51. When my boss asks me to tell a story I’m uncomfortable with, I usually:
    1. Refuse to do it and say I shouldn’t have been asked
    2. Feel I have no choice but to do it without question
    3. Acknowledge my discomfort with the situation
52. If I want a day off work for some personal business, I am likely to:
    1. Take off and say I was sick
    2. Explain my need and request the day off
    3. Mean to ask, but never find a good time to ask
53. When decisions are to be made, I believe it is best to:
    1. Make the decisions alone and dare anyone to challenge them
    2. Share the responsibility for making them
    3. Wait for someone else to make them
54. If I want a group to listen to my ideas, I am likely to:
    1. Clearly state my ideas as often as necessary
    2. Insist upon being heard because I know best
    3. Try once, but not again if they don’t listen
55. When my authority is questioned, I tend to:
    1. Not take it personally
    2. Take the offensive and set out to attack the other person
    3. Get flustered and back off my position
56. When I am asked my opinion about a new idea, I tend to:
    1. Challenge the idea to show how smart I am
    2. Wait and see what others think of it before giving my opinion
    3. Ask questions to get more information about it
57. I think the best way to get a raise is to:
    1. Insist on my right to a raise
    2. Do good work and wait to be rewarded
    3. Do good work and ask for a raise based on the work
58. When a person asks my opinion and I know what opinion they want, I usually:
    1. Give my honest opinion
    2. Say what I’m expected to say
    3. Accuse the person of not really wanting my opinion
59. When I disagree with something I have been asked to do, I usually:
    1. Demand to do it my own way
    2. State my opinion about it and discuss it further
    3. Do it anyway rather than get into a discussion
60. If I plan to tell someone they are doing something wrong, I am likely to:
    1. Tell them as clearly and quickly as possible
    2. Dread it and postpone it as long as possible
    3. Use it as an opportunity to tell them everything I don’t like

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