Questions that challenge the way you think

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?