The Power of Attitude - Quiz
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This is not a test of your attitude, but rather, of your understanding of the power of attitude. There are two very distinctive types of attitude. Each type produces different thinking and action which leads down entirely different roads and to different outcomes. Take this quiz and see how much you really know about the power and effect of attitude. INSTRUCTIONS: For each question, determine whether the statement belongs to the “I can” or the “I can’t” attitude.
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“I CAN” ATTITUDE “I CAN’T” ATTITUDE It’s normal for this attitude to truly believe a goal is attainable without knowing how. This attitude often resists learning because it suggests they didn’t already know…making them look stupid. Stretching oneself and sticking to something especially when it’s not going well is the hallmark of this attitude. This attitude tends to take outcomes personally as if it’s saying something about them. For example: “Failure” means “I AM A FAILURE!” It’s associated with self-motivation. Despite blaming and excuses doing little to resolve their problems, this attitude has mastered offering them up. The bigger the challenge, the more determined this attitude becomes. (The opposite is true for the other attitude.) “Not trying” protects this attitude from needless failure. It uses tough obstacles & difficult situations to grow and become better. This attitude tends to blame others, cover-up mistakes, hide from problems, and even crush their rivals & critics. This attitude can look at failure in the face and still maintain faith that they will succeed in the end. Sadly…this attitude results in the biggest loss of human potential. It ignites creative problem-solving and innovative thinking within a person. (The other attitude stifles it,) This attitude will do almost anything to succeed…except what they need to do. This attitude likes to learn and grow by taking on and mastering new challenges. It takes less action to solve problems. It copes well with setbacks and leads them to act in their best interest and for their highest good. It believes some people are superior to others and they try hard to look superior. It’s brighter, expansive and filled with energy and possibility. This attitude believes optimists are naive and unrealistic and tends to put down the ambitions of others. This is the attitude that ALL High Achievers share in common. This attitude is often labeled “unmotivated” but it’s really an ineffective attitude (for overcoming obstacles) that’s the root issue. This attitude is open to feedback, learning & changing oneself, therefore is less likely to repeat mistakes. This attitude can seem great…that is, until things become too difficult. This attitude is more willing to take responsibility for resolving a problem even if they didn’t cause it. They feel better about themselves when they’re pointing out the faults and flaws of others. When this attitude is combined with “passion”, it creates the highest level of self-motivation. This attitude is born out of avoiding failure. For this attitude, “hard” and “fun” go together. It prefers to hire “B” players because they feel superior to them. READ THIS: The Power of Attitude
It’s not hard to look at this list above and see who will achieve better results and who will have a harder time of it. The quiz answers paint a black or white, or either-or picture of attitude, when in reality, we all have some of both — “I can” and “I can’t” thoughts. In the face of challenge, one of these two ways of thinking will prevail. Which one depends on the individual. In adulthood, it happens fast without us ever realizing. It has become an entrenched, unconscious habit. And don’t think people leave their attitude at home when they come to work because they don’t. Don’t think you’re going to change a person’s attitude to suit your needs either because you’re not. If you want employees who have the kind of attitude that’s more conducive to succeeding, you’ve got to hire it. Many employers have a problem with poor performance issues simply because their hiring practices focus solely on the applicant’s skill and stop short of assessing their attitude. When it comes to hiring success, attitude trumps skill. Harvard Business School agrees. Their research found attitude accounted for 93% of business success while skill, intelligence and knowledge combined only added up to a 7% contribution. We all know it takes more than just skill to succeed but for some reason when it comes to hiring we seem to have forgotten this.
Alright…so let’s talk about improving quality-of-hire and hiring more passionate, can-do people. First of all, you’ve got to stop using behavior-based interviewing. It doesn’t work…and it’s the reason behind much of the hit-and-miss hiring results. Let’s talk instead about “motivation-based interviewing” or “MBI”. It’s an interviewing method specifically developed for hiring “High Performers”. These are the people who go above-and-beyond, are self-motivated and care about the job they do, and aren’t the ones who think ‘average’ job performance is good enough. MBI assesses the 3 components that ALL High Performers share; skill, attitude and passion. And don’t think assessing THREE components means triple the interviewing time because it doesn’t. It takes zero extra interviewing time and can be used to fill
anyevery job opening. It’s more about becoming an “effective” interviewer who knows what information to gather and how to get it. Did you know you can gather information about an applicant’s attitude using your skill assessment questions? It’s rather easy…once you learn how. For those companies who recognize the importance of and care about quality-of-hire, MBI is the direction they’re going in. In fact, listen to what DISNEY Executive Vice President, Lee Cockerell (retired) had to say about it: PODCAST
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