Once, and again when work changes
Work Style
Work Style places you among 16 ways of working, from the Artisan to the Conductor, using choices rather than self-ratings: where your week actually goes, which of two jobs you would take, and what you do when a project slips.
What it asks
How you work, as 1 of 16 work styles.
- Where a normal week goes, as ten blocks you place
- Which part of the work is yours, and which of two jobs you would rather have
- Two real scenarios, such as a big project running three weeks late
- A few either-or pairs, then whether the result sounds like you
Choices reveal more than ratings
Ask people whether they like working with others and nearly everyone says yes. Ask them to choose between being the only one who gets it and leading six people with a mandate, and the answers split cleanly. Tradeoffs are where a work style shows.
The result sits on four axes: making things or running them, working alone or through people, a clear brief or a blank page, depth or range. Sixteen styles come from those four, and each is named for what it is like to work with, such as the Researcher, the Troubleshooter or the Anchor.
Knowing your style is most useful when the job does not match it, because that mismatch is usually what people describe as a bad fit without being able to say why.
How Crystal asks it
Inside the product.
- About four minutes, after your Career Journey. You can pick a different style if the result does not sound like you.
- Your four leans are shown on a grid, so you can see how close you sit to the neighbouring styles.
- Free to take. Your best setup and what to change are Premium.