Questions that challenge the way you think
Part # 1 18 questions
Equality
Helpful
Honesty Love
Forgiving Friendship
Ambition Individualism Competition Dominance Control Power
Question # 1 1
10 Love is more important than power
Power is more important than love
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 2 1
10
I want to have no formal power over anyone
I want to have formal power over everyone else
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 3 1
10
Everyone should be co-owners of companies I work for
There should only be 1 owner of companies I work for
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 4 10
1
I would rather compete than collaborate
I would rather collaborate than compete
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 5 10
1
A decision should be taken by a manager
A decision should be taken by the person with the most knowledge
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 6 1
10
People should choose tasks they do themselves
Tasks people do should be assigned to them by a manager
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 7 1
10
People should decide themselves who is going to be on a team
A manager should decide who is going to be on a team
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 8 10
1
I want to primarily help myself
I want to primarily help others
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 9 10
1
Power comes from hiding information
Power comes from sharing information
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 10 10
1
A manager decides how many resources should be allocated to which initiatives
Everyone votes on how many resources should be allocated to which initiatives
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 11 1
10 People are responsible
People are irresponsible
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 12 10
1
Position, title, and academic degrees matter more than contribution
Contribution matters more than position, title, and academic degrees
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 13 10
1
People who create value should be governed by people who control it?
People who create value should not be governed by people who control it?
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 14 1
10
To create high value, people need to be set free
To create high value, people need to be pushed and controlled
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 15 10
1
People should smile all the time
People should never smile
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 16 1
10
A manager’s role is to serve people
A manager’s role is to tell people what to do
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 17 1
10
Work is very interesting and meaningful
Work is not interesting and without meaning
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 18 1
10
To reach the best performance, people need to trust others
To reach the best performance, people need to be suspicious of others
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Part # 2 10 questions
Creativity Curiosity Freedom Experimentation Daring
Variation
Tradition Family Discipline Conformity Security Clean
Question # 1 10
1
People should share no information
People should share all information
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 2 1
10
A manager should spend more time asking questions than giving answers
A manager should spend more time giving answers than asking questions
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 3 1
10
Trying new things out is more important than following the rules
Following the rules is more important than trying new things out
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 4 1
10
Seeing opportunities is more important than seeing problems and barriers
Seeing problems and barriers is more important than seeing oppportunities
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 5 1
10
People should be active all the time, do a lot
People should be passive all the time, do little
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 6 10
1
Planning is more important than continuously trying new things out
Trying new things out is more important than planning
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 7 10
1
A manager of a successful company should keep the company culture as it is
A manager of a successful company should continuously renew the company culture
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 8 10
1
It is more important to be very careful not to make any mistakes than to constantly try new things out
It is more important to constantly try out new things than to be very careful not to make any mistakes
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 9 10
1
It is more important to have a diploma than to be curious
It is more important to be curious than to have a diploma
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?
Question # 10 10
1
The pain of losing is more powerful than the pleasure of winning
The pleasure of winning is more powerful than the pain of losing
On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?