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Achievement Striving Achievement striving is a person’s internal motivation to achieve outstanding results and their propensity to work hard towards goals. A score of 29 indicates an average level of achievement striving. You focus on goals and outstanding results as much as most people. You may priorities your work and your life outside work on a roughly equal footing. At times you may decide to go the extra mile and in other instances, will try to avoid putting in extra work. You may at times feel satisfied with your achievements, but also wish to strive for more when the task demands.

Industriousness Industriousness is a person’s level of persistence, resistance to stress and self-discipline. A score of 37 indicates a fairly high level of industriousness. You may operate well in stressful, challenging situations, but may occasionally require a laidback environment to function well. You may have an advantage in high pressured environments compared to most people. You may often put in extra hours at work, or regularly undertake extra responsibilities. You are less likely to procrastinate or become distracted than most people.

ion ion refers to an individual’s emotional intensity, enthusiasm and emotion based decision making. A score of 28 indicates an average level of ion. You use emotional factors as performance enhancers as much as most people. You show about as much enthusiasm for your work as most people. When making decisions, you are likely to use a mixture of intuition, emotional intelligence, rationality and logic. Inspiration, motivation and emotional intelligence are about as important in facilitating job performance as other factors.

Taking Control Taking control is related to the psychological personality theory of “locus of control”, the extent to which individuals believe they can control events that affect them. A score of 39 indicates a fairly high perceived ability to take control. You are relatively confident when taking control of situations. When positive outcomes occur, you are more likely to credit yourself, but when negative outcomes occur, you are more likely to blame external factors i.e. luck, chance etc.

Creativity Creativeness is the use of imagination to develop and implement original and innovative ideas. A score of 30 indicates a fairly high level of creativity. You show a relative preference for generating new ideas and handling complex problems. When addressing issues, you tend to focus on delving deep into the issue rather than focusing on superficial aspects. You are more likely to use abstract and lateral thinking than conventional and traditional thinking when making decisions.