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Indigo - Self Assessment

Rajeev Shahdadpuri

University Canada West

HRMT 622: TALENT MANAGEMENT

Ozen Asik

April 30, 2023

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Introduction

Personality Assessment is an excellent way of understanding an individual’s

behaviors and personality, including interpersonal skills, temperament, introversion,

extroversion, values, what drives them to succeed, and more. They can help us understand

our objective and have a thorough understanding. As individuals, we think we know our

Strengths and Weaknesses, but we often miss out on some of them- especially the ones we

were unaware of (Tony Robbins,2022).

” Without a complete picture of both, you are hampered by over-confidence, self-doubt, a

lack of clarity – or all three” (Tony Robbins,2022).

Since Personality testing helps understand an individual, Businesses use them to

identify specific characteristics and behaviors in their employees, which will help them to

distinguish future leaders of the organization, enhance team harmony, and much more.

This report will provide an in-depth analysis of my Personality using Indigo

Assessment, a multidimensional and comprehensive tool. The assessment focuses on key

concepts like self-awareness of my behavior, career readiness skills, social-emotional

perceptions, and my motivators (Indigo Education, Nd).

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DISC Assessment:

The DISC assessment measures the dimension of the behavior and will be the primary

emphasis in the report.

D I S C Top 5 Skills

The DISC assessment is based on the theory that an individual

has a natural behavioral style and can be easily categorized into

these four dimensions. D (Dominance), I (Influencing),

S (Steadiness), and C (Compliance).

Even though the results are open to interpretation, it is often considered better to look at both

insights, the positives and negatives. Some points I consider my strong points can be

someone else’s weaknesses. I think my DISC assessment scores explain my behavior quite

well.
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Positive insights:

High Dominance and High Steadiness are rare because both the factors contained

have different motivating and driving factors (DISC Profile Assessment, Nd). This suggests

the harmony of specific traits, such as being result-oriented but patient simultaneously and

taking charge while welcoming collaboration. Also, a moderate score of influence means that

I am outgoing and can efficiently and skillfully interact with others. A low compliance score

can be a concern, but I would want to see the positive aspect of it, which is being adaptive

and open to change.

Negative Insights:

An individual with high Dominance might be confident and assertive, but that can

sometimes come across as Aggression or confrontation. Also, Self-reliance and confidence

can negatively influence me occasionally, as I can sometimes act overconfident. Loss of

Control is the biggest fear of individuals with high Dominance (Davis, 2020). Also, high or

overdeveloped steadiness indicates that the individual may avoid confrontation to maintain a

relationship (Lead X, Nd). I concur with this point as I always try to avoid confrontations to

preserve a relationship. Even though I believe that my influence score is moderate and not too

high, it still falls under the high category, which means that the attention and approval of

other people is something I wish for; this part of my personality is something I would

consider harmful, as sometimes people’s perception of me might impact my decision-making

skills.
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Top Skills:

Personal Responsibility

As the name suggests, Personal responsibility means accepting responsibility for

actions and results. Employees with a high sense of responsibility are likelier to have better

job satisfaction and feel more secure in their respective roles. It also enhances the other

attributes of Courage, authenticity, accountability, and, most importantly, Decision making

(Indeed,2022).

I like to be held accountable for my decisions, and at times when I am correct, I also

expect the credits. I think that personal responsibility significantly impacts decision-making.

My motivator is the saying, “Don’t be afraid to take a big step. You can’t cross a chasm in two

small jumps.” – David Lloyd George. I also believe that personal responsibility is not just

limited to a skill but is one of my core values. I believe that constantly making decisions can

help me, even if they are wrong, as that can help me to get feedback which will create a loop

of feedback and decisions and help me make better decisions and be fully responsible for the

success or failure of those decisions.

Resiliency:

Resiliency is the capacity to face and adapt to problems and to overcome them. A

person with excellent resilience abilities can accept disappointments because they do not

allow failures to stop them from growing. They, like everyone else, face obstacles and stress,

but they deal with them constructively and do not let them hinder their accomplishment

(Indeed,2022).
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Goal-oriented being my other top-rated skill, it makes total sense as being goal-

oriented means achieving a goal and being able to bounce back from failure.

I believe that both Nature and Nurture have played a significant role in

developing this skill. My parents faced many hardships but never gave up, so I got that from

my genes. However, my upbringing was in an environment where we were allowed to fail but

never allowed to give up (Concept) (McShane et al.,2021).

Driving Forces
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My Top Four Primary drivers are Knowledge

(Intellectual), Utility (Resourceful), Others (Intentional), and Power (commanding).

Example: (Professional Experience)

As a Sales associate, I was always interested in accounting and would spend time with

the accounting staff to learn about their work. I stopped attending Friday night parties and

dedicated my time to studying more about accounting. When a few accounting positions

opened up, I applied and was hired as an accounts and sales associate, which was rare at the

organization. After being promoted to Sales and Accounts Representative, I felt that my

creativity was being neglected and that decision-making was becoming more restrictive. It

was not the firm’s fault but my perception of the corporate ladder. I opted to leave the job

after a few months since I wanted more control over my work life and did not want to do

things the orthodox way.

