Diana McLain Smith Quiz

The following quiz explores your assumptions about relationships within teams. At the end, you’ll receive a score that gives you an idea of how up-to-date your assumptions are and tells you where in Divide or Conquer you can learn more.

Question #1
Individuals are the key to improving relationships.

	True
	False

Question #2
The reason some people click and others clash is a matter of personal chemistry.

	True
	False

Question #3
If people like each other when they first meet, they are more likely to do well over time than those who rub each other the wrong way.

	True
	False

Question #4
Relationships are important, but they can’t be analyzed with the same rigor used to analyze competitive markets or a firm’s capabilities.

	True
	False

Question #5
Good relationships don’t encounter serious trouble––at least not very often.

	True
	False

Question #6
Compatibility means never having to say you’re sorry.

	True
	False

Question #7
It’s best to focus a firm’s limited resources on changing only highly dysfunctional relationships, because they have such an adverse effect on people and teams.

	True
	False

Question #8
It’s usually best and certainly easier to separate people who don’t get along.

	True
	False

Question #9
You can’t get business done if people spend a lot of time focusing on their relationships.

	True
	False

Question #10
Once people become adults, they’re unlikely to change, so don’t bother trying.

	True
	False

Question #1 Individuals are the key to improving relationships.

Question #2 The reason some people click and others clash is a matter of personal chemistry.

Question #3 If people like each other when they first meet, they are more likely to do well over time than those who rub each other the wrong way.

Question #4 Relationships are important, but they can’t be analyzed with the same rigor used to analyze competitive markets or a firm’s capabilities.

Question #5 Good relationships don’t encounter serious trouble––at least not very often.

Question #6 Compatibility means never having to say you’re sorry.

Question #7 It’s best to focus a firm’s limited resources on changing only highly dysfunctional relationships, because they have such an adverse effect on people and teams.

Question #8 It’s usually best and certainly easier to separate people who don’t get along.

Question #9 You can’t get business done if people spend a lot of time focusing on their relationships.

Question #10 Once people become adults, they’re unlikely to change, so don’t bother trying.