Interpreting Paradox Reports Flashcards
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Which statement best describes the purpose of the Harrison Paradox Report in employee development contexts?
Answer: To identify internal behavioral conflicts that may limit an employee's effectiveness and guide coaching
In development contexts, paradox reports highlight inner tensions a coach or manager can help the employee resolve over time.
If a candidate's report shows a paradox on 'Optimistic / Realistic,' what workplace behavior might this predict?
Answer: The candidate may swing between enthusiastic projections and pessimistic reassessments on the same project
Competing drives toward optimism and realism can produce inconsistent outlook shifts rather than a stable, calibrated view.
How does Harrison's Enjoyment Performance Theory underpin the interpretation of paradox findings?
Answer: It argues that people perform best at tasks they enjoy, so paradoxes in key job tasks predict underperformance
Because enjoyment drives sustained performance, a paradox in a critical job task signals that the person will not consistently enjoy or excel at it.
A manager notices that three team members share the same 'Takes Initiative / Follows Procedures' paradox. What is the most constructive team-level response?
Answer: Discuss shared expectations around when initiative is encouraged versus when process must be followed
When a paradox is shared across a team, explicit team-level norms about initiative versus process create clarity that reduces the internal conflict.
On a Harrison Paradox Report, the term 'Paradox Intensity' refers to:
Answer: The degree to which both opposing poles score high, indicating stronger inner conflict
Higher scores on both poles of a paradox result in greater intensity, meaning the internal pull in both directions is stronger.
Which of the following best illustrates the concept of 'self-management' as it relates to paradox resolution in the Harrison framework?
Answer: Developing situational awareness to consciously deploy the appropriate behavior for each context
Effective self-management means learning when each tendency is appropriate rather than eliminating either one.
When comparing two candidates where Candidate A has one high-intensity paradox and Candidate B has three low-intensity paradoxes, how should a practitioner weigh this difference?
Answer: The practitioner should evaluate which paradoxes involve competencies most critical to the specific job
The relevance of a paradox depends on which job-critical traits are involved — job fit context determines risk, not raw paradox count or intensity alone.