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TABLE 8.1 Work relationship indicator - personal assessment [1]— Cont'd

Descriptors Needs Assessment Level of Investment

E
Full partner. Self-sacrificing.
Married to the organization.
Totally committed for better or
worse. Considered an insider,
publicly support the
organization.

E
Financial security,
belonging, status,
professional validation,
dependability, predict-
ability, a solid founda-
tion

E
I want to be committed
and loyal; right now
I'm trying to figure out
what that means to the
organization and to me

TABLE 8.2 Interpretation of personal assessment

Descriptors Needs Assessment Level of Investment

A=Dating A=Marriage A=Mistress

B=Girlfriend B=Mistress B=Fiancée

C=Fiancée C=Fiancée C=Marriage

D=Mistress D=Dating D=Dating

E=Marriage E= Girlfriend E=Girlfriend

TABLE 8.3 Your relationship status with your organization (please put the
appropriate term that you assessed in the boxes below)

Descriptors Needs Assessment Level of Investment

Stage:

This information should be used to support your decision making regarding
whether or not you will stay in your current organization to pursue your goals.
This is a personal choice and should be based on where and how you want to be
viewed and your personal vision.
Good decision making is a combination of instinct, confidence, decision-
making skills, and external influences. The degree to which we use each of
these tools varies from one decision to another. Your decision-making style
will dictate the process to making your decisions; however, a process outlined