Focus
Keeping work conversations on track.
Free positive influence questionnaire
Are You a Positive Influence on Others?
Some people lift the focus, confidence and standards of the group. Others unintentionally lower morale or distract people from what matters.
Score eight everyday behaviours to see where you have the most positive influence and where a small change could improve your effect on others.
Constructive communication
Review whether your words keep people focused, optimistic and able to think clearly.
Everyday example
Consider what your habits, organisation, humour and work ethic encourage in others.
Colour profile
See every rating in a clear graph, including your strongest area and room for improvement.
Your effect on the group
Positive influence is visible in everyday behaviour
Influence is not limited to formal leaders. Everyone affects the standards, conversations and emotional tone of the people around them. That effect can be constructive or destructive, whether it is intentional or not.
Positive influence means helping people stay connected to useful goals, communicating carefully, maintaining reasonable optimism and setting an example through reliable habits and work ethic.
It does not mean pretending problems do not exist. Constructive people acknowledge difficulties, then direct attention towards facts, options and practical action.
Eight influence signals
What the questionnaire measures
The questions cover visible behaviours that other people experience in day-to-day work.
Optimism
Expressing confidence in a better future.
Habits
Modelling standards worth repeating.
Humour
Lifting the mood appropriately.
Encouragement
Helping people process problems.
Organisation
Leaving work and spaces in good order.
Careful language
Being clear without becoming insulting.
Work ethic
Showing reliability, effort and standards.
Questionnaire
Score yourself from 0 to 100
Move each slider to score yourself from 0 to 100. Answer honestly and think about what other people consistently experience, rather than what you intend them to experience.
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On-track
When at work, do you keep conversations on track, or take them off track by talking about other things or joking around?
Score higher if you tend to keep conversations on track. Score lower if you tend to joke around and distract others.
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2
Optimistic
Do you come across as essentially happy, optimistic and confident about the future, or do you tend to tell people the present is bad and likely to get worse?
Score higher if you come across as optimistic and confident about the future. Score lower if you tend to predict how bad the future will be.
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3
Good habits
Do you have any obvious bad habits, such as drinking too much, swearing too much or continually being late, that you have kept for years?
Score lower if you clearly have a major unhelpful habit. Score higher if you do not.
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4
Good humour
Do you have a good sense of humour, or do you tend to be a little miserable?
Score higher if you have a good sense of humour. Score lower if you tend to be miserable or bad-tempered.
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5
Mood changer
When someone feels downhearted, can you help them change how they view the problem, or do you offer only sympathy and join them in their gloomy outlook?
Score higher if you can help people process problems constructively. Score lower if you tend to join them in their gloom.
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6
Tidy and organised
Do you tend to tidy up as you go, or leave situations in a less organised or messier state?
Score higher if you tidy up as you go. Score lower if you tend to leave a mess.
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7
Careful communicator
When speaking to others, do you sometimes swear, shout or insult, or are you more likely to word your message carefully?
Score higher if you are thoughtful with your wording. Score lower if you tend to be thoughtless and give people both barrels.
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8
Work ethic
If you were responsible for hiring, would you hire someone with the same work ethic as you?
Score higher if you would like more people in the organisation to work as you do. Score lower if you think one is enough.
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Using your result
Improve one visible behaviour first
Treat the profile as a prompt for reflection, not a fixed judgement. Your lowest score is useful because it suggests the behaviour most likely to improve your effect on the group.
Define a change that other people could notice. For example, return a drifting meeting to its agenda, replace a gloomy prediction with a practical option, arrive reliably on time or pause before using heated language.
Practise that behaviour consistently, ask a trusted colleague for specific feedback and retake the questionnaire after a few weeks.
Related development
Build your positive influence at work
Communication skills training
Communicate clearly, listen well and keep workplace conversations constructive.
Leadership and management training
Develop the skills to set direction, build confidence and inspire productive action.
Personal development training
Strengthen your attitude, confidence, habits and personal effectiveness.
Common Questions
Positive influence questionnaire questions
Answers to common questions about the profile, its calculation and using your result.
A positive influence helps people remain focused, constructive and confident. This comes through everyday behaviours such as careful communication, good humour, reliable habits, organisation and a strong work ethic.
Your overall score is the average of your eight ratings. The room for improvement is the percentage between that average and 100. The profile graph shows how every area contributes to the result.
No. It is a reflective development tool designed to prompt honest self-review. For a fuller picture, compare your answers with specific evidence and feedback from people who work with you.
Begin with your lowest-scoring area. Choose one visible behaviour to practise, such as keeping meetings on track, using more constructive language, being punctual or leaving shared workspaces organised.