Pace

How quickly you like to move and how you handle pressure and deadlines.

Measured by the Work Style Profile test. Scores run from 0 to 100.

Low scores (under 40): Steady

Feeling rushed is the usual price when a team wants speed and you prefer a measured rhythm. In return, quality and calm are protected because you take time to do things properly.

Balanced scores (40 to 60)

You can sprint when needed and settle into a rhythm when it is not. Your pace tends to follow the situation.

High scores (over 60): Fast

Picture a full plate and a launch date: that is your kind of week. You like momentum and quick decisions, which gets things started, though corners can get cut and rest can be an afterthought.

Related traits

• Structure
  How much you like plans, schedules and clear systems versus keeping things open.
• Teamwork
  Whether you do your best work alone or in active company.
• Risk
  How comfortable you are with uncertainty and untested choices.
• Vision
  Whether your attention goes to the specifics or the overall direction.

Sources and method

This lens rates five work habits on a spectrum between two poles, and neither pole is better. Your answers describe how you tend to work when you have a choice, which may differ from what a job currently asks of you. It is self-report and only a rough snapshot, and most people shift depending on the task and the team. Use it to notice your defaults, not to label yourself.

Neither end of a dimension is better. Each comes with strengths and costs. For self-reflection and entertainment only.