Module 1 - SLP Managing Individual Behavior The SLP for this course involves making a personal assessment of a relevant set of skills, focusing on your strengths and identifying any weaknesses that may have been revealed. You will then be asked to create a plan by which you can "grow" your strengths and shore up your weaknesses. By the end of the project, you will have a personal management profile and action plan. As we have discussed, your values and attitudes interact with your personality to create a strong effect on your work life. The fit between an individual's personality and a company's "style" is essential to job satisfaction. Someone who is risk-averse, for example, would probably be unhappy at 3M, a company with a reputation for innovation and risk-taking.  Understanding the impact of your own personality on others helps you build productive work relationships with peers, subordinates, and bosses, alike.  Refer to the required and optional readings for this module, and any other readings which will help you in understanding personality styles and how they affect organizational effectiveness.  Remember to follow Trident’s guidelines for masters-level writing. (See The Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper .)  Assignment  Click on this link to access and complete the Jung Typology personality test. After you complete the test, you will want to read the description, but in order to fully understand what this test measures, you should also review “Personality Type explained”.  Then review the pages on career choices, learning style and communication skills.  Incorporate this information in formulating your responses to the questions below. You will need to include the actual results in an appendix at the end of your paper. (Note: This appendix requirement will likely increase your paper’s Turnitin similarity score; your professor is aware of this.) Prepare a 2- page essay that addresses the following:  How does my personality type affect my career and effectiveness at my job? Refer to the required and optional readings for this module, and any other materials which will help you in understanding personality styles and how they affect organizational effectiveness.  Bring in at least two sources from your module to add depth to your discussion (citing the materials and including them in your Reference section).  Remember to follow Trident’s guidelines for masters-level writing. (See  The Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper .)  · Complete the assessment according to the guidelines and include the actual results in an Appendix at the end of your paper.  · Be sure to clearly discuss the following in your essay: o What did the test reveal about you? o What can you infer from this test about your strengths and weaknesses? o How does what you have learned from your module background materials about your personality type affect your motivation? Is this limited to a specific type of s ...

1. Module 1 - SLP
Managing Individual Behavior
The SLP for this course involves making a personal assessment
of a relevant set of skills, focusing on your strengths and
identifying any weaknesses that may have been revealed. You
will then be asked to create a plan by which you can "grow"
your strengths and shore up your weaknesses. By the end of the
project, you will have a personal management profile and action
plan.
As we have discussed, your values and attitudes interact with
your personality to create a strong effect on your work life. The
fit between an individual's personality and a company's "style"
is essential to job satisfaction. Someone who is risk-averse, for
example, would probably be unhappy at 3M, a company with a
reputation for innovation and risk-taking. Understanding the
impact of your own personality on others helps you build
productive work relationships with peers, subordinates, and
bosses, alike.
Refer to the required and optional readings for this module, and
any other readings which will help you in understanding
personality styles and how they affect organizational
effectiveness. Remember to follow Trident’s guidelines for
masters-level writing. (See
The Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper
.)
Assignment
Click on this link to access and complete the
Jung Typology

2. personality test. After you complete the test, you will want to
read the description, but in order to fully understand what this
test measures, you should also review “Personality Type
explained”. Then review the pages on career choices, learning
style and communication skills. Incorporate this information in
formulating your responses to the questions below.
You will need to include the actual results in an appendix at the
end of your paper. (Note: This appendix requirement will likely
increase your paper’s Turnitin similarity score; your professor
is aware of this.)
Prepare a 2- page essay that addresses the following:
How does my personality type affect my career and
effectiveness at my job?
Refer to the required and optional readings for this module, and
any other materials which will help you in understanding
personality styles and how they affect organizational
effectiveness. Bring in
at least
two sources from your module to add depth to your discussion
(citing the materials and including them in your Reference
section). Remember to follow Trident’s guidelines for masters-
level writing. (See
The Student Guide to Writing a High-Quality Academic Paper
.)
·
Complete the assessment according to the guidelines and
include the actual results in an Appendix at the end of your
paper.

