ASSESSING MYSELF : PIPA ASSESSMENT
Assessment created by Professor Pierre Casse
Used with authorisation
Guidelines:
1) Please select in each pair of attributes the one which is most typical of the
way you usually behave/think/feel.
Respond spontaneously. Do not think too much. Do not answer what you would like
to do/be, but what you actually do/are. Think of the professional environment.
No pair is an either/or proposal.
Make your choice as spontaneously as possible.
There is no wrong answer.
2) Please complete the scoring sheet and draw your final result.
3) Results will be debriefed during class. Remember to take the scoring sheet
and drawing to class.
1. I like action
2. I deal with problems in a systematic way
3. I like to attend well organized group meetings
4. Deadlines are important for me
5. I cannot stand hesitation
6. I believe that new ideas have to be tested before being used
7. I want to set up my own objectives
8. When i start somehting I go through until the end
9. I look forward to receiving feedback on my performance
10. I find the step by step approach very effective
11. Planning is the key to success
12. I become impatient with long deliberations
13. I believe that teams are more effective than individuals
14. I value expeirence very much
15. I enjoy working with people
16. I like to handle several projects at the same time
17. I enjoy the stimulation of interaction with others
18. I learn by doing
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19. I basically try to understand other people’s emotions
20. I perceive myself as decisive
21. I think i am good at reading people
22. I search for challenging tasks
23. I am sensitive to others’ needs
24. I like to achieve
25. I listen to people
26. I like variety
27. I enjoy innovation very much
28. I am impatient with long, slow assignments
29. I am more interested in the future than in the past
30. I usually make decisions without thinking very much
31. I am always looking for new possibilitites
32. I like to get things done
33. I do challenge people around me
34. I am impulsive
35. I like creative problem solving
36. I usually jump from one task to another
37. I dream and project all the time
38. I dislike wasting my time
39. People say that I am a fast thinker
40. I like brief to the point statements
41. I am cool under pressure
42. Cooperation is a key word for me
43. I use logical methods to test alternatives
44. I can predict how others may react to a certain action
45. I believe that my head rules my heart
46. I am able to assess the climate of a group
47. Analysis should always precede action
48. I can express my feelings openly
49. I rely on observation and data to make decisions
50. I perceive myself as a communicator
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51. I like to focus on one issue at a time
52. I enjoy learning about others
53. Facts speak for themselves
54. I strongly believe that people need each other to get work done
55. Key decisions have to be made in a cautious way
56. I always question myself
57. Emotions create problems
58. I do not like details
59. I have a tendency to start things and not finish them
60. I believe in the scientific approach
61. I like to design new products
62. I accept differences in people
63. I enjoy reading very much
64. I like to organize
65. I use my imagination as much as possible
66. I enjoy doing what i am good at
67. My mind never stophs working
68. I am patient with details
69. I like to be liked by others
70. I can put two and two together very quickly
71. I try out my new ideas on people
72. Good relationships are essential
73. Communication with people is an end in itself
74. I like to be intellectually stimulated
75. Talking and working with people is a creative act
76. Self-actualisation is a key word for me
77. I enjoy playing with ideas
78. I learn by interacting with others
79. I find abstractions interesting and enjoyable
80. I feel confident in myself
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Scoring
Circle the items you have selected and add them up.
The maximum is 20 per value orientation and your total for the four value orientations
should be 40.
Value Driver 1 1 4 5 7 9 12 14 16 18 20 TOTAL
22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40
20
Value Driver 2 2 3 6 8 10 11 41 43 45 47 TOTAL
49 51 53 55 57 60 62 64 66 68
20
Value Driver 3 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 42 44 46 TOTAL
48 50 52 54 69 72 73 75 78 80
20
Value Driver 4 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 56 58 59 TOTAL
61 63 65 67 70 71 74 76 77 79
20
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Drawing the scoring:
Draw your scoring by linking the 4 dots corresponding to each value driver.
It starts from 0 (zero) in the centre.
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A score between 1 and 7 could mean that you are weak on that Value Driver and this
weakness may lead to the following challenges:
You do not use that Value Driver even when the situation in which you find
yourself requires it. It is better to know it and perhaps learn how to tap that
cultural opportunity.
There is a possibility that when you use it you are not very effective. This is
not your “cup of tea”. Be aware of your potential cultural shortcoming.
It is also possible that this low score can explain why you experience some
cross-cultural problem when relating to some people who may be strong
where you are weak. You are supposed to be complementary... in reality you
do not like each other and may reject each other.
A score between 8 and 15 is a sign of strenght. In a way, the best multicultural profile
is 10-10-10-10. If your scores are close to that range, then there is a good chance
that:
You are flexible and adaptable. It is not too difficult for you to adjust yourself
by switching around from one Value Driver to another according to various
situational requirements.
You are good at understanding people with different views and behaviours.
Perhaps (and be careful with this one) you are perceived by the people around
you as being ambiguous and unpredictable.
A score between 16 and 20 can be a source of difficulties, because:
Perhaps you are addicted to the Value Driver for which you got a score close
to 20 and whatever the situation in which you find yourself, you use that one
(but it is not necessarily the best one).
You are over-doing it and by so doing lose some of the benefits you are
supposed to get from tat Value Driver (too much of it is not automatically
good).
Perhaps you are too rigid and judge things, events and people according to
one Value Driver. This can seriously limit your capacity to function in a
multicultural environment.
