After I did the assessment, I have learned that I am above average in learning orientation and performance-proved orientation and below average for performance-avoid orientation. High in learning orientation means that I have made good choices throughout the years to better myself with new challenges and skills. What I’ve found puzzling is the above average score on the performance-proved orientation because I have always had this carefree attitude of not caring about what people think of me. However in truth, there is some curiosity of what others might think. As a result, I make decision with an objective to learn, but at the same time, I want to prove to others of my …show more content…
My objective was to learn something new, challenge myself to do something different from my peers, and impress my professor. In the end, I did learn a lot, but the process leading up to the final product was stressful because it was out of my professor and my expertise. This example shows a mixture of the learning orientation and performance-proved orientation. The outcome of the assessment demonstrates the need for the manager and leader to have learning orientation with or without performance-proved orientation because when having a learning orientation, the person will make the best decision to challenge himself and others to produce a more creative, efficient product. I can improve my weakness of avoid-performance orientation by tackle challenges rather than back down and having the mentality to learn rather to avoid facing criticism for my performance. Only through practice will I improve. The most important thing to do now is to look at a decision dilemma with learning orientation. I will make a chart with pros and cons of each decision and make a decision that will challenge me the most but also