Strongest and Weakest Areas

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Strongest:

Achievement Oriented

Throughout my personal and professional life, the will to achieve power, knowledge,

etc., has always been a great motivator. This has allowed me to learn something new and be

goal oriented constantly. I think achieving something can be a big confidence booster, and it

helps me to work more confidently. Four of my Top Five skills are making decisions, taking

action and responsibility for those actions, being goal-oriented, and resilience. These are all

the skills required to be an achievement-oriented person.

Creativity and Adaptability:

I persistently try to learn new concepts and ways of thinking and continually seek new

ideas to solve various problems. Moreover, I can look at a particular problem/situation from a

different perspective and devise creative ways to tackle the situation. This has impacted my

problem-solving abilities, but more than that, it has vastly influenced my adaptability to

various changes. While solving a real-life problem, we can never expect what changes might

happen in our lives, So I think being creative and adaptive in those situations are also my

most vital points.

Weakest Areas
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Teamwork:

I have often realized that I can work well in leadership roles and be a good leader, but when it

comes to working in a team and following someone else’s lead, it has been difficult for me

throughout. Also, while working in a team, I start working on the projects before they are

due. However, when I get teamed up with procrastinators, I do more work than required and

often conflict with the other team members for their lack of effort.

I also have a self-serving Bias, which means when the team does good work, I tend to

believe that I was the one who did most of the work, whereas if we do not perform well, I

blame others for the failure (Concept) (McShane et al., 2021).

Lack of Empathy:

I am aware of this weakness and was not surprised at all to see this in my personality

assessment. I always tend to be a practical person, so most of the time, I cannot emotionally

connect with the people around me; achieving the goal is more important than feeling sad for

someone else’s shortcomings. I believe everyone is going through some or other hardships in

life, and it is not anyone’s responsibility to understand and relate to other people's feelings or

emotional pain. This is also quite evident in the skills section of my personality, as

appreciating others and understanding others are the skills I have not developed yet.

Awareness of Results
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I was amazed to know my driving factors because, even though I think I am good at

decision-making, I never knew why I made those decisions. Emotions have always played a

considerable role in my personal life, but when it comes to professional life, I had no idea of

“WHY?” As Steve Jobs has said, “You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can

only connect them looking backwards. So, you have to trust that the dots will somehow

connect in your future”. The personality test results have helped me look backward and

understand the reasons for my success and failures and what changes must be made.

Aspirations and how traits will impact them.

I aspire to become one of the top financial analysts. This career path requires me to be

focused on achieving goals on a day-to-day basis. I have most of the skills required to be a

great financial analyst. Nevertheless, being an analyst also means always having to analyze

myself constantly. As an analyst, though most of the time is spent alone researching and

compiling data, I will be a part of a team in the initial phase of my career. A lack of empathy,

inconsistent behavior, and inability to work in a team can be points of concern. I usually

understand another person’s point of view when they have evidence to support their claim,

but I often fail to connect emotionally with my team.

Action Plan
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Through this MBA program, I have already begun to understand the value of a team

and what can be accomplished through collaboration. Because most of our assignments

require us to work in groups, it will allow me to form my group, thereby replacing self-

serving bias with personal responsibility (as I made the team-building decisions). Aside from

that, to improve my lack of empathy, I will start by identifying emotions and speaking to as

many people as possible to understand their hardships. Once I understand their emotions, it

will be easier for me to understand their point of view. I will also try to create meaningful

connections with my team members in each group and try to walk in their shoes to

understand their perspectives.

Conclusion
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I identified my strengths and limitations, as well as what inspires me to make a

specific decision, as a result of the personality test. Also, I can make better decisions and

improve my deficiencies. It has also helped me appreciate my value to the team and help me

improve. Overall, these insights will help me reach my future goals if I continue to hone my

skills and become more self-aware.

Reference
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DISC Profile Assessment Axiom Software, interpretations, Nd:

https://www.axiomsoftware.com/disc/interpretations/disc-interpretation-high-d-s

Indeed, 2022:

Personal responsibility: importance, attributes and benefits | Indeed.com UK

Indigo Education Company, Nd:

https://www.indigoeducationcompany.com/indigo-assessment/

Lead X, Ultimate Guide to Disc Assessment and personality test, Nd:

https://leadx.org/articles/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-disc-assessment-and-personality-

test/

McShane et al., Canadian Organizational Behavior, Pg33, 2021: MheReaderUI. (n.d.-b).

Mheducation.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023, from

https://prod.reader-ui.prod.mheducation.com/epub/

Sandra Davis, People Smart Academy, 2020:

https://peoplesmartacademy.com/disc-d-personality/

Tony Robbins, Why Take the Personality Test, 2022:

https://www.tonyrobbins.com/business/why-take-personality-test/

Quotes:

Jobs, S. (2005, June 12). Stanford commencement address. Retrieved from

https://news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505/

George, D. L. (n.d.). BrainyQuote. Retrieved from

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David Lloyd George - Don't be afraid to take a big step if... (brainyquote.com)