What Your Giving Style at Work?

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Quiz Questions

1.
An employee comes to you and asks if you have any thoughts on how to run better, more efficient meetings. How do you help?
- A.
  
  Share your knowledge.
- B.
  
  Teach her some skills.
- C.
  
  Offer advice and guidance.
- D.
  
  Introduce her to someone else who may be able to help her.
- E.
  
  Offer to help her yourself by doing some research.
- F.
  
  Listen and provide emotional support.
2.
A direct report shares that he is having a difficult time with a colleague, who he feels is demanding and unfair. He asks you what you would do in his place?
- A.
  
  Offer to connect him with another friend who had a similar dilemma and worked it out.
- B.
  
  Listen and provide emotional support.
- C.
  
  Coach him on how he might approach a specific conversation.
- D.
  
  Offer advice and guidance.
- E.
  
  Suggest the two of you get together after work to sketch out some possible responses.
- F.
  
  Share some research on dealing with difficult bosses.
3.
A colleague on one team is looking to create a TPS report similar to one you’ve presented to management with great results, but doesn’t know how to approach it and is running up against a deadline. How might you help?
- A.
  
  Suggest that your team take over the project and help her finish on time.
- B.
  
  Offer to teach her how to develop the TPS report.
- C.
  
  Introduce her to the person on your team who created the TPS report.
- D.
  
  Share some best practices with her.
- E.
  
  Offer advice and guidance.
- F.
  
  Listen to her challenges and reassure her that she will be able to get it done!
4.
A direct report has to make his first presentation to senior management and is incredibly nervous. How do you help?
- A.
  
  Share some stories about times you’ve made a similar presentation and what worked.
- B.
  
  Offer to help him develop his presentation.
- C.
  
  Listen and reassure them that his presentation will go well.
- D.
  
  Coach him on some specific presentation skills.
- E.
  
  Offer advice and guidance on specific techniques.
- F.
  
  Introduce him to a colleague who makes high-quality presentations regularly.

Quiz Outcomes

1.

EXPERT

According to your quiz results, your primary giving style is expert. Experts like to share knowledge and expertise with people who need help. According to a recent survey on the giving habits of Americans, 57% of respondents identify with this style of giving, making it one of the the top rated way people feel comfortable helping each other. Here are all the styles of giving: Experts share knowledge Coaches teach skills. Mentors give advice and guidance. Connectors make introductions. Extra-milers show up early, stay late, and volunteer for extra work. Helpers provide hands-on task support and emotional support. What are your top two giving styles? Challenge yourself to try one you’re less comfortable with the next time someone asks you for help. Play to your strengths but be willing to stretch your giving skills. At the same time, you don’t have to be all things to all people. When you give in ways that feel comfortable and natural, if becomes less stressful for you and more useful for other people. It frees you up to make contributions where you have the most to offer and gives you license to turn down requests that aren’t in your wheelhouse. Learn more in this article in Harvard Business Review by Givitas co-founder Adam Grant on beating generosity burnout. Givitas by Give and Take is a software platform that helps you apply the principles of Adam Grant’s research on generosity to your organization. To learn more about how Givitas can help you, visit our website: https://www.giveandtakeinc.com/adam-grant
2.

COACH

According to your quiz results, your primary giving style is coach. Coaches like to teach skills to people who need help, rather than (or in addition to) doing it for them or offering advice. According to a recent survey on the giving habits of Americans, 33% of respondents identify with this style of giving, making it one of the top rated ways to help people in need. Here are all the styles of giving: Experts share knowledge Coaches teach skills. Mentors give advice and guidance. Connectors make introductions. Extra-milers show up early, stay late, and volunteer for extra work. Helpers provide hands-on task support and emotional support. What are your top two giving styles? Challenge yourself to try one you’re less comfortable with the next time someone asks you for help. Play to your strengths but be willing to stretch your giving skills. At the same time, you don’t have to be all things to all people. When you give in ways that feel comfortable and natural, if becomes less stressful for you and more useful for other people. It frees you up to make contributions where you have the most to offer and gives you license to turn down requests that aren’t in your wheelhouse. Learn more in this article in Harvard Business Review by Givitas co-founder Adam Grant on beating generosity burnout. Givitas by Give and Take is a software platform that helps you apply the principles of Adam Grant’s research on generosity to your organization. To learn more about how Givitas can help you, visit our website: https://www.giveandtakeinc.com/adam-grant
3.

