GLOBAL COMPETENCIES INVENTORY (GCI) and GLOBESMART ASSESSMENT

Global Competencies Inventory (GCI)
There were many questions that this survey asked me which I believe relates to personality traits, values, belief, cultures, behavior, emotions, skills, problems, background, shapes, society, figure drawings of unique shapes, and few math problems. What I’ve learned from completing this assessment is that it made me think of my habits of what I find valuable in life. In addition, I think that if other people would take this assessment of answering the questions, their answers would be different that mine because many people have their own beliefs, culture, and value. Even though, I would feel comfortable being friends and having a conversation with anyone of a different culture, the same can’t be said about others. There are many people that may only see themselves with other people of the same culture and we have to respect that if that is how they feel.
In solving difficult problems, I look at myself being in a stressful situation because if finding the solution hard, I must try to seek ways in getting the answer to solving it which wouldn’t come easy. Others may probably have an easier time than me in solving difficult problems as they will be calm, patient, and creative in looking for the solution to the problem. This is what came into my mind as I was doing the survey because I know I am not the same as many people of skills and personality whether they have the same culture as me or not.
Every one has their own abilities and skills of what their good at. In addition, there are people that have strengths and weaknesses. Having a variety in being good at something is great however; I would encourage others to try something new even though they are not good at it because they can learn something they never knew before. Moreover, trying something that we’re not good at can probably help us be good at it in the future given time and training.
I would like to visit a foreign country some day for vacation because I have never been out of the country in my life with the exception of being born out of the United States. Moreover, it would be great to try a new hobby and explore the life style people have in their country as I can experience new things. Although it would be different than the United States, it would be great to learn new cultures and understand the beliefs and values of others.
My learning experience from this assessment has made me realize to have strong communication with others. Although other peoples’ values would not be the same, it is always important to listen and then talk so that we can receive information from the speaker and send information back. Sharing values and beliefs is also a good way of being more diverse and fair. I would encourage people to get along with others even though they’re opinion doesn’t match ours because part of being a global leader is having a good influence into having a common vision.
GlobeSmart Assessment
The questions that I saw while taking the Globesmart assessment test were related to workplace goals, organization and personal interests, work performance, group and individual skills, work life balance, motivation, and more. I realize that some people in the workplace have to sacrifice their own interests in order to commit in accomplishing the goals of the company. The issue that I see about that is that there should be a balance in both for fulfilling the goals and interests of the organization as a whole and for the employees on the individual level. In addition, the boss in the workplace may not always be ethically responsible if he is doing what is best for himself and not for the employees along with the organization. I believe that every one at any organization should work as a team so that by accomplishing the goals for the company, the individual can feel that he or she has made a great contribution himself too. Sharing opinions of what should be done at the workplace should be considered and bosses should look into it even though they may disagree with it. Being creative and innovative could always improve the work place. Moreover, employees should be able to talk to anyone to whom they feel comfortable with about their personal life, not just their boss. Being loyal to the company is important which is why employees should be able to express what they are thinking and feeling. Furthermore, after taking this assessment, I learn that every one at an organization working for a company may have a different mindset of what they think is right or wrong which could be different from what others think and believe.
After taking the Globesmart assessment, I saw the score sheet that shown the following: Independent, Interdependent, Egalitarianism, Status, Risk, Restraint, Direct, Indirect, Task, Relationship, Short-term, and Long-term. The results chart had shown that I am closer to Interdependent, Egalitarianism, Risk, Task, Long-term, and a tie for Direct and Indirect. First, I do think I am interdependent because I believe that working on a team and being more involved with the company is more effective than being independent. If we are independent, it would be difficult to seek help from a co-worker if are we doing a project on our own. In addition, sharing ideas with each other helps to have better chances of accomplishing a goal. Secondly, I do support Egalitarianism because I believe in human equality regardless of a person’s status. For example, I think every one should be treated with respect and have a say of an opinion even though their job status may be lower than a higher ranked employee. Bosses can learn from their employees too because anyone can come up with good ideas and no one is perfect. Thirdly, I am more towards risk than restraint because if we do not take a risk, we cannot see the opportunities that are out there. We never know how far we can go without trying. In addition, if we are restraint from doing something, we are holding ourselves back. Fourth, I’m not sure why my score showed that I am in the exact middle of direct and indirect however, I do believe in being more direct so that every thing can be straight forward instead of being confused which is indirect. Fifth, my score has shown that I am absolutely task oriented than relationship which I find it part true. I do think that completing a specific task at the work place is important than developing relationship because most of the workers are there to do their job and work. However, I do think developing some relationship with the employees in the company is important because every one is communicating and working together which is why I disagree with my score on being absolutely on the task side. Every one in a company should feel good about their job and comfortable where they are at. Lastly, my score has shown that I am more focused on long-term than short-term which I can agree on. Although developing accomplishments in the short-term are important, I believe that the long-term is more critical because every one wants to see a bright future. No one only wants to work hard for a short period of time then give up down the road. Furthermore, working hard now makes a difference in what can happen in the long run.