I am a Developer

I took a personality test at work and determined that I am what would be called a developer. It was interesting, because it really does fit me. I’m not sure if this is good or bad but it definitely fits me. Here’s the description from the book. I put in bold what I feel fits me to a T, although most of this actually is pretty true for me.

Developer Pattern
(High Dominance, Low Influence, Low Steadiness, Neutral Conscientiousness)

Emotions: is concerned with meeting personal needs
Goal: new opportunities
Judges others by: ability to meet the Developer’s standards
Influences others by: finding solutions to problems, projecting a personal sense of power
Value to the organization: avoids “passing the buck”; seeks new or innovative problem-solving methods
Overuses: control over people and situations to accomplish his or her own results
Under pressure: works alone to complete tasks; is belligerent if individualism is threatened or challenging opportunities disappear
Fears: boredom; loss of control
Would increase effectiveness through: patience, empathy; participation and collaboration with others; follow-through and attention to quality control

Developers tend to be strong-willed individualists, continually seeking new horizons. As self-reliant, independent thinkers, they prefer to find their own solutions. Relatively free of the constraining influence of the group, Developers are able to bypass convention and often create innovate solutions.

Although they most often use direct, forceful behavior, Developers can also shrewdly manipulate people and situations. When required to participate with others in situations that limit their individualism, Developers tend to become belligerent. They are persistent when pursuing the results they desire and will do whatever is necessary to overcome obstacles to success. In addition, they have high expectations of others and can be critical when their standards are not met.

Developers are most interested in achieving their own goals. Opportunities for advancement and challenge are important to them. By focusing on results, they may lack empathy or seem uncaring by dismissing others’ concerns.

I laughed out loud when I saw the statement on needing to follow-through and pay attention to quality control. Wow, does that sound like my first few performance reviews when I started working out of college. They said I worked quickly but need to double check my work. Actually, that reminds me of growing up and taking tests. I was a fast test taker, but I never checked my work and would lose points on silly, stupid mistakes I should have caught.

The only thing that doesn’t jive here is the fact that I am pretty introverted and until I get comfortable in a situation or with people, I’m really quiet. So most people don’t realize how I really am.