How Compassionate Are You Towards Others?

1. A happy-go-lucky person on your team has recently been looking depressed. You:

Argue that it is for whoever has caused this change of behavior to remedy the situation
Get someone else on the team to speak to him
Gently broach the subject directly with the person and then offer your help

2. During a lecture, you notice that your friend is looking distracted and upset. You:

Gesture to the friend what the matter is
Ask the friend to concentrate on the lecture
Ignore the friend and let him sort it out on their own

3. Just before a play, you notice that one of the actors is having a severe case of stage-fright. You:

Ask one of the others to speak to him
Take him aside and share your experiences of stage-fright and how you have dealt with them
Ignore him and concentrate on your own performance

4. One of your friends is not great at "getting" jokes. You are with him and others at a party. You:

Crack a joke knowing he won't get it causing everyone to laugh at his expense
Steer clear of any jokes yourself and try and change the topic every time someone tries to crack a joke
Hope that someone else cracks a joke

5. A close friend doesn't seem himself lately. You:

Try and touch on the subject when the time is right
Wait for the friend to bring up the subject
Hope that he gets over it himself

6. You and your team made a presentation to a client. After the meeting you sense that the team appears miffed with you. You:

Try and recall the events of the meeting to see if you said or did something which may have caused them offense
Ask one of them if you did something wrong and if you did, then apologize to the team about it
Tell yourself that if they have a problem then it's for them to broach the subject

7. You have just learnt that one of your colleagues is to be fired. You:

Inform him about it, but don't sugarcoat the bad news. Tell him as it is.
Don't do anything about it. It's for the boss to tell him.
Break the news as gently as possible and then be there to provide whatever support he needs

8. In preparation of a charitable event, the President of the organizing committee asks you and another committee member to take up a task. The other committee member is not present at the time. You:

Let the President know that you will get back once you have spoken to the other member
Inform the President that you will get it done and if the other member is not available then you will get someone else
Confirm to the President that you and the other member will get it done