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THE WHY OF WORK

TABLE 2.3 Assessment of Individual Abundance at Work (continued)

PRINCIPLES
OF ABUNDANT PERSONAL ABUNDANCE QUESTIONS ASSESSMENT
ORGANIZATIONS To what extent do I . . . 1 = lo; 5 = hi
ENGAGEMENT/ 10. Find ways to organize my work around
CHALLENGING WORK: challenges that I enjoy?
WHAT CHALLENGES
INTEREST ME? 11. Maintain the skills and commitment
Engage not only to be effective at work?
employees’ heads
(competence) and 12. Conceptualize my work around
hands (commitment), impacting others in ways that are
but also their hearts meaningful to me?
(contribution)
EFFECTIVE 13. Contribute to a positive rather than a
CONNECTIONS: HOW cynical work environment?
DO I BUILD A POSITIVE
WORK ENVIRONMENT? 14. Use my time and space to build pat-
Create work cultures terns of affirmation and connection
that affirm and with others?
connect people
throughout the 15. Negotiate for the physical, emotional,
organization and social resources I need to meet
the demands of my job?
RESILIENCE: HOW DO I 16. Persevere to develop people I work
LEARN FROM CHANGE? with and products I work on?
Persevere by
mastering principles 17. Learn nondefensively from both suc-
of growth, learning, cesses and setbacks?
and resilience 18. Recover when things go wrong?
CIVILITY AND DELIGHT: 19. Promote friendly interactions at work?
WHAT DELIGHTS ME?
20. Have fun at work?
Attend to what helps
individuals feel 21. Demonstrate respect and civility for
happy, cared for, and all people I work with?
excited about life

If you score 85–105, you have an abundant work life. Relish it; work to make it last.
If you score 70–84, you are on track to make your work abundant. Identify the questions where
you score lower and focus on them.
If you score 55–69, you are close to losing it.
If you score less than 54, your work efforts may not be leading you to abundance. If you are
committed to staying at your organization, find one or two areas where you can make progress.
Don’t try to do it all at once.
For more information on these surveys and other assessments, go to thewhyofwork.com.

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