Open To Excellence Self-Assessment - Clear and Open

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Self-Assessment: Open To Excellence

The Open To Excellence Course sets a very high bar for professionalism, integrity, and responsibility. The lower your score, the greater an opportunity you have. Be uncomfortably honest with yourself for best results.

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I carefully consider the situation before I say I’m going to do something to make sure I have the ability to keep my word. I don’t use phrases like “I’ll try” or “I’ll do my best” to avoid comittment.*
- True
- False
Giving my word and keeping it is a matter of personal honor for me, not just a professional technique. It’s an intrinsic part of who I am. It’s painful for me when I don’t keep my word.*
- True
- False
I’m almost never late, because for me being on time means always being early, and I relate to being on time as keeping an agreement.*
- True
- False

If something gets in the way of a commitment I’ve made, I immediately communicate with all affected parties to get help, provide a new timeline, and/or change the agreement based on new information.*
- True
- False
In the professional domain, I respond to all messages of all kinds (excluding spam) within forty-eight business hours, even if only it’s to say I need more time before answering completely.*
- True
- False
I always answer direct questions with direct answers so people don’t have to repeat their questions or have to dig for real answers.*
- True
- False
Workplace gossip I see as not only destructive to the culture but a waste of my time and energy, so hurtful to myself as well.*
- True
- False

While sometimes I need to vent first in order to get clear, I almost always bring issues I have with people directly to them so they can be resolved as quickly as possible.*
- True
- False
I’m not personally satisfied with the resolution of a mistake that I made until I completely understand how and why I made it.*
- True
- False
If I don’t understand exactly how and why I made a mistake, then I’m concerned I’ll make it again.*
- True
- False
I’m aware of the types of excuses that my defense system likes to use the most, and most of the time I can catch them the second I say them.*
- True
- False

I’m aware of at least one unproductive, defense-based theme that operates in my life that I use my position to work on.*
- True
- False
If someone has to remind me to do something that I committed to, I proactively look at what happened such that I needed to be reminded. It’s not okay with me personally if someone has to remind me of something, because it means I dropped a ball.*
- True
- False
I’m aware of the ways I need supervision in my role (if there are any) and actively working to eliminate the need for it. I talk with my manager about how to accomplish this.*
- True
- False
I talk regularly with my manager (or coach, if you’re an owner) about how to use the content of my work to become more the kind of person I want to be.*
- True
- False

I proactively look for where I can take more responsibility, and for where I think I’m being responsible but actually am not. I get regular, direct feedback from someone who sees my blind spots in the area of responsibility.*
- True
- False
I track and respond to semi-conscious thoughts in my head that orient toward my work in a “working for the man,” mentality. I understand how normal it is to have these thoughts, and I work to ensure they don’t affect my actions.*
- True
- False
Most of the time I don’t experience my job as working “for” someone else. I use my job to achieve my personal goals first, and that makes me serve others even better.*
- True
- False
My work values and life values largely overlap, so that I’m actively and intentionally becoming more the kind of person I want to be by learning to better embody the values of the company I’m a part of.*
- True
- False

I’m aware of and constantly working on closing the gap between my values and how I embody those values.*
- True
- False
For me, learning, growing, and getting better at things is its own reward. The opportunity to become better at my position in terms of knowledge, skill, and awareness is personal for me, and at least as valuable as the money I make.*
- True
- False
I have clear, written goals and I actively think about how I’m using my position to achieve them.*
- True
- False
Either I’m in the job I ultimately want, or I can clearly see how I’m gaining knowledge, skill, and awareness that will lead to success in the job I ultimately want one day.*
- True
- False
Because being well-organized is the foundation of excellence, I relate to time and task management as a kind of spiritual practice.*
- True
- False

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