What is your preferred THINKING STYLE?

Once you understand you own preferred Thinking Style you will start to recognise how many of your previous decisions have instinctively followed the values and beliefs attached to your quadrant.

Considering the values and beliefs of the other quadrants can help your future decision making and understanding more about these quadrants will enable you to better respect the values and beliefs of others and provide you with alternative strategies for influencing them.

This basic questionnaire is only intended to provide you with an introduction to the &Coaching Thinking Style Profiling tool

Look at each statement in row one and enter a number between 1 and 9 in each of the four boxes, 1 represents the least like you and 9 is the most like you. Do this for each of the eight statements.

I am

Logical,analytical and realistic

Reliable,precise and accurate

Exploratory,creative and playful

Considerate,empathetic and co-operative

I achieve results through

cross fertilisation of ideas

systems and technology

other peoples' commitment

paying attention to detail

I lead by

authority

persuasion

expertise

inspiration

I operate using

what makes people tick

proven policies and procedures

challenge and imagination

intellect and knowledge

I Like my team to

come to work, not to socialise

get on really well together

get it right first time

spark ideas off each other

I get frustrated when decisions

are constantly changed

are not thought through

are delayed and the moment is lost

don't take the people into account

I feel uncomfortable in meetings when people

don't engage or co-operate

are not prepared and have notes on scrappy bits of paper

get emotional and bring in personal issues

bog down discussion with detail

I like rules when

they are based on evidence

what rules?

they are applied compassionately

they are approved by the company

 

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