.....Define Your Corporate Culture, by Donna Deeprose

.ASSESSMENT:

1)	When you confront a problem are you expected to:

	Work it out yourself?
	Confer with your co-workers?

2)	Are your financial rewards based upon:

	Individual accomplishments only?
	Group as well as individual accomplishments?

3)	If you and a co-worker had a serious disagreement, would you be more likely to:

	Air it openly and resolve it?
	Avoid each other?

4)	If you had a question that only your CEO could answer, would you:

	E-mail your question directly to the CEO?
	Send your question up through channels and wait for an answer to return the same way?

5)	For most of your assignments, do you:

	Follow mandated processes?
	Determine how you will achieve your goals?

6)	Are you rewarded more for:

	Contributing and implementing new ideas?
	Producing expected results in a predictable way?

7)	If you left at 5 p.m. each day and never worked weekends, would you be viewed as:

	Not dedicated to your job?
	Good at managing your time?

8)	If you left a meeting early to attend your child's dance recital, would your behavior be:

	Accepted?
	Punished?

9)	Do you think your company would downsize:

	To maximize profits in good economic times?
	Only as a last resort?

10)	To what extent does your performance appraisal process assess employees' adherence to corporate values?

	Very little or not at all.
	Significantly.

For a quick take on your organization's corporate culture, take this quiz. It scores your organization's corporate culture according to four sets of variables. These variables are:

• Competitive vs. Cooperative
• Spontaneous vs. Structured
• Task-oriented vs. People-oriented
• Pragmatic vs. Idealistic

Click here to start this assessment!

 

12)	Is your organization in business primarily to:

	Create wealth for its shareholders or owners?
	Advance a cause?

11)	Do most employees join your organization primarily:

	Because they believe it provides a valuable product or service for humanity?
	For the pay?