Communication & HR Expert

Attitudes are collections of values and beliefs relating to a subject. They can be complex with exceptions and rules...it's always right to do this, except when... For example, relationships are loaded with exceptions and rules, and they change! What's your attitude about football? Love it? But you probably know someone who thinks it's the stupidest thing they've ever seen. Work? Now you probably have a mixed attitude about work, don't you? You may love your work but have a conflict with family. Religion? Money?

Let's do an Attitudes Grid.

Click on the image to the right and print out the PDF file.

An Attitudes Grid is an interaction between your values and beliefs. There are three grids on the page.

The first Subject is "making a lot of money." Graph where that falls for you. Unimportant? Important? Are you certain about your answer? Or less certain about it? Just put a dot on the grid where that would fall on the graph.

The second Subject is "spending time with my family." Graph where that falls for you. Again, unimportant? Important? Are you certain, or less certain about it? Place your dot!

And finally, you create the third Subject that has something to do with your work.

Is it possible that you could have place the dots in basically the same position on each grid? Of course it is. And it is possible this person is very conflicted. These are conflicting values and beliefs and they can be corrected.

Remember, each person's Model of the World is made up of five components:

Do you now understand "attitudes?" Would you like to discuss it further? I'm available to discuss your questions about values via e-mail.