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16 Octagon™ behavioral questionnaire
Feelings / Facts
Score Characteristics Tips
0 - 30 You may be perceived as cold and Take an interest in people. View it
unfeeling by others – even ruthless, as a fact-finding exercise to make
especially by those who score high it feel more comfortable, but be
in this category. You will not make careful not to interrogate others for
a decision without the facts. You do personal facts.
not like to discuss your life outside Be prepared to share details about
work, or your feelings. Work is yourself. Start with small, factual
work; personal life is separate.
details about your life outside work.
31 - 60 You like facts, data and rational When you ask questions or explain
argument. If you have an idea, you’ll ideas, be careful not to focus only on
think about the facts and evidence the facts and numbers. Focus also
that support it before sharing with on the people or feeling aspects.
others. Others may view your
approach as “too academic” and
think that you take too long to make
decisions.
61 - 80 You tend to say “I think” as opposed Ask how the other person feels
to “I feel” and you prefer to deal about something and focus on
with facts and numbers as opposed their answer, giving them your
to feelings and people. People view complete attention. When asking
you as logical and rational. You may questions or sharing ideas, make
be seen as someone who prefers a point of discussing the people
to work alone, with numbers and aspects of any topic. Learn to ask
data, as opposed to engaging in yourself the question: how will this
team discussions and other team impact the people involved? Talk
activities. about the benefits of your ideas
to an individual or team. Work at
remembering people’s names.
81 - 100 You are prepared to open up about Illustrate your thoughts by
yourself, which is good, because reference to their impact on people
others will likely want to know as well as discussing the factual
more about you, your life and your or logical aspects. When thinking
values, before they decide to work of an idea, view it from different
with you. You are able to appreciate perspectives – this can help you
the people aspects of any argument appear thoughtful and considerate
and you also believe that facts and of others.
numbers are important inputs to
any explanation or decision.
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