3. ·
Be sure to clearly discuss the following in your essay:
o
What did the test reveal about you?
o
What can you infer from this test about your strengths and
weaknesses?
o
How does what you have learned from your module background
materials about your personality type affect your motivation? Is
this limited to a specific type of situation?
o
What
specific steps
can you take to increase your strengths and build up
weaknesses?
SLP Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated using the criteria as stated in the
SLP rubric. The following is a review of the rubric criteria:
Assignment-Driven
: Does the paper fully address all aspects of the assignment? Is
the assignment addressed accurately and precisely using sound
logic? Does the paper meet minimum length requirements?

4. Critical Thinking
: Does the paper demonstrate graduate-level analysis, in which
information derived from multiple sources, expert opinions, and
assumptions has been critically evaluated and synthesized in the
formulation of a logical set of conclusions? Does the paper
address the topic with sufficient depth of discussion and
analysis?
Business Writing
: Is the essay logical, well organized and well written? Are the
grammar, spelling, and vocabulary appropriate for graduate-
level work? Are section headings included? Are paraphrasing
and synthesis of concepts the primary means of responding, or
is justification/support instead conveyed through excessive use
of direct quotations?
Effective Use of Information
: Does the submission demonstrate that the student has read,
understood and can apply the background materials for the
module? If required, has the student demonstrated effective
research, as evidenced by student’s use of relevant and quality
(library?) sources? Do additional sources used provide strong
support for conclusions drawn, and do they help in shaping the
overall paper?
Citing Sources
: Does the student demonstrate understanding of APA Style of
referencing, by inclusion of proper citations (for paraphrased
text and direct quotations) as appropriate? Have all sources
(e.g., references used from the Background page, the assignment
readings, and outside research) been included, and are these
properly cited? Have all sources cited in the paper been
included on the References page?
Timeliness

5. : Has the assignment been submitted to TLC (Trident’s learning
management system) on or before the module’s due date?
SOURCES TO INCLUDE
Optional Reading
Early Management Theorists
To gain an understanding of the evolution of management
thinking from an historical perspective, see this excellent
article:
Wertheim, E.G. (2012) Historical Background of Organizational
Behavior. Scribd. Retrieved from
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6926402/Historical-Background-of-
Organizational-Behavior
The following paper is an overview of four important areas of
management theory: Frederick Taylor's Scientific Management,
Elton Mayo's Hawthorne Works experiments and the human
relations movement, Max Weber's idealized bureaucracy, and
Henri Fayol's views on administration. It will provide a general
description of each of these management theories together with
observations on the environment in which these theories were
applied and the successes that they achieved.
Kerns, D. (n.d.). An overview of management theory.
http://www.kernsanalysis.com/sjsu/ise250/history.htm
Management by Objectives (MBO)
1000ventures.com’s e-coach site has a thorough discussion on
MBO including hotlinks throughout the discussion for further
information. Also on this site are links to case studies, venture

6. financing, and managing.
Management by Objectives (MBO). (n.d.) Retrieved from
http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/mgmt_mbo_main.
html
Ethical Values in Business
The Society for Business Ethics’ homepage includes the
organization’s mission statement, newsletter, annual meeting,
ethics links, and access to its journal
,
Business Ethics Quarterly
.
Society for Business Ethics (2015) Retrieved from
http://sbeonline.org/
Governing Corporations
Corporate Governance serves as a discussion forum and network
for shareholders and stakeholders who believe active
participation by concerned shareholders in governing
corporations will enhance their ability to create wealth. The site
provides news, Internet links, and a small reference library
supported by purchases through Amazon.com.
Corporate Governance (2015) Retrieved from
http://www.corpgov.net/
General References
The following site is full of useful articles and information on

7. 675 different topics, including leadership, motivation,
interpersonal skills supervision, and many more. Be sure to
bookmark this site as it will be useful to you throughout the
course and many others in the MBA, MSHRM, and MSL
curriculum.
Free Management Library (n.d.) Retrieved from
http://managementhelp.org/
Berry's online glossary of business terms (retrieved
from www.bplans.com) is a useful reference.
Berry, T. (n.d.) Business terms glossary. BPlans. Retrieved
from
http://managementhelp.org/
APA Formatting
APA guide
– In-text citations and end referencing. (2015).
Trident University International.
If you need additional guidance on the use of APA Style in the
proper formatting of papers, visit the Purdue OWL
w
ebsite:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20090212013008_560.
pdf.
You also may find the following YouTube video helpful:
APA Formatting: The Basics. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdAfIqRt60c&list=PL8F43A
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