Globesmart (reposted)

1. Think the score I received was valid. Although in some instance I feel I’m more moderate then what was represented on the graph. One example is the first Dimension. I scored a very far to the interdependent side. I am very much a team player and believe in order to be successful in most projects you need to be able to work with others and take others views into consideration. That said every group needs one leader (Boss) who makes the final call/ executive decisions. In order to be productive group members need to take initiative and use their personal decision making styles to present the leader with the accurate data and advice to make the correct call. Another example of misrepresentation was the Direct vs. indirect dimensions. I scored far to the indirect side which I don’t feel is accurate. If any thing I think I’m more direct in identifying an issue and calling it out, but I’m very aware of the importance of presenting that info in a manner that doesn’t unfairly make someone loose face. This is very important to maintain harmony with in the group/partnership for not only the current task, but for projects later down the road. You get more accomplished by making friends then you do by burning bridges.
2. I think my Grandparents would score very similar to me. I grew up working w/ my grandparents in the family business and feel that I adopted many of their work ethics. The two dimensions that stick out the most to me regarding my grandparents are task and long term. My grandfather has always been a hard worker and took pride in his work. He’s established a successful electrical business that grew solely on word of mouth. He didn’t advertise his business or really rely too much on networking. He would focus on doing good quality work and threw out the years, strong business relationships developed. He developed a good reputation by taking on the philosophy of the Task dimension. The Long term dimension also stands out very much as my grandparents have always voiced the importance of planning for the future. I believe this is deeply rooted in the fact that they grew up during the time of the great depression and really understood what it was like to loose and to go without. Having a back up plan or something to fall back on is always a good practice.

3. According to the graph I’m not a typical member of my culture. In most instances I’m the opposite. The only dimension I scored the same on was task. I think do to misrepresentation on the graph it appears that I’m completely opposite from my culture, but I don’t think this is accurate. For the most part I’m more moderate and in some cases I slightly lean to the opposite of my culture. One instance of this is Egalitarianism vs Status. I scored more to the status side. My current job is very egalitarian in nature and I realize the importance of flexibility. Being Egalitarian is very important in fast moving industries as it allows companies and groups to adapt quickly to change. I lean to the Status side a little however b/c I believe individuals are put in certain positions of power to make core strategic decisions. Most of the time there is no clear answer or solution so it is up the Leader to make the final decision.