Question

Which ability do the following examples represent?

Answer 1

The correct answers are as follows:

1.  Assertive---> Without asking, you help a co-worker who is burdened by multiple and fast-approaching deadlines.

When you proactively decide to help your over-burdened co-worker without them asking you, you are using an assertive approach. This is because you are asserting yourself as someone who is helping your co-worker and lightening his or her workload. This approach is not persuasive, because you are not persuading your co-worker to let you help them. Additionally, this approach is not systematic because, there is no mention of systematically helping your co-worker.

2. Persuasive---> You ask your boss for help with your workload.

Asking your boss for help with your workload involves the use of persuasion because, it is implied that you are convincing your boss to help you with your workload. While asking your boss for help does involve assertion to some extent, persuasion will be the more dominant method at play. Being systematic does not apply here, because, it does not play a role in asking your boss for help with your workload.

3. Systematic---> As a museum curator, you keep track of collections on loan from your gallery.

If you are a museum curator who keeps track of collections on loan from your gallery, you are using a systematic approach. This is because being  systematic entails being organized or having an effective system by which you organize your collections and other important documents. Being assertive and persuasive do not factor in when keeping track of collections on loan from your gallery.

4. Persuasive---> While highlighting the benefits of your organization, you convince an intern to join your company as a full-time.

Highlighting the benefits of your organization, and effectively convincing an intern to join your company as a full-time employee is an example of using persuasion. This is because convincing your intern to stay on full-time would involve persuading him/her of the benefits he or she can obtain from staying in your company. It would also involve presenting an effective argument for why the employee  would benefit from staying in your company rather than leaving it. In this instance, being assertive and system, do not really factor in when convincing an intern to join your company full-time.

Answer 2

1. Your action will represent your assertive feature.
By helping your co-workers without being asked, you showed that you know what you're doing and that you're confident in your ability. You also will be perceived as someone who are not afraid in making decision for the sake of other people

2. Your action will represent your persuasive feature
Asking a boss for help will require a top notch communication ability because you need to do it without making your boss feel insulted by your request. This indicates your capability to influence the behaviors of other and leverage it to your personal benefit

3. Your action will represent your systematic feature
A systematic person will prefer every aspect of his/her life to follow a certain order/mechanism. Including in making arrangement for your personal belongings such as your art collection

4. your action will represent your persuasive feature
By convincing an intern to join your team, you managed to appeal to that intern's interest and make your offer seem as a lucrative choice. This shows your ability in communication and influence other people's behavior, which is a characteristic of a persuasive person