| 1. |
Do you occasionally feel that your
working day has not enough hours?
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a) Yes, now and then
b) Yes, quite frequently
c) No, the time I have is enough to do my
job
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| 2. |
Do you sometimes think that you should
have achieved more in the same amount
of time?
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a) Yes, now and then
b) Yes, I think that quite often
c) No, most of the time I achieve what I
intend to do
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| 3. |
Do you work on several things at the
same time?
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a) Yes, one can hardly avoid that
b) No, one of my principles is to do one
task (or work) after the other
c) No, I always put them into categories
of importance or priority
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| 4. |
Is it easy for you to relax in the
evening or on the weekend without thinking
about business matters?
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a) I force myself to do so
b) Yes, I am able to enjoy myself and relax
at any time
c) No, business matters are too important |
| 5. |
Do you occasionally feel exhausted
or lacking energy during or after work?
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a) Only when I often get interrupted at
work
b) No, very seldom
c) Yes, that happens every once in a while |
| 6. |
When you have completed an action
or a task, do you feel so relaxed that
you could lay your feet on the table for
ten minutes?
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a) Yes, indeed
b) No, there is still too much to do
c) Yes, but I keep thinking of what still
needs to be done |
| 7. |
Do you often suffer from stress or
time pressure? |
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a) Yes, you can say that again
b) No, I still have some time at my disposal
c) I mostly finish things off just in time |
| 8. |
How does your desk (work area) look
like?
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a) Piles everywhere
b) Rather orderly
c) Neat and empty |
| 9. |
Do you have backlogged (accumulated)
tasks waiting to be done?
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a) Yes, there is still a lot of work that
should be done
b) No, I'm up to date with my work
c) Yes, but only a few unimportant things |
| 10. |
Are you often absent-minded at work?
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a) I keep thinking about all kinds of things
b) No, it is easy for me to concentrate
on my work
c) With some effort I can keep my mind on
the job |
| 11. |
You approach tedious or uncomfortable
tasks with this kind of an attitute:
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a) “It will handle itself after some
time”
b) “Somebody else can (or should) do
that”
c) “I do it at once so that it is done” |
| 12. |
Do you look forward to the coming
working day?
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a) Usually yes
b) No, I am ready for a vacation
c) “Looking forward to it” would
be too enthusiastic an expression |
| 13. |
By what do you judge people, employees
or colleagues?
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a) By their training, position or status
b) By what they really get done
c) By what they say about themselves |
| 14. |
How do you normally relay communications
or requests?
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a) In writing
b) By phone
c) By seeing the person concerned or having
her or him come to my office |
| 15. |
What do you do when you don't know
how to handle something?
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a) I study the manuals, textbooks or similar
material
b) I ask someone who knows about the subject
or thing
c) I try to cope with it myself by trial
and error |
| 16. |
Do you plan in advance what you intend
to accomplish that day?
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a) Yes, but often some other things crop
up
b) No, I get everything done during the
day
c) Yes and I usually happen to complete
everything |
| 17. |
Do you often stay at your job after
working hours, because you don’t
get your work done otherwise?
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a) Yes, that's the rule
b) No, I get everything done during the
day
c) No, but there is always some work left
undone |
| 18. |
Do you use drawers, shelfs or the
closet as places to store unfinished work
or things?
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a) No
b) Occasionally
c) Yes |
| 19. |
Emergencies or unplanned urgent tasks
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a) are considerably irritating me
b) are annoying but they get done
c) are rather considered as a challenge
by me |
| 20. |
Who is mostly solving the problems
in your company (in your department)?
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a) I myself
b) The employee concerned
c) That depends |
| 21. |
Do you normally achieve the targets
you've set?
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a) Yes
b) Not in any case
c) At the moment some difficulties exist
at this |
| 22. |
Does your work frequently make you
feel nervous?
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a) A little, but I don’t let it show
b) Yes, from time to time it’s getting
to much for me
c) No, I feel to be in control of everything |
| 23. |
How often do you normally take up
a letter, a communication, request etc.
before the matter is fully completed?
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a) More than three times
b) Two to three times
c) Once |
| 24. |
Do you sometimes miss an important
deadline or appointment?
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a) No, almost never
b) Yes, that happens
c) Yes, but rarely |
| 25. |
I try to solve problems
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a) by taking immediate action
b) by considering and thinking about the
situation
c) by waiting how things develop |
| 26. |
How long do you put off unpleasant
tasks or decisions?
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a) Some days
b) Some weeks
c) Not more than one day
d) As long as possible |
| 27. |
Do problems frequently take you by
surprise?
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a) Yes, sometimes I ask myself how that
could have happened
b) No, normally I do something about them
in time
c) I usually cope with difficulties one
way or the other |
| 28. |
How many employees do you feel you
can easily manage?
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a) Up to five
b) Five to fifty
c) More than fifty
d) To manage people seems difficult to me |
| 29. |
How do you normally make your decisions?
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a) I usually sleep on it first of all
b) At once on the spot
c) After some consideration |
| 30. |
How far do you plan into the future?
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a) I have trust in my fate
b) I do short range planning (days or weeks)
c) I work on long range projects that can
take years |
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