Category: Z 9/21 – Building Better Leaders – Hannah S, Samantha D, Jerry F, Christian H, Elle H, Nitya N, Caroline P, and Daria T

In the morning, we individually took personality tests to determine our personality type. The quiz revealed I was a turbulent entrepreneur, meaning I always have an impact on my immediate surroundings. I am bold, rational, practical, original, perceptive, direct, and sociable but I am also insensitive, impatient, risk-prone, unstructured, and defiant. In addition, I might miss the bigger picture.

In the escape room, the group used our newly-acquired knowledge of our strengths and weaknesses to successfully flee Sir Walter’s speakeasy with fifteen minutes to spare. I used my leadership skills to help out but stepped back when it came to big-picture ideas.

After we took the test, we went to downtown Raleigh to do an escape room! We quickly discovered that certain personality types dominated the frantic search for clues- and sometimes even clashed- but we quickly learned how to efficiently and productively mesh all of our unique skill sets together to escape the room (which we did with 15 minutes to spare). Once we escaped, we discussed if we thought our predictions matched the reality of how the group functioned together (for the most part, we were correct). Below is a picture of all of us once we escaped the room and Christian with one of our clues!

In the morning, my friends and I took a very detailed personality test to determine our strengths, weaknesses, similarities, and differences. I attached a screenshot of my results in the post- I’m ENFJ-T, broadly categorized as a Turbulent Protaganist. After we took the test, we discussed everyone’s results, watched youtube videos to learn about the intricacies of each of our assigned types, and brainstormed how we thought each of our personalities would handle high-pressure situations collaboratively.

 

We started off the day learning more about both ourselves and each other through experimenting with personality tests. I found that having, not only agree/disagree/neither options but also intermediate choices made me think a lot deeper about each question and it actually served as a really good way to reflect on myself. At the end of the test, I was really surprised by how accurate the results were; I ended up getting the ‘Assertive Campainger’ personality with the diplomat role and people mastery as my strategy and the strengths/weaknesses were shockingly close to that of my own. In the latter half of the day, the group completed an escape room at Tower Escapes, and having just taken the personality quiz, I found myself acutely aware of how our different personalities meshed together to help us find our way out of the room as a group.

We started off our day by taking a personality test. We each were then assigned a trait and got to see our roles in groups, strategies we would use, and different percentages of traits that people have like introverted vs extroverted, intuitive vs observant, etc. My personality trait was turbulent virtuoso which meant that in the group my role aligned with being utilitarian, practical, and spontaneous, shining in situations that require quick reaction and ability to think on my feet, a master of tools and techniques.

After we took the tests we went for a quick lunch and then headed to the escape room. We used teamwork to crack the codes and got out with 15 minutes to spare. I think the personality tests we took helped us figure out who was going to play what role in the escape room and made us more efficient. Overall it was a really fun day!

Today we bonded over personality type quizzes, amazing food, and a bone-chilling escape room.

Some of us were having a little too much fun…

We spent the morning taking personality tests–the main one being the 16 personalities test that we focused on most. It was very interesting how each of us (except Jerry and Christian) had a different personality result but with some overlap. We each examined how our differences in problemsolving and analytical thinking would help strenghten us in the escape room for later, and how to best help each other succeed. I was the “turbulant mediator” personality, and it was especially interesting how half of our group was in the “diplomat” category (there are four categories with four personalities in each), but each a different one of the four personalities. Then, we went on to the escape room, which I definitely didn’t expect to be an actual tower. We took last minute pictures before going in and being locked in a speakeasy-themed room with an hour to escape. It was through our communication and different talents we each brought to the group (and a few hints from the man working there) that we were able to succeed with over 26 minutes left! The experience was great not only for the fun and collaborative bonding but the thoughtfulness and understanding I now know about my friends and some of their personality that will help me best upport them further on.

In the afternoon we headed over to Tower Escapes to work on problem-solving and experiences group dynamics under a time constraint. In our room, we had 60 minutes to solve a series of clues and puzzles to escape. The most obvious personality/leadership trait I saw was among those who were extroverted vs. introverted. However, because most of us all have different personality types were all able to contribute in different ways, making it easier for us to successfully move through the room. I think this is important to remember in any group setting/project – identifying each members strengths and weaknesses can make a group more efficient. In the end, we did escape and had a fun time doing so!

 

During the first part of the day, we spent time taking a few different kinds of personality assessments. The main one was the 16Personalities test based on the Meyers Briggs test. Some of the questions were hard to answer, but I feel that my results were very accurate. Once we all finished we discussed the different types and better understood each other’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as how we act in group settings. I was able to gain a better understanding of myself as an individual and in group settings.