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Are you in a:

Managerial/supervision position?

Working but non managerial/supervision position?

Student?

You have to catch a 9am flight at Changi Airport to Shanghai for a business trip. On your way to the terminal, you realised that you left your passport at home. It was already 8.15am. Theres nobody at home to bring the passport to you. The FIRST THING you would do is

Call your husband/wife to ask why did he/she did not remind you to bring the passport.

Rush home to get the passport despite that most probably you will miss the flight

Worry about whether the business partner will be angry at you for not arriving on time if you miss the flight.

Other

Your boyfriend/girlfriend has been complaining to you that you are not spending enough time with him/her as you have a hectic schedule. He/she finally decides that he/she had enough of that and wants to end this relationship. You would

Ask him/her to be more understanding to your job.

Reflect on yourself if you have really neglected him/her

Let this relationship ends as it most probably will make both parties happier.

Other

How often do you tend to regret on past decisions made and hope to reverse the situation if you could?

Never

Rarely

Occasionally

Often

What provides the direction you take when it comes to making decisions? Rank the directions you are likely to take. ( 1st placing for most likely)

You think of whether it will affect your family positively
You think of whether it will protect, increase, and display your wealth and possession
You think of whether it will give you the most pleasure
You think of whether It feels good, What I want or need and What is it in for me.
You determine the best alternative, basing decisions on your unchanging principles
You seek others for advice and think of what will others think

A personal mission statement focuses on what you want to be (character) and what to do(contributions and achievement). It is unique for every individual. They are underlying, timeless guiding principles of your life, the solid expression of your visions and values. An example of a part of a personal statement is My mission is to live with integrity and to make a difference in the life of others. Do you have a mission statement?

Yes

If no, are you going to start thinking about your personal mission statement in life now?

Yes

Not applicable cos I said Yes in Q5

Rank the activities based on importance in your daily working life (1 being most important)

Reading and/or answering emails the minute they arrive.
A deadline driven project.
Building good relationships with colleagues.
Recognizing new opportunities.
Surfing the internet / Reading the newspapers.

When a client comes to your office to discuss a particular matter, and the phone happens to ring in the midst of your discussion, what would you do?

Excuse yourself and answer the call.

Excuse yourself, answer the call and tell the person on the other line you will return his call.

Not entertain the call at all.

Which do you think is more important?

Efficiency with time

Effectiveness with people

Picture your last team effort project/ work where you were not the leader, which of the following would best describe your leader?

One who places priority on his/her relationship with the team and would give in to maintain the overall harmony between the teammates and him/herself.

One who follows an authoritarian approach and would give direct orders to have things done according to his/her way.

One who places priority on listening to the problem of the team and takes time to discuss with the team to make his problems understood such that a win/win solution may be found.

One who is an individualistic worker who seeks only to achieve his individual targets and cannot really be bothered with the problem the rest of the team is facing, believing that they are capable of taking care of themselves.

Which system below do you think would bring out the highest individual performance during work?

A single reward for the best performance worker for the month in terms of sales figures.

A single reward for the best performance worker for the month in terms of sales and ratings by peers.

Allowing everyone to set objectives for themselves for the month and rewarding them according to the number of objectives they meet.

Which of the following do you think is most important for teamwork and synergy in a company?

The character of the members (the level of integrity, maturity and attitude).

Trust between the team members.

Agreements laying down the rules for the team and the consequences of not following them.

A supportive system at work (reward system and resources).

Do you feel safe communicating with your colleague?

Yes

Do people jump into irrelevant responses, misinterpreting what you are actually trying to express?

Yes

Do you feel frustrated when people do not understand you?

Yes

How often are you involved in a situation/project that requires teamwork?

In a dispute, you usually:

insist on doing it your way

end up giving in grudgingly

seek a compromise

A meeting should be:

structured, predictable, presented

spontaneous, creative, interactive

At your workplace, you met with a problem which you do not know how to resolve. Do you:

Leave the problem aside and focus on other problems so as to reduce your work load?

Continue thinking about the problem so as to come out with a solution in the shortest time?

Take a break (eg coffee break, stretching) first. This would help clear and refresh the mind and allows you to assess the problem with different approach?

Which of the following do you read most regularly?

National / Economic Times/ Reader Digest?

Newspaper?

Fiction (fantasy, sci fi, etc)?

Magazines (Her World, Cleo, etc)?

None of the above?

You are discussing a problem with your work subordinate. Both of you have differing opinions on resolving the problem. Do you:

Mutually work out a solution largely based on your idea as you are the superior and would understand the gravity of the decision?

Resolve the problem yourself to reduce time wastage?

View the problem from your subordinate point of view and mutually work out an solution comfortable for both?

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