Evaluation
- If I want to present my position on question to others, I am likely to:
- Try to justify my position
- State what my position is and how I reached it
- Insist that they accept my position
- When I am asked a question and don’t know the answer, I tend to:
- Say I don’t know
- Apologize for being so dumb
- Blame someone else for not telling me
- If I hear that someone has told lies about me, I think it is best to:
- Tell them what I heard and ask them about it
- Tell some lies about them too
- Say nothing to them, but avoid them in the future
- When it comes to getting a job done right, I think it is best to:
- Rely on others to lead the way
- Trust no one but myself to do it
- Join with others in sharing responsibility for getting it done
- In sharing new ideas with others, I think it best to:
- Offer the ideas: “Don’t you think...”
- State the ideas: “I think...”
- Strongly present the ideas: “The best way is...”
- When my judgment is questioned, I usually:
- Say I resent this attack on my ability
- Deal with the questions to the best of my ability
- Go blank and don’t know what to say
- If I make a mistake, I think it is best to:
- Hide it and hope no one finds out
- Try to learn from it
- Blame it on someone else
- When the boss doesn’t take my suggestions seriously, I usually:
- Wish I hadn’t made the suggestion and do not make any more
- Demand to be taken seriously
- Restate my suggestion and my seriousness in making it
- I think the best way to deal with difficult people is to:
- Interact with them in a straightforward way
- Be just as difficult as they are
- Stay away from them as much as possible
- I believe the best way to handle a problem is to:
- Insist that it be settled immediately
- Ignore it as much as possible
- Get as much information about it as possible
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