Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Leadership type test

    My test result shows that i tend to have Sc (Steadiness-Conscientiousness)  leadership type. Basically this type of management focus on the cooperation with others and prefers systematic works. I think the result is quite accurate. I don't like to persuade others because it is a waste of time. I like the kind of work environment that has explicit rules to follow. That is why i am planning Accounting as my career; the standards are there and there is very little change in a certain period of time.
    Although i don't want to have another types of personality, if i try hard, i think it is possible for me to become the other types. I always believe that environment can change a person. Once you are in that position, you can achieve something or become the type of person you never imagined before.
    I'm not sure if this kind of test necessary in a work place. On one hand it is helpful on the division of labour, but on the other hand many people may lose the chance to discover the talents they don't even realize.

Monday, April 4, 2011

My visions

The video we watched last week mentioned that not only adults have vision about the future, but also children do. When i was a little kid, i always imagined the picture that i had my own grocery store. Back to the time when i was a fourth grade elementary student, i had a friend whose family was running a very small grocery store in the village we lived. I remember that i spent a lot of weekends in their store. Till today, having a grocery store is still one of the things i want to do most. I know in many people's eyes, it is not the kind of very big vision for a young person. I received many discouragements but the vision of running a grocery store is still the scene i imagine the most in my mind.
The other goal i want to achieve is to become a CPA. Before i chose Accounting as my major i already knew that i would do pretty well in Accounting. Because i know i am a good rule follower and i am pretty good at detail oriented works. As we all know that it takes time to become a CPA. I think there are two important things i need to focus on. One is gaining my experience in accounting jobs; the other is to know some people who is also plan accounting as their career because in the future these people may become my business partners.
My third goal is about my personal life. In my culture, children can also be very stressed because our parents always put too much expectation on our kids. They always want us to follow the path as they expect. If i have kids in the future, i hope i could be a democratic parent. I think many American parents are good examples to learn. I like the way they treat their kids as their friends.