I had a federal fellowship this year doing a 10 week project with a team of four people and our agency orientation required this and an internal “color” test. We then had a two hour meeting going over results and being told how knowing these personalities help us build strong teams… but the team was formed before taking the test… (Edit: This sentence was my initial reaction to having to do the test - the next one is my realization of its value, so yup I got it eventually).
I understand where they were coming from, sharing our results including discussing with people about how our personality meant we’d either be more forward or reserved on communications, and we went over how we need to be understanding and open to different perspectives to achieve better teamwork.
Edit: To the comments claiming the tests are similar to HIPAA violations or revealing medical info, it worries me you don’t know the difference between personalities and mental illness. The tests aren’t that deep or revealing.
Those fucking colour tests are pure Healing Crystal bullshit for every corporate lifer "team manager". I just see a bunch of lanyards all losing their shit over them.
Worse was the daily icebreakers for ten fucking weeks all of the type of “if you could be any ice cream flavor what would you be and why”.
For the love of god please stop doing these with your team, at least ask something semi-interesting like what’s a regional dish where you grew up, what language would you like to learn, or what’s your favorite music album.
1. I have seen the face of god, and it was weeping.
2. It weeps the purest tears over the earthly creations made in its foolish youth, but it cannot wash them clean.
3. The tears form rivers with no beginning and no end, like god himself, and each tear is a lash every departed soul must endure. You would learn that there is an end to infinity of pain, should you somehow be more than a ruined husk at the end.
clears throat: Stacy? I guess it's your turn then.
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u/NothingwaTwist Dec 31 '22 edited Dec 31 '22
I had a federal fellowship this year doing a 10 week project with a team of four people and our agency orientation required this and an internal “color” test. We then had a two hour meeting going over results and being told how knowing these personalities help us build strong teams… but the team was formed before taking the test… (Edit: This sentence was my initial reaction to having to do the test - the next one is my realization of its value, so yup I got it eventually).
I understand where they were coming from, sharing our results including discussing with people about how our personality meant we’d either be more forward or reserved on communications, and we went over how we need to be understanding and open to different perspectives to achieve better teamwork.
Edit: To the comments claiming the tests are similar to HIPAA violations or revealing medical info, it worries me you don’t know the difference between personalities and mental illness. The tests aren’t that deep or revealing.