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Decision-Making Insights

HOW INTUITIVE AM I?

For each of the following questions, select the response that first appeals to you.

1. When working on a project, I prefer to:
a. be told what the problem is, but left free to decide how to solve it.
b. get very clear instructions about how to go about solving the problem before I start.
2. When working on a project, I prefer to work with colleagues who are:
a. realistic.
b. imaginative.

3. I admire people most who are:
a. creative.
b. careful.

4. The friends I choose tend to be:
a. serious and hard working.
b. exciting and often emotional.

5. When I ask a colleague for advice on a problem I have, I:
a. seldom or never get upset if he/she questions my basic assumptions.
b. often get upset if he/she questions my basic assumptions.

6. When I start my day, I usually:
a. seldom make or follow a specific plan.
b. make a plan first to follow.

7. When working with numbers, I find that I:
a. seldom or never make factual errors.
b. often make factual errors.

8. I find that I:
a. seldom daydream during the day and really don't enjoy doing so when I do it.
b. frequently daydream during the day and enjoy doing so.

9. When working on a problem I:
a. prefer to follow the instructions or rules when they are given to me.
b. often enjoy circumventing the instructions or rules when they are given to me.

10. When I try to put something together, I prefer to have:
a. step-by-step written instructions on how to assemble the item.
b. a picture of how the item is supposed to look once assembled.

11. I find that the person who irritates me the most is the one who appears to be:
a. disorganized.
b. organized.

12. When an unexpected crisis comes up that I have to deal with, I:
a. feel anxious about the situation.
b. feel excited by the challenge of the situation.

Source: Adapted from WH. Agor, AIM Survey (El Paso, TX: ENP Enterprises, 1989), Part I. With permission.