

I SEARCH EVERYWHERE!

• 360⁰ learning! • Fully understand the problem

• Seek to plug any knowledge gap

Test Results AnalysisPositives• Learning Style: Activist• Full involvement, enthusiastic• Open-minded, enjoy new experiences• Always looking for next challenge

Downsides• Easily bored• Impatient with long-term consolidation • Brash (or Rash?), “act first, problem solve later” in making decisions• Overly competitive

Learning Style Questionnaire ILearning Style Questionnaire IHoney & Mumford’sHoney & Mumford’s

Test Results AnalysisBalanced Learning Styles• Active : Reflective

• Enjoys both group work and working alone• Visual : Verbal

• Confirms VARK test results, multi-modal approach

Dominant Learning Styles• Intuitive• Global

Learning Style Questionnaire IILearning Style Questionnaire IINorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State University

Dominant Learning StylesPositives

Downsides

Learning Style Questionnaire IILearning Style Questionnaire IINorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina State University

Intuitive (Strong Preference) Global (Moderate Preference)• Likes discovering possibilities and relationships in data and knowledge• Easily understand concepts and theories

• Learn in large jumps• Quote “Absorbing materials in large jumps, then “getting it”

• Innovative (Confirms personal love for technology)

• Able to solve complex problems once big picture is understood

Intuitive (Strong Preference) Global (Moderate Preference)• Dislike rote-learning facts and repetition• Less careful, tend to make careless mistakes

• Always need the big picture• Impatient with small details

Personality Type Personality Type AnalysisAnalysis

Personality Type Test IPersonality Type Test IMMDI Report by TeamTechnology (Based on Myers Briggs Types Indicator)MMDI Report by TeamTechnology (Based on Myers Briggs Types Indicator)

MMDI Test Results

Personality Type: ENFP (74%)

Dominant Functions:• Extraverted Intuition• Introverted Feeling Judgment


Extraverted Intuition• Results confirm learning style tests: Intuitive learning is dominant • Always explore and promote:

• Global viewpoint, Better ways of doing things • Breaking new grounds, Challenge of status quo• Enjoys change

• “Interested in evolutionary development, with eye on strategy”

Introverted Feeling Judgment• Focus outer world intuition on ideas and possibilities that “relate to PEOPLE”• Inwardly appreciate others’ contribution, though not expressive• Internally reject options that conflicts with ENFP values BUT does not show it

• Two-faced?• Hypocrite?

• Classic temperament of ENFP: Apollonian• Always searching for meaning or purpose


ENFP in a Team EnvironmentGood• Always contributing ideas• Include others in developing ideas or vision• Drive team spirit through own energy and enthusiasm• Catalyst for change

Bad• Talking too much• Lose sight of purpose, off tangent• Does not follow through completely• Change too much

Personal Growth for ENFP• Produce plans for clear direction• Let others contribute and trust contribution• Express appreciation outwardly and clearly

Personality Type Test IIPersonality Type Test IIBelbin Self-Perception Team Role Profile ReportBelbin Self-Perception Team Role Profile Report

Keyword Analysis Preferred Roles• Plant: Creative, imaginative, unorthodox, problem solver• Specialist: Single-minded, knowledgeable, self-starter, skillful• Monitor/Evaluator: Strategic, intuitive, discerning

Least Preferred Roles• Team Worker: Co-operative, perceptive, diplomatic, avert friction

• Completer Finisher: Painstaking, conscientious, careful

Team Profile Analysis

Positives• Type of work matters greatly• Studying is “more like an enjoyable hobby”, it is “opportunity to express

creative ability and high standards of excellence”• Desire for in depth knowledge and expertise in subject matter• Professional reputation is important

Precaution• Not someone who appears to value details• Can get too technical or complex• Not adaptable to routine work

Personality Type Test IIPersonality Type Test IIBelbin Self-Perception Team Role Profile ReportBelbin Self-Perception Team Role Profile Report

Quick Summary of Me

• Learning Type– Multimodal, uses Whole-Sense Approach– 360⁰ all-round learning– Intuitive and Innovative– Activist, Open-Minded, Challenge-seeking– Global Learner

• Personality Type– Extraverted Intuition, Introverted Feeling Judgment, Apollonian– Creative, Imaginative, Problem Solver– Knowledgeable, Skillful– Strategic, Discerning– Early Adopter

Action Plan

Next steps…

1. A New Job!2. Capitalise on competencies and passion in marketing,

the internet and technology3. Personal Branding: Build reputation (online & offline)

– Continued blogging, writing articles, networking, increase digital social participation, increase engagement in online discussions

– www.facebook.com/groovygenie– groovygenie.blogspot.com

4. Continue expertise-building, knowledge-sharing5. Increase effort in personal and professional

development

Action Plan

Self Improvement…

1. Commit ideas, plans and “evil schemes” on paper2. Improve leadership skills

3. Be more open in sharing appreciation for others4. Work on teamwork, though personality says otherwise

5. Be a little bit more detailed and careful

Ideal Career Choice

A Digital Marketeer

1. Marketing + Internet + Technology2. Broad discipline, including:

– Social media/social networks– Search engine marketing/optimisation and advertising– Web analytics– Communication and Customer Care 2.0– Brand and online reputation management

3. Eventual expertise in: Social Technology and Marketing 2.0 strategies

for the Enterprise

Career Path

Consultant or Analyst/Researcher

Principal Consultant/Team Leader

Retired with a lightspeed internet

connection

C-level Strategist/CIMO (?)

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