Rollins uses several asssesment tools and personality inventories to help students recognize their leadership skills. These include the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Gallup’s StrengthsQuest, and True Colors. Over the summer, all incoming freshmen were required to read StrengthsQuest: Discover and Develop Your Strengths in Academics, Career, and Beyond. The freshman’s reactions to this assignment were mixed.
Rollins often uses is the Meyers-Brigg Type Indicator, which assigns letters that indicate personalities. There are sixteen sets of these letters, each a combination of E/I, N/S, T/F, and P/J. Each letter stands for a different trait, with two of the most important being I, representing introversion, and E, representing extraversion.
According to the Meyers-Briggs Website, the purpose of the personality inventory is to make psychological types applicable to people’s daily lives.
Jeremy Diorgio, Assistant Director of the Center for Leadership & Community Engagement, commented on why Rollins uses the personality tests.
“While I cannot speak for them all, I can speak to those offered from the Center for Leadership and Community Engagement. Currently, we offer workshops and training based on Gallup’s StrengthsQuest, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and True Colors. Many colleges and universities across the country utilize these personality tests as way for people to better understand themselves, others, and how to work effectively as a team member,” he said.
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