Kolb Cycle. My personal characteristic.

TEST(

10)

Read carefully and sign the letter code (P or R, U or D) by the sentence which describe you better. Count number of P/R/U/D answers and write it down. Dont think too much. Act intuitive. There are no good or Bad answers.

SECTION 1
1. (P) I usually have spontaneous ideas, which can be judged as stupid or not considered. (R) I am precise and systematic. 2. (P) Usually I start a conversation. (R) I like to observe people 3. (P) I am flexible and open-minded (R) I am careful and attentive 4. (P) I like to use new ideas and tools even without proper preparation. (R) I try to study new subject deeply before try to use it in practice. 5. (P) I like to experience unexpected situations. (R) I always prepare a list of possible scenarios when start doing something new. 6. (P) I like to commit, involve in everything whats happening. (R) I like to read and observe 7. (P) While talking to people I behave loudly, easy and free. (R) I am calm and a little bit shine. 8. (P) I make fast and courageous decisions. (R) I make careful, sensible decisions. 9. (P) I speak slowly, always after short consideration (R) I speak fast, while thinking. P - _____ R - _____
P- Active style R- Passive style

SECTION 2
1. (U) I ask many concrete questions while learning. (D) I easily derive a knowledge and skills from others while acting. 2. (U) I am a sensible and systematic person. (D) I am operative and hard-headed person, orientated for action 3. (U) I plan everything in the smallest details. (D) I prefer short, flexible plans. 4. (U) I like to know the right answer before try something new. (D) I try things in practice to find how they work. 5. (U) I analyze all reports to recognize the problem in deep details. (D) I rely on other people who abstracts reports for me . 6. (U) I prefer to work alone. (D) I prefer to work with people. 7. (U) Others would describe me as serious, outdistance and official person. (D) Others would describe me as expressive and informal person. 8. (U) I use facts to make a decision. (D) I use intuition and experience to make a decision. 9. (U) It is quite difficult to understand me. (D) All the people know me well and find me as predictable person. U - _____ D - _____
U- Abstraction (thoughts) D- Concrete (acts)

Styles:
Activist o o o o o o o Analyst o o o o o o o Theorist o o o o o o o o Learns by planning and making concrete, practical experiences. A businessman type;) Good salesman. Flexible and open-minded. Likes to be involved, committed. Risk-taking, not afraid of changes, sometimes make wrong decisions. Is focused on feelings and emotions, dont like to stop for reflection. Forget about taking conclusions. Is bored of theoretic and abstract part of learning and acting. Extravert, like to cooperate with people, usually impatient, like to be in the center. Preferred methods and tools: practical exercises, simulations, case studies, problem solving exercises, group discussions, role playing. Trainer should be an authority and example for him

Learn by experiences, observation and reflection. Prefer to observe an exercise rather than taking part in it. Humanist. Big imagination. Is interested in people and their emotions. Would be good HR, advisor, consultant. Is able to listen to others and collect information. However is not very outgoing and talkative. An introvert type. Needs a time to thing over the problem and analyze: what? Where? How? He doesnt like to work with short deadlines and under time pressure. Accurate, sensible, doesnt come into conclusion too Fast. Sometimes is to careful and let others to make decisions and to achieve results. Preferred methods and tools:: brainstorm, individual work (paper-pencil), group discussions; Trainer should be en expert for him. A guide who inspire to thinking, setting write questions. Learns through reflection, conclusions and generalization. An officer type. Not very creative, but rational and objective. Introvert. Likes reading, gaining wide perspective. Always ask where to get more information. Always look for good conclusions. What was wrong? What was Wright? Ask many questions. Wants to know the reasons. He like to thing abstractly and logically. Needs much time to assimilate a knowledge and find mutual connections between facto and situations. Sometimes these inner doubts leads him to nowhere. Is not interested in practical usage of knowledge. Is disciplined, likes order and clear goals. Doesnt tolerate intuition. Strong feeling about what should be done. Preferred methods and tools:: case studies, presentations, handouts. Trainer should be a kind of lector. Provide concrete information, set exact goals.

Pragmatist o Learns by gaining a knowledge and put into practice. Looks for important information- only these which can be useful in practice. Looks for tips & tricks. If training is not practical- He will be highly disappointed. use it or lose it; o Needs to touch, try and exercise everything. o Dont play with emotions, is not emphatic at all. Very practical, pragmatic, realistic. Prefers to work with problems rather than with people. Focused on tasks. Inpatient. o Is not interested in theory. Has got a tendency to use the first, casual solution o Preferred methods and tools: planning how to use the knowledge in the future, goals settings, exercise during the training and summarizes, problem solving, Project work in small teams. o Trainer should be his coach. Should create proper learning environment and help in individual learning. It is good to develop all the positive characteristics from all the styles and diversify training styles. But remember: some of the people you can satisfy rarely, others- always. But never everyone all the time (L.Rae)