THOMAS HARRIS

PROFESSIONAL PERSONA SUMMARY

To fully understand what my communication style is, Culture Maps

which workplace cultures I thrive in, alongside who I
want to be in the future, this report will summarize
my findings from conducting primary research
through an outside leadership evaluation source
(OLCE), alongside existing self-assessment data that
supports my professional persona. After analyzing
this data, I have came to the conclusion that how I
identify myself aligns with what my peers identify me
as in the professional workplace supported by
various sources of data that will be explained below.

Peoples Styles
To summarize, out of the five responses, after a list
of personality questions regarding me, the green star
is where I self-assessed myself and the purple star
is from my peers. The OLCE responses are from
individuals who have known me under a professional
setting, making my personal People Styles evaluation
credible in a professional atmosphere. Furthermore,
the data collected concludes high scores of extensive
composite assertiveness and mid-ranged
responsiveness, explaining why I have a driver and
expressive personality. Following, People Styles has
provided me with data that shows the personality
type I am under a professional setting, allowing
myself to truly understand who I am.
Persuading
As shown above, my direct peer versus personal
evaluation stays consistently similar other than the
persuading, trusting, and scheduling categories in
the OLCE evaluation. According to my peers, I am
much more persuading than I had anticipated. After
following up with a couple individuals asking why I
am a persuasive individual. One noted, "Thomas has
clear, concise communication and is passionate
about whatever he is interested in. Thomas will
follow through on what he says he will do."
Concluding that from an outside perspective, my
peers see me as an application first individual.
Trusting
Personally, I ranked myself a trustworthy individual
highest out of all categories being . In a professional
setting, I deem myself to be relationship based
person, however, my peers believe to see me as a
more task-based person. Under the work setting, I
may be blind to relationships when a task is in order.
Foreword
Overall, according to the data collected from the
OLCE, my trusting and persuading personas
contradict what I originally identified myself as.
Core Values Key Insights
With primary research done, having an expressive
personality directly aligns with two of my core values,
being driven and passionate. In conclusion, my peers
agree with my most extreme preferences, being
confrontational and principles first. Once again,
aligning with how I am very passionate when I speak
Everyday I show these core values, whether it be in
and being a very moral based person, in which I
the classroom, in a work or social environment. Being
appreciate respect. Responses collected indicate that
identified as a driven, passionate, and trusting
I am more persuading than I perceive myself as and
individual aligns with my morals growing up. Starting
not as trusted as I believe I am. To fix this going
at an early age in sales, trustworthiness and
forward, I will continue to be more open-minded in a
compassion are required skills to sell products to the
professional setting and continue to be myself in the
common consumer. Over the time period between
aspect of being a natural salesman, furthermore
the beginning of my professional career to the
acting overall convincing and a powerful individual
current semester semester at hand, being a driven
when I speak with passion. Below is a statement from
individual is a common theme my peers.
a peer in which provides advice moving forward.
Furthermore, my core values align quite consistently
throughout my professional career.
"Listen to understand the person speaking instead of
Direct Feedback listening to for what to say next." -Christian Diertz
(Manager at Onestop Nutrition)
Instructor Feedback
Instructor feedback was essential for my growth
working in a team and given in-person feedback on
how to be an efficient leader and step up when the
team dynamics weren't at the peak. At first, I wouldn't
Conclusion
speak up and this caused mis-communication
To conclude, being more open-minded alongside
amongst group meetings, leading to disagreements
having a more balanced task to relationship ratio in
and furthermore poor team chemistry and was
the professional workplace as my peers overall
solved through being more open-minded.
believe I am more task based in which brings down
360 Peer Evaluations my trustworthiness. To an audience of real estate
corporations, all of my personality traits conducted
Feedback from my peers is my most valued source of through research align with what these corporations
data as they have seen me in a professional setting are looking for. In the world of real estate, depending
currently. Two strings of feedback positively on the specific sector, corporations look for task and
reinforced how I work in a group. relationship oriented individuals. Leading up to when
I go into this industry, being an upper level student
"Tommy is a natural leader and someone who always
in school alongside working has taught me to
brings positive energy to a group. I can tell he is
dedicated towards growing and improving his balance having healthy relationships in the
business communication skills which is inspiring and workplace alongside completing tasks efficiently and
helps increase the team dynamic." effectively, in which I need to transfer these skills to
-Jake Aubry (Onestop Nutrition Owner) the workplace of real estate and continue to be

mature in a group environment.
"Appreciate your positivity and communication during
team meetings."
-Matthew Kelly (In-Class Teammate)

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