The FOCUS Diagnostic is designed to accompany FOCUS: Using Different Ways of Seeing the World for Success and Influence, the highly-anticipated new book published by Hudson Street Press/Penguin in April, 2013. The purpose of the FOCUS Diagnostic is to give you insight into your dominant focus, at work and in general, along with a sense of how well you work with both promotion and prevention motivation.

Please think about each question and answer honestly, so that you can get the clearest possible picture of your own motivational style. When you have answered the questions for all three measures (Dominant Focus, Work Focus, and Focus in Action), you can click on Diagnostic Results for a summary that you can print for future reference.

MEASURE #1: Dominant Focus

Name an attribute you want to possess
(e.g., courage, being better organized, being more spontaneous).

Is this attribute something you would ideally like to possess,
or something you believe you ought to possess?

ideal ought

How important is possessing this attribute to you? (from 1 not very important to 4 very important)

1 2 3 4
Name another attribute you want to possess.

Is this attribute something you would ideally like to possess,
or something you believe you ought to possess?

ideal ought

How important is possessing this attribute to you?

1 2 3 4
Name another attribute you want to possess.

Is this attribute something you would ideally like to possess,
or something you believe you ought to possess?

ideal ought

How important is possessing this attribute to you?

1 2 3 4
Name another attribute you want to possess.

Is this attribute something you would ideally like to possess,
or something you believe you ought to possess?

ideal ought

How important is possessing this attribute to you?

1 2 3 4
Name another attribute you want to possess.

Is this attribute something you would ideally like to possess,
or something you believe you ought to possess?

ideal ought

How important is possessing this attribute to you?

1 2 3 4

demographic statistics

no, thanks