Stress Tolerance Assessment
After completing the twenty online questions, you will instantly receive your score plus how it compares with the scores from 500,000 other managers and employees who have taken the same five-minute assessment.
Login/Register to take the assessment.
Additional assessments which measure the three other change management competencies (Flexibility, Innovativeness, and Risk Tolerance) are only available as part of PRITCHETT’s Business As UnUsual training program.
The hard-hitting Business As UnUsual workshop:
- Builds support for top management
- Redirects energy from “me” issues to productivity gains
- Helps employees reframe their perspectives about organizational change
For more information on Business As UnUsual training, call 1-800-992-5922.
IMPLICATIONS OF LOW PROFILES (1-4)
Strong sense of urgency
Intense, sometimes to the point of being high-strung
Hyper, high activity level
Very busy, but with some wasted motion (e.g., going in circles, chasing tangents, getting in other people's hair, etc.)
Impatient; short frustration tolerance
Unclear priorities, because too many things are treated as high-priority
Has difficulty sitting still; restless; lacks the attention and concentration skills to permit sustained focus on a task
"Type A personality;" good candidate for eventual heart attack if profiles fall in the 1 or 2 range
Has difficulty relaxing
Over-involved; tries to cover too many bases
Inclined to put excessive pressure on others
IMPLICATIONS OF HIGH PROFILES(7-10)
Steady and unflappable
Laid-back; almost never gets rattled
Good stabilizer for a work group
May not project enough of a sense of urgency
Coolheaded and composed; understated personality
May fail to energize a group, coming across as too complacent and low-keyed
Free from anxiety and tension; high stress tolerance
1. At times I suspect that the people I’m talking to don’t care about what I’m discussing.
2. When possible, I avoid situations with uncertain outcomes.
3. If people yell advice at me while I’m competing in a game, I’m not disturbed by it.
4. When playing a game, I frequently ‘go for broke’ instead of playing it safe.
5. Sometimes I make abrupt comments that I later regret.
6. Often during the week I become anxious about all the things I must do.
7. Critical remarks made towards me are usually more upsetting that they are helpful.
8. I can have a “short fuse” and get mad or upset with others too quickly.
9. Scuba diving in the ocean would probably be too dangerous.
10. I am bothered very little when things go badly.
11. At times I am willing to take a gamble on something even when the odds are against me.
12. I am a very sound sleeper who never walks or talks while sleeping.
13. Security is one of the most important aspects of my life.
14. I am able to get rid of old habits with little trouble and without backsliding.
15. In school, I tried to bluff my way though assignments.
16. At times little things bother me a great deal even though I know they are not all that important.
17.I recover from a highly upsetting incident in a very short time.
18. At the end of the day, I rarely worry or become concerned when reviewing the day’s events and considering what still needs to be done.
19. Sometimes I allow my feelings to influence how I behave more than I should.
20. I never have heated arguments with coworkers.
