Craig and David's Personal Style Inventory Assessment

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PERSONAL STYLE INVENTORY

R. Craig Hogan and David W. Champagne

Just as every person has differently shaped feet and toes from every other person, so we all
have differently “shaped” personalities. Just as no person’s foot shape is “right” or “wrong”
so no person’s personality shape is right or wrong. The purpose of this inventory is to give
you a picture of the shape of your preferences, but that shape, while different from the shapes
of other persons’ personalities, has nothing to do with mental health or mental problems.

The following items are arranged in pairs (a and b), and each member of the pair represents a
preference you may or may not hold. Rate your preference for each item by giving it a score
of 0 to 5 (0 meaning you really feel negative about it or strongly about the other member of
the pair, 5 meaning you strongly prefer it or do not prefer the other member of the pair). The
scores for a and b MUST ADD UP TO 5 (0 and 5, 1 and 4, 2 and 3, etc.). Do not use
fractions such as 2½.

I prefer:
1a.__3___ making decisions after finding out what others think.
1b.___2__ making decisions without consulting others.
2a.___1__ being called imaginative or intuitive.
2b.___4__ being called factual and accurate.
3a.__4___ making decisions about people in organizations based on available data
and systematic analysis of situations.
3b.__1___ making decisions about people in organizations based on empathy,
feelings, and understanding of their needs and values.
4a.___1__ allowing commitments to occur if others want to make them.
4b.___4__ pushing for definitive commitments to ensure that they are made.
5a.__1_ quiet, thoughtful time alone.
5b.__5___ active, energetic time with people.
6a.___4__ using methods I know well that are effective to get the job done.
6b.__1___ trying to think of new methods of doing tasks when confronted with
them.
7a.___3__ drawing conclusions based on unemotional logic and careful step-by
step analysis.
7b.__2___ drawing conclusions based on what I feel and believe about life and
people from past experiences.
8a.__3___ avoiding making deadlines.
8b.__2___ setting a schedule and sticking to it.
9a.___3__ talking awhile and then thinking to myself about the subject.
9b.___3__ talking freely for an extended period and thinking to myself at a later
time.
10a.__3__ thinking about possibilities.
10b.__3_ dealing with actualities.
11a.__2__ being thought of as a thinking person.
11b._3___ being thought of as a feeling person.
12a.__2__ considering every possible angle for a long time before and after
making
a decision.
12b.__3__ getting the information I need, considering it for a while, and then
making a fairly quick, firm decision.
13a.__3__ inner thoughts and feelings others cannot see.
13b.__2__ activities and occurrences in which others join.
14a.__3__ the abstract or theoretical.
14b.__2__ the concrete or real.
15a.__2__ helping others explore their feelings.
15b.__2__ helping others make logical decisions.
16a.___3_ change and keeping options open.
16b.___2_ predictability and knowing in advance.
17a.___1_ communicating little of my inner thinking and feelings.
17b.___4_ communicating freely my inner thinking and feelings.
18a.__4__ possible views of the whole.
18b.__1__ the factual details available.
19a._4___ using common sense and conviction to make decisions.
19b._2___ using data, analysis, and reason to make decisions.
20a.__2__ planning ahead based on projections.
20b.__3__ planning as necessities arise, just before carrying out the plans.
21a.__5__ meeting new people.
21b.__0__ being alone or with one person I know well.
22a.___5_ ideas.
22b.__0__ facts.
23a.___2_ convictions.
23b.___3_ verifiable conclusions.
24a._2___ keeping appointments and notes about commitments in notebooks or in
appointment books as much as possible.
24b.__3__ using appointment books and notebooks as minimally as possible
(although I may use them).
25a.__2__ discussing a new, unconsidered issue at length in a group.
25b.__4__ puzzling out issues in my mind, then sharing the results with another
person.
26a.___3_ carrying out carefully laid, detailed plans with precision.
26b.__2__ designing plans and structures without necessarily carrying them out.
27a.__1__ logical people.
27b.__3__ feeling people.
28a.___4_ being free to do things on the spur of the moment.
28b.__1__ knowing well in advance what I am expected to do.
29a.__4__ being the centre of attention.
29b.__3__ being reserved.
30a.__2__ imagining the nonexistent.
30b.__4__ examining details of the actual.
31a.__2__ experiencing emotional situations, discussions, movies.
31b.___3_ using my ability to analyse situations.
32a.__3__ starting meetings at a prearranged time.
32b._2___ starting meetings when all are comfortable or ready.

PERSONAL STYLE INVENTORY SCORING SHEET


Instructions: Transfer your scores for each item of each pair to the appropriate blanks. Be
careful to check the a and b letters to be sure you are recording scores in the right blank
spaces. Then total the scores for each dimension.
Dimension Dimension
I E N S
Item Item Item Item

1b. 2 1a. 3 2a. 1 2b. 4

5a. 1 5b. 5 6b. 1 6a. 4

9a. 3 9b. 3 10a. 3 10b. 3

13a. 3 13b. 2 14a. 3 14b. 2

17a. 1 17b. 4 18a. 4 18b. 1

21b. 0 21a. 5 22a. 5 22b. 0

25b. 4 25a. 2 26b. 2 26a. 3

29b. 3 29a. 4 30a. 2 30b. 4

Total I. 18 Total E. 28 Total N. 21 Total S. 21

Dimension Dimension
TI F P J
Item Item Item Item

3a. 4 3b. 1 4a. 1 4b. 4

7a. 3 7b. 2 8a. 3 8b. 2

11a. 2 11b. 3 12a 2 12b. 3


15b. 2 15a. 2 16a 3 16b. 2

19b. 2 19a. 4 20b. 3 20a. 2

23b. 3 23a. 2 24b. 3 24a. 2

27a. 1 27b. 3 28a. 4 28b .1

31b. 3 31a. 2 32b. 2 32a. 3

Total T 20 Total F. 19 Total P. 21 Total J. 19

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