MENTOR

According to your quiz results, your primary giving style is mentor. Mentors like to give advice or guidance rather than (or in addition to) coaching people who need help on new skills or making introductions. According to a recent survey on the giving habits of Americans, 31% of respondents identify with this style of giving. Here are all the styles of giving: Experts share knowledge Coaches teach skills. Mentors give advice and guidance. Connectors make introductions. Extra-milers show up early, stay late, and volunteer for extra work. Helpers provide hands-on task support and emotional support. What are your top two giving styles? Challenge yourself to try one you’re less comfortable with the next time someone asks you for help. Play to your strengths but be willing to stretch your giving skills. At the same time, you don’t have to be all things to all people. When you give in ways that feel comfortable and natural, if becomes less stressful for you and more useful for other people. It frees you up to make contributions where you have the most to offer and gives you license to turn down requests that aren’t in your wheelhouse. Learn more in this article in Harvard Business Review by Givitas co-founder Adam Grant on beating generosity burnout. Givitas by Give and Take is a software platform that helps you apply the principles of Adam Grant’s research on generosity to your organization. To learn more about how Givitas can help you, visit our website: https://www.giveandtakeinc.com/adam-grant
4.

CONNECTOR

According to your quiz results, your primary giving style is connector. Connectors like to make introductions to other people who can help rather than (or in addition to) coaching people who need help on new skills or providing advice. According to a recent survey on the giving habits of Americans, 27% of respondents identify with this style of giving. Here are all the styles of giving: Experts share knowledge Coaches teach skills. Mentors give advice and guidance. Connectors make introductions. Extra-milers show up early, stay late, and volunteer for extra work Helpers provide hands-on task support and emotional support. What are your top two giving styles? Challenge yourself to try one you’re less comfortable with the next time someone asks you for help. Play to your strengths but be willing to stretch your giving skills. At the same time, you don’t have to be all things to all people. When you give in ways that feel comfortable and natural, if becomes less stressful for you and more useful for other people. It frees you up to make contributions where you have the most to offer and gives you license to turn down requests that aren’t in your wheelhouse. Learn more in this article in Harvard Business Review by Givitas co-founder Adam Grant on beating generosity burnout. Givitas by Give and Take is a software platform that helps you apply the principles of Adam Grant’s research on generosity to your organization. To learn more about how Givitas can help you, visit our website: https://www.giveandtakeinc.com/adam-grant
5.

EXTRA-MILER

According to your quiz results, your primary giving style is to be an extra miler. Extra milers like to show up early, stay late, and volunteer for extra work. They like hands-on helping. According to a recent survey on the giving habits of Americans, 29% of respondents identify with this style of giving. Here are all the styles of giving: Experts share knowledge Coaches teach skills. Mentors give advice and guidance. Connectors make introductions. Extra-milers show up early, stay late, and volunteer for extra work Helpers provide hands-on task support and emotional support. What are your top two giving styles? Challenge yourself to try one you’re less comfortable with the next time someone asks you for help. Play to your strengths but be willing to stretch your giving skills. At the same time, you don’t have to be all things to all people. When you give in ways that feel comfortable and natural, if becomes less stressful for you and more useful for other people. It frees you up to make contributions where you have the most to offer and gives you license to turn down requests that aren’t in your wheelhouse. Learn more in this article in Harvard Business Review by Givitas co-founder Adam Grant on beating generosity burnout. Givitas by Give and Take is a software platform that helps you apply the principles of Adam Grant’s research on generosity to your organization. To learn more about how Givitas can help you, visit our website: https://www.giveandtakeinc.com/adam-grant
6.

HELPER

According to your quiz results, your primary giving style is Helper. Helpers provide hands-on task support and emotional support According to a recent survey on the giving habits of Americans, 59% of respondents identify with this style of giving. Here are all the styles of giving: Experts share knowledge Coaches teach skills. Mentors give advice and guidance. Connectors make introductions. Extra-milers show up early, stay late, and volunteer for extra work. Helpers provide hands-on task support and emotional support. What are your top two giving styles? Challenge yourself to try one you’re less comfortable with the next time someone asks you for help. Play to your strengths but be willing to stretch your giving skills. At the same time, you don’t have to be all things to all people. When you give in ways that feel comfortable and natural, if becomes less stressful for you and more useful for other people. It frees you up to make contributions where you have the most to offer and gives you license to turn down requests that aren’t in your wheelhouse. Learn more in this article in Harvard Business Review by Givitas co-founder Adam Grant on beating generosity burnout. Givitas by Give and Take is a software platform that helps you apply the principles of Adam Grant’s research on generosity to your organization. To learn more about how Givitas can help you, visit our website: https://www.giveandtakeinc.com/adam-grant

What Your Giving Style at Work?

In Adam Grant's bestselling book Give and Take, he shared a simple but profound premise: generous people are more successful at work than selfish ones, a claim backed up by extensive empirical data. But what kind of a giver are you at work? Take our quiz to find out.

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