5 Strongly Agree
4 Agree
3 Neither Agree Nor Disagree
2 Disagree
1 Strongly Disagree
*1. When considering an issue or challenge it usually helps me to discuss it with others to better understand or get clarity.
++2. Silent time is very important for me to think or gather my thoughts.
*3. Conversation partners often help me focus my thinking.
++4. My thinking is very focused but can be too narrow or rigid at times.
*5. I feel comfortable sharing my thoughts and opinions with most people - even those who I haven't known for a long time.
*6. I sometimes catch myself sounding contradictory as I say what I am thinking and then after saying it realize I need to modify it.
*7. The scope of what I say out loud can feel broad and sometimes unorganized and others often help me bring it into focus after I have shared it.
++8. Details are my strength and I like to know them all, or as many as possible before I speak.
*9. When discussing important issues, I like to state a conclusion – regardless of how simple it may be.
*10. Sometimes I can overshare information.
++11. I choose my words carefully and purposefully.
++12. I am able to attend to details and sometimes I catch myself too deep into the details.
++13. I often crave more time and space when discussing important matters as a team.
++14. When meeting with new people it often takes me longer to share my opinion.
++15. I often don't speak up until I have clarity about what I want to say.
*16. I may enter an important conversation without all the details on hand or in mind.
*17. I don’t mind discussing important topics without a lot of advanced thinking.
++18. Once I am ready to discuss an issue I am quite confident of my thinking.
++19. Sometimes the meeting forum is not enough time for me to formulate my thoughts and share them - I may need to sleep on it.
*20. It can be helpful to think out loud.
