Documentation Work Style Test

Understand how you handle incoming documents and why clutter builds up in 3 minutes. Get clear, actionable insights to cut unnecessary paperwork and stay focused on what matters.

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4/9

Procrastinator (P)

Measures the tendency to delay or defer documentation tasks, which can create processing backlogs and slow reporting.

On-time handler

Delay-prone

0 – 4: On-time handler | 5 – 9: Delay-prone

A score of 4 suggests you usually keep paperwork moving with only occasional deferral that may create minor delays.

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5/9

Anti-Bureaucratic (A)

Measures how strongly you prefer to minimize and bypass formal documentation processes in daily work.

Process-aware

Selective minimizer

Strong antibureaucrat

0 – 4: Process-aware | 5 – 6: Selective minimizer | 7 – 9: Strong antibureaucrat

A score of 5 suggests you often streamline paperwork and skip low-value documents, while still keeping essential documentation when it clearly supports decisions and follow-through.

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7/9

Delegator (D)

Measures how strongly you delegate document processing and routing to others in your workflow.

Hands-on

Balanced delegator

Heavy delegator

0 – 4: Hands-on | 5 – 6: Balanced delegator | 7 – 9: Heavy delegator

A score of 7 indicates a heavy delegator style, where paperwork is frequently handed off and benefits from clear oversight and standards to maintain documentation quality.

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4/9

Super-Performer (S)

Measures the tendency to personally handle paperwork rather than delegating documentation tasks to others.

Delegation-friendly

Hands-on

Super-performer

0 – 4: Delegation-friendly | 5 – 6: Hands-on | 7 – 9: Super-performer

A score of 4 suggests you generally avoid taking on all documentation yourself and are more likely to share or delegate paperwork when appropriate.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Overloaded people managers

41%OF USERS

Managers with constant approvals, reports, and requests take it to find why paperwork keeps piling up and how to streamline it.

Team leads in operations

34%OF USERS

Operations and administrative leads use it to spot bottlenecks in how documents are received, sorted, and stored across the team.

Newly promoted supervisors

25%OF USERS

First-time managers take it to build a repeatable routine for handling correspondence and staying on top of urgent items.

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Bureaucrat (B)

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does the assessment measure?

It measures patterns in how business correspondence is filtered, handled, and stored. Results highlight workflow points that tend to create avoidable backlog and desk clutter.

Who is the assessment intended for?

It is designed for people who regularly process emails, memos, reports, and other operational documents. It is most relevant for roles with high information volume and frequent follow-up tasks.

How long does it take and how many questions are included?

Completion time is about 3 minutes. The assessment contains 12 questions.

How should items be answered?

Select the option that best matches typical behavior rather than an ideal approach. Use the usual work setting as the reference point.

How should the results be used?

Results indicate likely bottlenecks in intake, prioritization, and archiving that can be adjusted to reduce unnecessary accumulation. They support planning a clearer routine for handling and removing low-value material.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Documentation Work Style Test

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Many professionals experience inefficiency related to the intake, handling, and storage of paperwork and other work materials. Documentation Work Style is a brief self-report measure designed to characterize an individual’s typical approach to managing documents and related work-flow demands. It was developed by Edwin A. Locke.

The instrument consists of 12 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Responses may help identify patterns that contribute to clutter, delayed follow-through, or inconsistent filing and prioritization.

Documentation Work Style is intended to support structured reflection on document-handling habits and to inform practical adjustments to personal organization strategies in occupational or coaching contexts. Interpretation should be made in light of the individual’s role requirements and broader work environment.

Author: Edwin A. Locke

Literature: Schriver, K. A. Dynamics in document design: Creating texts for readers. Wiley. 1997.

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