 |
Yes |
No |
Response
Total |
| I
have made statements that push my viewpoint
to an extreme just to make a point. |
|
|
53%
(107) |
47%
(96) |
203 |
| I
have changed my mind based on my mood
or the people I am with. |
|
|
43%
(88) |
57%
(115) |
203 |
| I
treat people I like one way and those
I dislike another. |
|
|
33%
(68) |
67%
(135) |
203 |
| I
insist on getting paid on time by my customers
(employer) but delay payments to the last
date with vendors. |
|
|
9%
(18) |
91%
(185) |
203 |
| I
have given someone a favorable review
that didn’t deserve it to avoid having
to “deal” with the consequences of terminating
the employee. |
|
|
9%
(19) |
91%
(184) |
203 |
| I
have asked someone to do something I wouldn’t
do myself. |
|
|
15%
(30) |
85%
(173) |
203 |
| Sometimes
I might use sexual or gender remarks in
a kidding context although I know they
might be perceived as off-color. |
|
|
24%
(49) |
76%
(155) |
204 |
| I
have given the benefit of the doubt to
someone who goes to my house of worship
but not to someone of another religion.
|
|
|
7%
(14) |
93%
(190) |
204 |
| I
play hard even if it means someone else
might look bad. |
|
|
29%
(59) |
71%
(145) |
204 |
| I
have held back information that was important
because I didn’t want to hurt someone
else’s feeling. |
|
|
49%
(100) |
51%
(104) |
204 |
| I
have held back information that was important
because I didn’t think it was my position
to say something. |
|
|
63%
(127) |
37%
(76) |
203 |
| I
have held back information that was important
because saying something might risk my
position or injure my reputation with
colleagues. |
|
|
34%
(69) |
66%
(134) |
203 |
| I
have overcommitted to too many things
and then couldn’t fulfill my promises.
|
|
|
42%
(85) |
58%
(118) |
203 |
| I
have embellished the facts to make a sale
or get my point across. |
|
|
29%
(58) |
71%
(145) |
203 |
| I
have shared with someone information that
I was told must be confidential. |
|
|
35%
(72) |
65%
(131) |
203 |
| I
have allowed someone else to take the
blame for a mistake I did. |
|
|
5%
(11) |
95%
(192) |
203 |
| I
have applied for and accepted a position
that a close friend or co-worker wanted.
|
|
|
12%
(24) |
88%
(179) |
203 |
| I
have not told a friend or co-worker about
an opportunity because I knew they might
want it also and I might lose out. |
|
|
14%
(29) |
86%
(174) |
203 |
| I
have parceled out information only to
people I believe I can trust even though
the information might be valuable to the
organization as a whole. |
|
|
30%
(60) |
70%
(143) |
203 |
| I
tend to share positive information freely
but withhold negative information often.
|
|
|
38%
(78) |
62%
(125) |
203 |
| I
tend to tell people what I don’t like
but have a difficult time giving them
positive feedback. |
|
|
14%
(29) |
86%
(174) |
203 |
| I
have failed to forward information to
others and that was my responsibility.
|
|
|
22%
(44) |
78%
(159) |
203 |
| I
have justified a difficult decision because
I was just doing job although I knew the
decision was wrong. |
|
|
28%
(56) |
72%
(147) |
203 |
| I
have used someone else to do a difficult
task to avoid personal embarrassment or
confrontation. |
|
|
20%
(40) |
80%
(163) |
203 |
| To
end a phone call, I have told someone
what they wanted to hear. |
|
|
32%
(64) |
68%
(139) |
203 |
| Total
Respondents |
203 |
