Managing Change
Amy L. Beechum
Mod 330
6-18-2012
Bethel University
Abstract
In the following paper you will learn the benefits of managing change, take personality test, participating in the Kolb learning style inventory and taking emotional intelligence test. All of the above test will teach your personal styles and what one can do to be successful in life and in their career. These test are very important for success.
Managing Change
Managing change is an unwelcomed transition for most, but if it is approached correctly with skill, insight, and wisdom it can increase the chance for one to be successful in life. Managing change or transitioning, as most people call it, is recognized as a fundamental survival technique in life. These transitions offer crucial opportunities for personal and career development. The transition process offers each person a template for understanding the stages of personal change. He/She cannot avoid this process but can learn as humans how to adapt and how to make the very best of any situation for work and personal lives. (Orientation to adult learning)
Managing change is a necessary process in order to help deal with the change that has been triggered by any major life event, good or bad. This transition period is similar to a roller coaster ride. A person is very fearful of change as some people are to roller coasters, but once the person get on the coaster and are all buckled in, there is no turning back, and the same is true of change. Once it has occurred in life one must not look back. As the Roller coaster begins to climb the steep incline one still will have thoughts of worry and anxiety, but one will realize the change and the process will go quickly and that there are better things that will be rewarded to each individual. As the top of the coaster is reached and see the bottom is insight you know a downhill slope is in the near future. One is aware that the adaptation process to change is almost over. As you reach the exit of the roller coaster ride a sigh of relief can be heard for miles, just as someone might do when a change is managed well and is a success.
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Managing change is proven to be succeful in all walks of life and for many different people with very different personalities. Each case of managing change is different for every situation and if handled properly will be successful. It is very important to look at the situation and evaluate it before any major change is made and this is the key to managing change correctly.
The Benefits of Personality Test
A personality test is a questionnaire designed to reveal aspects of an individual’s character or physiological thought. It has been argued by many that personality test are unreliable and employers should carefully weigh the risk and benefits of this test before basing their opinion to hire or not to hire an employee strictly on a personality test. Personality test has become a very common tool for understanding people and is normally used by human resource departments and organizations. Companies are searching for certain personality types before hiring and finding people that are best suited for the job at hand instead of going strictly off resume and interview.
Most personality test consists of a personality inventory that includes a large number of objective questions about ones behavior. One might be asked about his attitude in a particular situation and how he would respond. The test may also consist of questions about hobbies, personal habits, friends and family and what one may do in various situations that may occur. This inventory is designed to measure personality on different scales and let potential employers know how well one would work with the company and with other and measure how quickly they will become a success within the company.
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Learning Styles Inventory
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Kolb’s learning theory sets out four distinct learning styles, which are based on a four-stage learning cycle. In this aspect Kolb’s model differs from others since it offers both a way to understand individual learning styles which is named the “Learning styles inventory” (LSI), and also an explanation of a cycle of “experimental learning” that applies to all learners.
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1. Learning is best conceived as a process, not in terms of outcomes.
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Emotional Intelligence
In taking an Emotional Intelligence assessment one can discover self-awareness, self-management, Self-motivation, empathy and social skills. All of these are very important in career and personal well being. Emotional Intelligence is an important part of knowing who you are from an emotional standpoint, this will help one learn to make the correct choices throughout life and be rational the decisions that will effect that person and any other person involved. This test will give on the ability to analyze a situation and be able to identify the emotion more effectively. It is very important to express emotions at the correct time and not to be over emotional in certain situations. These tests are very important to learning skills and dealing with people on a daily basis.
In taking an emotional intelligence I found I handled situations very well and was not over emotional and thought thing thru with a clear train of thought. All of the above test and pointers are designed to help an individual grow and succeed as a person and feel great about them. If these test are performed with honesty and commitment, and taking seriously they will help each individual become a better person and learn to achieve goals and be much happier with life.
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