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| Power Quotient Report Your POWER QUOTIENT is:
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And your POWER STYLE is:  Your Power Quotient (PQ) measures the extent to which you understand and use your Power Style to get what you want in life. Your job, your relationships, your status — they're not just handed to you. Whether you recognize it or not, your Power Style affects how you approach people, accomplish your goals, and handle just about every situation. Your PQ indicates that you're already using 76% of your innate people-power skills. But you can still improve by 24%. Once you understand more about your Power Style, there's nothing stopping you from becoming a true force of change in your world. |
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Your power lies in your ability to use the various Power Styles called for in different situations. You have been known to be both a lone wolf and a team player depending on either the circumstance, or your mood at the time. You are flexible and are not married to any one way of exerting influence. You understand when you need to take action and when you need to sit back and let nature take its course. Sometimes you may feel the most effective method of getting what you want from people is by meeting them at their own level, taking their mindset into account and then working your influence. At other times, you believe that a straightforward — maybe even confrontational — tactic is necessary. To you, neither one is more effective — it's all a matter of using different strategies to exert your power in the world. |
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This graph breaks down the five dimensions that make up your Power Quotient. Each one plays a role in determining both your overall PQ score and Power Style. Understanding and strengthening these five dimensions is the key to raising your PQ.
The first three dimensions — blame, credit, and control — are based on the following questions: When things are going well, to what extent do you take credit for success? To what degree do you blame others for the negative things that happen? Do you believe that you, or external forces, have control over events in your life? The last two dimensions — tact and directness — refer to the relative number and kinds of strategies you have, and the frequency with which you utilize them. Are you more inclined to confront someone when you have a problem or are you going to find another way to get your point across?
The "Blame" graph looks at where you commonly assign responsibility for "negative" events in your life. Your score determines to what extent you think external influences have created unhappiness in your past and present. Your score is also a reflection of how you view negativity and failure in general. Your Blame Score Out of 10, your tendency to put blame on external forces is a 7:
What does this mean? Your score indicates that you have a very balanced view on how you view negative events in your life. Though failures and disappointments happen to everyone, you usually take an honest inventory when something bad occurs. Sometimes you're inclined to blame everything but yourself for your problems and other times you understand you've played a strong role in how things have turned out. For you, the root of unfortunate events is unique to each situation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The "Credit" graph measures to what extent you think outside influences have created whatever happiness and success you currently possess. Your score is also a reflection of how you view achievement in general. Your Credit Score Out of 10, your tendency to attribute successes to external influences is a 6:
What does this mean? Your score indicates that you have a balanced view when it comes to how you view the positive events in your life. Successes come and go, and you understand that your role in manifesting them is varied. You're fully aware of the fact that some good things need to be worked for, whereas others may come easily. More importantly, you are just as likely to think yourself responsible for a windfall as any outside influence.
The "Control" graph measures to what degree you view chance or fate as having played a role in your life thus far. Your score also sets the tone for how you approach life, and how much influence you believe you have on others. Your Control Score Out of 10, your tendency to believe that you are in control of life events is a 4:
What does this mean? Your score indicates that you have a very balanced view regarding the role of control in your life. There are times when you feel as though your choices and outcomes have been externally controlled, the result of chance or fate. However, there are also times when you understand you have arrived at your current place primarily through your own efforts. On the whole, you seem to have found a balance between these two extremes. This implies that you take a calculated approach rather than let your personal biases rule your judgments. You see clearly the limitations of your own actions.
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Your "Tact" score determines the relative number of subtle power strategies your have at you disposal. Your Tact Score You are using 6 out of 10 subtle power strategies:
What does this mean? You have some subtle strategies that you use on occasion. You understand how to how to be subtle with a recognizable level of skill, but you have other strategies that you may employ with greater frequency. In situations where others might find being subtle the preferable approach, you are just as likely to make use of a direct strategy.
Your "Directness" score determines the relative number of direct power strategies you have at your disposal. Your Directness Score You are using 6 out of 10 direct power strategies:
What does this mean? This implies that you have some direct strategies that you use whenever they seem necessary. You know how to how to be straightforward with a recognizable level of skill, but you are probably just as likely to use more subtle methods of dealing with situations than you are overt ones. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
