This vs. That Assessment

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How skilled are your Thinking, Choices, and Leadership? Take the assessment to find out!

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1. You are a leader at your company, a problem came up with a product your team is responsible for. You made a huge error that almost cost the client but your team was unaware of it. What do you do? (Select all that apply)

A- Hide any trace of the error so no one will ever know.

B- Use this situation as a learning example and share with your team how you handled it.

C- Nothing. It’s not necessary, the client was happy.

D- Make a couple of jokes about the scenario and how I saved the day.

2. You are in what seems to be a dead-end job. No one seems to notice you and your work is taken for granted. Do you:

A- Look for a new job

B- Complain to your supervisors, then, if you see no improvements, threaten to look for a new job.

C- Enroll in a training course, motivate your colleagues, then, if you see no further prospects look for a new job

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3. You are in charge of setting new, important initiatives at work. Whenever you implement a new idea your team:

A- Is all in and looks for ways to help you.

B- Avoids any aspect of the situation.

C- Obliges, but only because it’s their job.

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4. Stuck in a traffic jam, you:

A-Fume, seethe and curse.

B- Worry about the people at your destination

C- Take the opportunity to think, catch up on a call, and sing.

D- Communicate the issue with team members and make the best of the delay.

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5. You feel that your immediate superior is working against your interests and those of the company. He/she/they will not listen to your ideas. You choose to:

A- Go over their head to their superior

B- Quietly canvas the views of your colleagues

C- Learn more about them and try and understand what their intentions are.

D- Work on resentfully but keep the peace.

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6. Someone pokes fun at a subordinate in his/her/their absence. Your first response is:

A- Scream at them and call them idiots for their insensitivity.

B- Soothe the mood and change the subject.

C- Ignore the remark.

D- Ask why they think this and why they feel the need to share with others.

E- Add in an additional hilarious response.

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7. Select all the items that you think are expectations:

(Select all that apply)

A- Meeting deadlines

B- Handling confrontation in a respectful way.

C- Being on time for meetings.

D- Being a team player.

E- Being positive.

F- Listening with an open mind.

8. Teamwork is:

A- A great way of instructing others.

B- A nuisance, you know how to get results and prefer to work alone.

C- A key to good management.

D- A way to leverage effort for efficiency and effectiveness.

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9. You have a customer that is always confrontational, what can you do?

A- Direct them to a team member who is more tolerant of their behavior.

B- Acknowledge their concerns and ask a few clarifying questions.

C- Meet them where they are but stand firm in your perspective.

D- Try and plan my lunch break when they come in.

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10. How do you deal with difficult challenges or situations?

A- I don’t like to be challenged.

B- I try and stick with what I know.

C- I learn as I go and ask for help when I need it.

D- I can either do it or I can’t.

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11. You hear that someone really close to you has said some negative things about you. You:

A- Assume the report is either malicious or mistaken.

B- Launch into a counter attack.

C- Ask the person directly about the comment.

D- Assume the person was under pressure.

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12. How might you change the way you influence another person‘s perspective?

A- It’s never my job to change how someone thinks.

B- Research them, and fill them in with what they want to hear.

C- Listen to their perspective, ask questions, and find a common language where you relate.

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13. You are negotiating a deal but the other party refuses to budge and continues repeating their demands. You:

A- Thank them for their time, saying you can see no point in continuing the dialogue and leave the meeting.

B- Firm up your position and pursue it relentlessly.

C- Continue to attempt to make them listen.

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14. What are some questions you might ask a new colleague that you want to learn more about?

A- What has your transition been like?

B- How’s it going?

C- Tell me about your old job?

D- What was your first day like?

E- What’s new?

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15. A client is angry and impatient and wants results now, regardless of procedures or rules. Do you:

A- Listen to what is frustrating them, understand what their most important objective is, and work toward a mutual agreement.

B- Retire behind a computer screen and emphasize regulations and formality.

C- Snap back that you are doing the best you can.

D- Agree that procedures are infuriating and share issues that drive you nuts.

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