Questions that challenge the way you think

Part # 1

18 questions

Control

Power

Dominance

Competition

Individualism

Honesty

Helpful

Friendship

LoveForgiving

Equality

Ambition

Power is more importantthan love

Love is more important

than power

101

Question # 1

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

I want to have formal power over

everyone else

I want to have no formal power over

anyone

101

Question # 2

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

Everyone should be co-owners of

companies I work for

101

There should only be 1 owner of

companiesI work for

Question # 3

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

110

Question # 4

I would rather collaborate than

compete

I would rather compete than

collaborate

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

110

A decision should be taken by a

manager

A decision should be taken by the person with the most knowledge

Question # 5

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

Tasks people doshould be assigned

to them by a manager

People should choose tasks they

do themselves

101

Question # 6

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

People should decide themselves who is going to be

on a team

101

A manager should decide

who is going to be on a team

Question # 7

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

I want toprimarily

help myself

I want toprimarily

help others

110

Question # 8

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

Power comes from hiding information

Power comes from sharing information

110

Question # 9

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

A manager decides how many resources should be allocated to which initiatives

110

Everyone votes on how many resources should be allocated to which initiatives

Question # 10

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

People areirresponsible

People areresponsible

101

Question # 11

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

Position, title, and academic degrees matter more than

contribution

110

Contribution matters more than position, title, and academic degrees

Question # 12

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

110

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?

Question # 13

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

To create high value, people need to be

pushed and controlled

To create high value, people need to be

set free

101

Question # 14

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

People should never smile

People should smile all the

time

110

Question # 15

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

A manager’s role is to tell people

what to do

A manager’s role is to serve people

101

Question # 16

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

Work is very interesting and

meaningful

101

Work is not interesting and

without meaning

Question # 17

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

To reach the best performance,

people need to trust others

101

To reach the best performance,

people need tobe suspicious

of others

Question # 18

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

Part # 2

10 questions

Conformity

Tradition

CleanSecurity

Curiosity

Daring

Creativity

Experimentation

Variation

Family

Discipline

Freedom

People should share no

information

110

People should share all

information

Question # 1

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

A manager should spend more time asking questions

than giving answers

101

A manager should spend more time

giving answers than asking questions

Question # 2

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

Trying new things out is more important than following the

rules

101

Following the rules is more important than trying new

things out

Question # 3

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

Seeing opportunities is more important than seeing problems and

barriers

101

Question # 4

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

Seeing problems and barriers is more

important than seeing oppportunities

People should be active all the time, do a lot

101

People should be passive all the time, do little

Question # 5

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

Planningis more important than continuously

trying new things out

110

Question # 6

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

Trying new things out is more important

than planning

A manager of a successful

company should keep the company

culture as it is

110

A manager of a successful

company should continuously renew the company culture

Question # 7

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

It is more important to be very careful not to

make any mistakes than to constantly try new

things out

110

Question # 8

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

It is more important to constantly try out new things than to be very

careful not to make any mistakes

It is more important to have a diploma than to

be curious

110

Question # 9

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

It is more important to be curious than to

have a diploma

The pain of losing is more powerful than the

pleasure of winning

110

Question # 10

On a scale from 1 to 10, where would you position yourself? Why?

The pleasure of winning is more powerful than

the pain of losing