In answering the following questions, please indicate which statement best describes the behavior you see in those you work with. To make the results as valid as possible, please do not assess which statement best describes you.
1. Which best describes people’s relationship to the organization’s mission, vision, and/or values:
Hostile antagonism
Sarcastic jokes and/or no real effect on behavior
Inspires individuals to do a better job
Inspires collaborative behavior that overcomes personal differences
Mission, vision and/or values tells people in the organization who they are
2. Which best describes the “mood” of your organization:
People are focused on personal survival
People do the minimum to not get fired
People’s primary focus is themselves
Work-based partnerships
Teams focused on making history
3. Which best describes the activities of leaders in your organization:
Firing those who oppose them
Telling people what to do
Outperforming other “stars”
Building the careers of people they work with
Building bridges to the best and the brightest in the world
4. What do people complain the most about?
Lack of personal safety
Management
People who disagree with them; not enough time or support; people aren’t as smart as they are
Finding enough collaborative individuals to bring into existing groups
There’s so much good to do, what should we do next?
5. Which best describes the structure of people’s relationships?
Alienated
Clusters of people who feel they have very little impact on how the organization is run
Lots people trying to be the best (on an individual basis)
Clusters of highly networked people who share values
