APPENDIX A

A Short Assessment of Personality Type Preferences

1. To solve a work problem, do you first like to:

(a) talk about it with someone
(b) think it through by yourself
2. Which is more interesting to you?
(a) day-to-day production
(b) theory and design
3. In an important discussion, do you first:
(a) ask clarifying questions
(b) make a personal connection
4. Do you like your work day to be:
(a) scheduled and decided
(b) open-ended and flexible
5. Do you prefer organization change to be:
(a) active and fast-paced
(b) careful and deliberate
6. In solving problems, do you first look for:
(a) accurate facts
(b) meaningful patterns
7. It is more important for you to be known as:
(a) fair and accurate
(b) concerned and compassionate
8. When beginning a project, do you:
(a) get organized to get something done
(b) explore your options
9. To communicate effectively, do you like to use:
(a) speaking more than writing
(b) writing more than speaking
10. For quality improvement, do you prefer to:
(a) see what works and improve it step-by-step
(b) use innovative ideas to create breakthroughs
11. Beginning a work relationship, do you focus more on:
(a) competence
(b) teamwork

12. Do you base your daily work more on:

(a) goals
(b) opportunities
13. Which is more stressful to you?
(a) prolonged isolation
(b) having your concentration interrupted
14. Which stresses you more?
(a) impractical brainstorming
(b) repetitive detail work
15. Which is harder to tolerate?
(a) sloppy thinking
(b) opposition and resentment
16. Which is more stressful for you?
(a) missing a deadline
(b) losing an option
17. With someone new, are you more likely to:
(a) initiate contact
(b) wait for them to initiate
18. Are you more interested in:
(a) implementing what works
(b) exploring something new
19. At work do you typically focus:
(a) more on the task than the people
(b) more on the people than the task
20. Do you do better work:
(a) following a timetable
(b) reacting to what happens

Circle the letter below the larger number of each pair. You now have a type profile. It will be
one of the following: