Communication - India and United States
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Students in India
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Overall, my level of communication is...
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Excellent communication
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Good communication
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Fair Communication
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Average communication
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Poor communication
When giving feedback to a colleague who made an error, I would...
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Praise for the intent, and explain why results are counterproductive.
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Carefully explain how to make it better.
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Ask why they did it - hoping they'll realize the mistake.
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Exhort them to redo it, leaving them guessing a bit.
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Tell they are simply wrong, and start fixing what I can.
When I ask questions, I try to…
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Lead the conversation to a meaningful topic.
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Hear the conversation's essence.
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Stimulate the conversation.
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Satisfy my curiosity.
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Prove my capabilities.
In a meeting with peers, discussing an ongoing project that I am about to take over, I would...
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Let peers fully explain before speaking out my questions or plans.
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Listen carefully, and interject only with questions for clarification.
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Get excited about the project and already envision my next steps and changes.
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Suggest different ways of doing things to show my initiative.
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Let my mind wander.
In a conversation, how often do I not fully understand what is going on or being said?
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All the time.
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Most of the time.
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Sometimes.
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Not very often.
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Never.
When my team faces a stressful and urgent situation, I...
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Take the lead and find a solution as quickly as possible.
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Panic at first and then work out a solution.
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Stick to what I do best and delegate out other pieces.
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Ask for advice from a peer.
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Make things worse. Handling stressful situations is not my forte.
I am leading a team on a scavenger hunt. While discussing my game plan, if a team member injects their own idea, I will…
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Resolve to understand their idea before continuing.
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Hear them out with respect.
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Listen, but be visibly annoyed.
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Cut them off quickly, and move on.
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Ignore and keep moving on.
When I talk to others, I…
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Involve them into the conversation and make sure they understand.
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Get my point across quickly and clearly.
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Get my point across clearly eventually, but I tend to talk for a while.
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Have short conversations, but sometimes people misunderstand my point.
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Have long conversations and people don’t always understand what I am trying to say.
When I exchange emails…
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There is little to no misunderstanding and I always get my point across.
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There's occasionally a back and forth dialogue, for clarification.
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Sometimes I need to pick up the phone and talk through an issue instead.
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There have been problems understanding my emails.
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People frequently ask follow up questions or misread my tone.