Yes, I feel that this relationship, on balance, creates more value than the energy invested, and we are stronger together than we would be apart.

Somewhat. I often feel that I could achieve great results individually, but I enjoy working with them and I might find it harder to work with someone else.

Not at all. We all have different goals and conflicting ideas and the friction between us results in too much effort given our results. I succeed in spite of this relationship, not because of it and if I had the option would not work with this person.

It’s no big deal, we are always happy to adapt to make it work and try something different, it’s easy to flex with change and overcome barriers.

I find it a bit annoying, and it seems difficult for us to adapt but we do our best to make the necessary adjustments and keep going.

Any new situations to changes make us stressed and unhappy. Last minute changes are resisted as too much trouble and any significant barriers can cause real problems for us.

We fully trust each other. I know they have my best interests at heart and they have trust in me. I know I can rely on them to watch out for my needs, and I can safely predict they will meet their obligations and follow-through. I can take chances with them with low risk.

I think our interests are mostly aligned and they usually do what they say, but I don’t always feel fully confident that we can rely on each other. I do not know we really understand each other’s motivations or skills and concerns.

I think that we both tend to put our own needs first, especially under pressure, and I must be careful to minimize any risk and make sure they do not place their own needs above mine when the heat is on.

We understand each other very well and have a lot of respect within the relationship.

Sometimes there are miscommunications and we clash, but we generally have a good sense of each other’s values and characteristic traits beyond just our roles on the job.

I don’t feel like I know this person at all. I know what their job responsibilities are, and we communicate enough to do business but that’s about it.

I don’t believe so. We have a productive, trusting and collaborative relationship.

They might. We often have conflicting values and trust issues and experience a lot of stress given what we produce.

I think with or both of us would like to end this relationship. There is almost no value in working together, we never see eye to eye, and are only working together because we have no choice.

We often go out to lunch and touch base on everything – personal lives, individual goals, etc.

I think we had a meeting a few months ago but I don’t recall anything recent.

We hardly ever discuss anything outside of business outcomes and results. That’s what is most important to us.

We meet on a weekly basis to discuss upcoming projects, challenges, and strategies. Feedback is a regular part of our communication, both positive and negative.

We discuss challenges when they come up and sometimes conflicts remain unresolved, but we manage to continue to produce our critical results.

I feel like we always encounter challenges and conflicts – our communication is very poor with too much effort and too little produced.

We may get heated but we always have both of our interests at heart and we both want both parties to succeed.

Our goal is to win, always and at any cost. I care most about my personal needs and minimizing the damage to my own goals and obligations.

We’re often competitive – my goal is to make sure my needs are met and let the other watch out for their needs.

We are each eager and ready to respond to any input or feedback and we quickly make changes when needed

If something is a significant problem or issue we can talk about it and sometimes are able to make changes

I do not feel I am effective in influencing this person to change and I am not very interested in taking their input either.