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16 Octagon™ behavioral questionnaire
Big picture / Detail
Score Characteristics Tips
0 - 30 You’re very task-focused and good When you feel the desire to discuss
at getting into the detail of any detail, pause and ask yourself
topic. You like solid, well thought if others need to spend longer
out ideas and find it difficult to discussing the bigger picture. More
discuss concepts and vague ideas. time spent discussing goals can
You tend to think about short- term generate the enthusiasm that others
issues but find it difficult to imagine need to get through the detail.
broader, long-term outcomes.
31 - 60 You’re good at detail and focused When thinking / preparing initiatives,
on execution. People come to you presentations or conversations,
when they want something to be deliberately ask the views of people
done comprehensively. People may who you see as different to you. Be
see you as too fussy and unable to prepared to brainstorm i.e. gather
see the bigger picture. together a group and all throw out
ideas without qualifying them or
clarifying in detail. When you’re
about to start a task, pause and
ask yourself how it fits in the bigger
picture.
61 - 80 You enjoy working with detail and Employ structured and creative
you tend to be task-oriented. You thinking approaches to help you view
may think longer term goals and topics from different perspectives
bigger issues are the responsibility and generate new ideas. Seek out
of others, but if you were able to the views of colleagues who look at
better appreciate how the tasks you things differently to you.
work on contribute to the bigger
picture, your work could be more
rewarding.
81 - 100 You’re comfortable working with Set time aside for thinking about
detail and also able to appreciate longer term goals – this will add a
the bigger picture, being able to new forward- thinking dimension
flex your approach as needed. to your skills. Consider engaging
in conversations and brainstorming
sessions with colleagues and other
interested parties about the future
direction of your business unit;
organization; industry and buyer.
101 - 120 You’re comfortable working with Research and try out creative
detail, but you like to understand thinking and structured thinking
how different elements link together approaches – as ways of improving
to form a whole that is greater than your powers of synthesis and
the sum of the parts. While you may helping come up with completely
find it difficult to come up with new new ways of looking at things.
ideas, you like listening to ideas
and synthesizing them – taking a
number of ideas and organizing or
building on them.
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