Self-Assessment

Library 3.4
Insights into Your Skills,
Interests and Abilities
Stephen P. Robbins
San Diego State University

PEARSON
Prentice
Hall

Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458

 Table of Contents
I. WHAT ABOUT ME?
A. Personality Insights
1. What's My Basic Personality? 1
2. What's My Jungian 16-Type Personality? 3
3. Am I a Type-A? '. 8
4. How Well Do I Handle Ambiguity? 10
5. How Creative Am I? 12
B. Values and Attitude Insights
1. What Do I Value? 13
2. How Involved Am I in My Job?* 15
3. How Satisfied AmlWithMy Job?* , 17
4. What Are My Attitudes Toward Workplace Diversity? 19
C. Motivation Insights
1. What Motivates Me? ., 21
2. What Are My Dominant Needs? 23
3. What Rewards Do I Value Most?* 25
4. What's My View on the Nature of People? 26
5. What Are My Course Performance Goals? 28
6. How Confident Am I in My Abilities to Succeed? 29
7. What's My Attitude Toward Achievement? 31
8. What's My Job's Motivating Potential?* 33
9. Do I Want an Enriched Job? 35
D. Decision Making Insights
1. A m i aProcrastinator? 37
2. How Do My Ethics Rate? 39
E. Other
1. What's My Emotional Intelligence Score? 41
2. What Time of Day Am I Most Productive? 43
3. How Good Am I at Personal Planning? 46
4. Am I Likely to Become An Entrepreneur? 47

II. WORKING WITH OTHERS

A. Communication Skills
1. What's My Face-to-Face Communication Style? 49
2. How Good Are My Listening Skills? 52
B. Leadership and Team Skills
1. What's My Leadership Style? 54
2. How Charismatic Am I? 57
3. Do I Trust Others? ; 59
4. Do Others See Me as Trustworthy? 61
5. How Good Am I at Disciplining Others? 62
6. How Good Am I at Building and Leading a Team? 64

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C. Power and Conflict Skills
1. How Power-Oriented Am I? 66
2. What's My Preferred Type of Power? 68
3. How Good Am I at Playing Politics?* 70
4. How Well Do I Manage Impressions?* 72
5. What's My Preferred Conflict-Handling Style? 74
6. What's My Negotiating Style? 76

HI. LIFE IN ORGANIZATIONS

A. Organization Structure
1. What Type of Organization Structure Do I Prefer? 77
2. How Willing Am I to Delegate?* 79
3. How Good Am I at Giving Performance Feedback?* 81
B. Careers
1. What's the Right Organizational Culture for Me? 82
2. How Committed Am I to My Organization?* 83
3. Am I Experiencing Work/Family Conflict?* 85
4. How Motivated Am I to Manage? 87
5. Am I Well-Suited for a Career as a Global Manager? 89
C. Change and Stress
1. How Well Do I Respond to Turbulent Change? 91
2. How Stressful Is My Life? 94
3. Am I Burned Out? 96

IV. NEW ASSESSMENTS

A. Personality Insights
1. Ami aNarcissist? 98
2. Ami a Deliberate Decision-Maker? 100
3. How Confident Am I in My Abilities to Succeed? 102
4. How Spiritual Am I? 104
B. Motivation Insights
1. Am I Engaged? 106
C. Values and Attitude Insights
1. What's My Attitude Toward Older People? 108
2. What Are My Gender Role Perceptions? 110
D. Mood and Emotion Insights
1. How Are You Feeling Right Now? 112
2. What's My Affect Intensity? 114
E. Leadership and Team Skills
1. What's My Attitude Toward Working in Groups? 116
2. What is My Team Efficacy? 118
3. Am I a Gossip? 120
4. Am I an Ethical Leader? 122
5. What Is My LPC Score? 124
F. Organization Structure
1. Is My Workplace Political?* 126
2. Do I Like Bureaucracy? 127

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 G. Other
1. How Much Do I Know About Organizational Behavior? 128
2. How Much Do I Know About HRM? 130

instruments identified with this asterisk presume that the student completing the test is
currently working. These can be omitted for students who are not presently employed.