So Joanna brought home this personality test from her office and wanted me to take it (The test was a Myers-Briggs adaption). I actually like personality tests, but I like the conversations they invoke even more. It’s fun to talk about why you are how you are.
I scored as a Mastermind.
Yes!
It actually doesn’t mean anything.
But here’s what it says about me at my job:
Masterminds tend to to drive others as hard as they drive themselves and often seem demanding and difficult to satisfy. Their fellow workers often feel as if a Mastermind can see right through them and often believe that they find them wanting. This tendency of people to feel transparent and even incompetent, in their presence often results in working relationships which have some psychological distance. Colleagues may describe Masterminds as unemotional and, at times, cold and dispassionate, when in truth they are merely taking the goals of an institution seriously.
That’s pretty spot on. Especially in my new job.
And here’s what it says about me socially:
Masterminds are the most independent of all and want their mates to be independent as well, able to stand up the strength of their personality. In casual, social situations, they may appear cold. Masterminds may communicate that time is wasted if used for idle chitchat, and thus people receive a sense of hurry from them which is not always intended. Masterminds have a strong need for privacy, and they do not enjoy physical contact except with a chosen few. For all of that, Masterminds are deeply emotional, even romantic types and once they have decided a person is worthy of them, they make passionate and loyal mates.
Jo and I laughed… and made fun of me…. because it’s so true.
