The purpose of this exercise is to help you describe your personal style of interaction at work. Since this is a description, the following statements do not have right or wrong answers. The example statement (see below,) like eggs for breakfast,” clearly has no “I universally correct response. An individual’s response simply describes his or her preference. The 40 statements on the next page are of the same nature. They should be responded to in the context of the workplace. Remember, the purpose of this exercise is to help you define your personal style at work. Do not carefully” about how you want to respond to the statement. Go with your first “think instinct. Remember too, your responses are or so respond with Mostly True Mostly False, your usual mode of operation. We know that every situation described by the statement will have exceptions. You will be scoring your own responses. The instructor will explain this process after you have completed the survey on the following page. Please do so now. Example 1. I like eggs for breakfast. (Mostly Response) True 2. I like sandwiches for lunch. (Mostly Response) False Scoring Instructions Notice the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, which appear above and below the response column on your Count your responses in each column, then Personal Styles Discussion Stimulator. enter the number of responses below the appropriate number in the box at the “Totals” bottom of page 3. After counting your responses and entering them in the box on page 3, transfer the “Totals” information to the boxes below. Add 30 to each number on the top line and add 10 to each number on the second line. +30 = Column 1 = C +30 = A +10 = Column 3 = Column 5 = +10 = Column 7 = Subtract the total of Column 5 = Subtract the total of Column 7 from the total of Column 1 = from the total of Column 3 +30 = Column 2 = D +30 = B +10 = Column 4 = Column 6 = +10 = Column 8 = Subtract the total of Column 6
The purpose of this exercise is to help you describe your personal style of interaction at work. Since this is a description, the following statements do not have right or wrong answers. The example statement (see below,) “I like eggs for breakfast,” clearly has no universally correct response. An individual’s response simply describes his or her preference. The 40 statements on the next page are of the same nature. They should be responded to in the context of the workplace. Remember, the purpose of this exercise is to help you define your personal style at work. Do not “think carefully” about how you want to respond to the statement. Go with your first instinct. Remember too, your responses are Mostly True or Mostly False, so respond with your usual mode of operation. We know that every situation described by the statement will have exceptions. You will be scoring your own responses. The instructor will explain this process after you have completed the survey on the following page. Please do so now. Example 1. I like eggs for breakfast. (Mostly True Response) 2. I like sandwiches for lunch. (Mostly False Response) Scoring Instructions Notice the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, which appear above and below the response column on your Personal Styles Discussion Stimulator. Count your responses in each column, then enter the number of responses below the appropriate number in the “Totals” box at the bottom of page 3. After counting your responses and entering them in the “Totals” box on page 3, transfer the information to the boxes below. Add 30 to each number on the top line and add 10 to each number on the second line. Column 1 = A Column 5 = +30 = +10 = C Column 3 = Column 7 = +30 = +10 = Subtract the total of Column 5 from the total of Column 1 = Subtract the total of Column 7 from the total of Column 3 = Column 2 = B Column 6 = +30 = +10 = D Column 4 = Column 8 = +30 = +10 = Subtract the total of Column 6