Chapter 3Values, Attitudes, and Their Effects in the Workplace 93OBAT WORKLEARNING ABOUT YOURSELF EXERCISE
What Do You Value?
There are 16 items in the list below. Rate how important each one is to you on a scale of 0 (not important) to 100 (very
important). Write a number between 0 and 100 on the line to the left of each item.
Not Important Somewhat Important Very Important
0 1 0 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100______ 1. An enjoyable, satisfying job.
______ 2. A high-paying job.
______ 3. A good marriage.
______ 4. Meeting new people; social events.
______ 5. Involvement in community activities.
______ 6. My religion.
______ 7. Exercising, playing sports.
______ 8. Intellectual development.
______ 9. A career with challenging opportunities.
______ 1 0. Nice cars, clothes, home, and so on.
______ 11. Spending time with family.
______ 1 2. Having several close friends.
______ 1 3. Volunteer work for nonprofit organizations, such as the Canadian Cancer Society.
______ 1 4. Meditation, quiet time to think, pray, and so on.
______ 1 5. A healthy, balanced diet.
______ 1 6. Educational reading, television, self-improvement programs, and so on.Scoring Key:
Transfer the numbers for each of the 16 items to the appropriate column; then add up the 2 numbers in each column.
Professional Financial Family Social1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________- __ 1 0. __ 11. __ 1 2. __
Totals __ __ __ __
Community Spiritual Physical Intellectual- __ 6. __ 7. __ 8. __
1 3. __ 1 4. __ 1 5. __ 1 6. __
Totals __ __ __ __
The higher the total in any value dimension, the higher the importance you place on that value set. The closer the
numbers are in all 8 dimensions, the more well rounded you are.
Source:R. N. Lussier, Human Relations in Organizations: A Skill Building Approach,2nd ed. (Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1993). Reprinted by
permission of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.