Organizational behavior is important due to the fact a better understanding can allow an organization to be extremely affective. To further the understanding, the McGraw-Hill Connect assessment helps identify unique strengths and weakness allowing us to make this possible. Furthermore, it asks a variety of questions that pinpoint our preferences on topics such as communication, organizational politics, and even leadership approaches. It is important for employees and managers understand how their differences affect the organizational behavior. This paper covers the McGraw-Hill Connect assessment and applies it to the United States Air Force. My personal experience in the military allows me to comment and discuss various issues I have personally …show more content…
I stated in the assessment that I experience high amounts of conflict and it is probably due to me not properly dealing with it. Again, the assessment highlighted that I avoid if possible and choose not to get in the middle of someone else’s disagreement. Collectively, these
PROJECT 2 PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT 5 areas need to be strengthened and I am positive the first has already been taken by identifying the deficiency.
Part III Life in Organizations Early in my Air Force career, I decided to stay enlisted instead of commissioning as an officer. As a young airman, I could see the politics involved with officers and it was something that I wanted to avoid. Of course, my supervisors tried to persuade me with money, but thankfully that has never influenced my decisions. To this day, I cannot grasp the politics involved in the military. According to Li, Wu, Liu, Kwan, & Liu (2013), individuals that have low self-esteem will likely have their opinions dismissed by leadership. Furthermore, I have never been hired for roles that would put me in the commander’s eyesight. My supervisors have told me that I need to play the game and get over myself. I understand that we have tradition but I am not going to lower my standards just because everyone else