Assessment

Your results are just one piece of the puzzle. If something in your gut says “this is me,” trust that. If it doesn’t, that’s okay too. You’re the expert on your own experience.

H2B2 Am I a Second? Assessment

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Name(Required)

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How did you hear about How to be Second?

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I understand that taking this assessment provides information to H2B2, and I consent to its use for my personal development and to help deepen understanding of Seconds overall.

I understand that it will be stored in a safe and secure location. However, that still means "in the cloud," and there is some risk there by default.

This assessment isn’t meant to serve as definitive proof of anything about you.

We've done our absolute best to design something that can help guide your curiosity about "Secondness" and what it might mean for you or those around you.

Whatever your result, we highly encourage you to read the book How to Be Second and see if it truly resonates with you.

Have fun. =)

Note: This assessment takes about 10–15 minutes to complete.

Every question has a “Custom Answer” field, so you can answer exactly how you want.

I'd prefer to do the CEO job over any other job(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I care about the 3/5/10 year picture, but I’m always thinking about the importance of execution in the short term (weeks to months).(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I tend to try and "keep receipts" in an organized way (archive emails rather than delete them, store notes, etc.)(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I make decisions or go after things that other people find risky(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I have a high change tolerance(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I'm ready to get in the car and drive as long as we have a destinaton, even if we don't have the directions.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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It's difficult for me to speak confidently without knowing most of the details(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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It's very helpful to have consistent reinforcement from others that I'm doing well(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I feel like I have a high capacity (energy, competence) for managing teams.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I dislike "hierarchy" and say that people work with me, not for me (even if they're my employees)(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I tend to find myself in charge of, or at least making decisions for, groups of people.(Required)

100%

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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Try to answer each question instinctively, just from your gut reaction.

When hearing an idea someone else is working on, I tend to be like "I could help with that"(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I'm drawn to owning whatever I'm working on (like equity ownership)(Required)

Feels totally natural

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Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I tend to find ways to support people when they have ideas and I'm generally willing to do almost any kind of work to realize that idea with them.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I've worked in First in Command roles(Required)

Yes

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I tend to end up in management type roles whether I was hired for that or not(Required)

100%

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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If I could be backstage, or on stage, I'd rather be on stage(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I've worked in Second in Command roles.(Required)

Yes

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Whether personal or professional roles, I've been referred to as "The Glue" or something similar.(Required)

Yes

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I tend to be the person building or explaining our process / system (or both)(Required)

Almost always

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Almost never

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I like being the face of what's going on, even if I don't need to.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I'm often finding 'invisible' work that fills in the gaps, and jumping into it(Required)

Instinctively 100%

Instinctively Sometimes

Instinctively Rarely

Instinctively Never

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Try to answer each question instinctively, just from your gut reaction.

I've already noticed that some of these answers had periods and some didn't(Required)

You're a monster.

Did not notice.

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I really like having a plan and/or knowing the details.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I tend to draw / list / diagram my ideas. I prefer to externalize them.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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If I ask for feedback, I tend to do so by asking "What's missing?"(Required)

Feels totally natural

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Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I tend to focus on the big picture and the next one or two steps.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I tend to have an overwhelming volume of big ideas, easily 40+ a week.(Required)

100% this is me

I'm not this way

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I tend to be very spontaneous.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I frequently feel like only I can see what's "in the middle" when discussing what we want to get done.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I have experienced some level of existential dread while taking this.(Required)

100% Accurate

Doesn't resonate

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I tend to be more of a "team player".(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I'm at my top competence and confidence when partnering with someone I respect and who respects me.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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Try to answer each question instinctively, just from your gut reaction.

I naturally want to move forward in alignment with others and I am typically doing the work to bring that to life.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I would not really consider myself "Collaborative".(Required)

That's fair

Doesn't resonate

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I catch myself anticipating needs before people ask.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I've been told I have a weirdly broad skillset.(Required)

Constantly

A few times

Hasn't happened to me

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I prefer to go deep in a few specific things.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I tend to try and figure things out myself before I look for help.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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People often tell me I'm great at something but I know I'm like 6/10 maybe.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I sort of feel like I'm drowning in imposter syndrome all the time.(Required)

Yes, this is me

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I tend to be picky about accurate representation of competence.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I almost always ask for feedback and also HATE getting told I did anything less than perfect.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I'm fine with just winging it. (aka, there's no process and that's fine)(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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Try to answer each question instinctively, just from your gut reaction.

My first instinct when I need something is to educate myself.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I tend to move on doing stuff right away... by asking questions to clarify things.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I'm always on the hunt for new opportunities.(Required)

Feels totally natural

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Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I would say I tend to naturally understand systems (whether or not I like building them).(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I tend to develop a thorough process for what I'm working on, given enough time.(Required)

Feels totally natural

Shows up sometimes

Rare or situational

Doesn’t really fit me

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I don't understand how you can be a Second and a CEO.(Required)

Accurate - I do not understand.

Inaccurate - I totally understand.

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I am very put off from this word, "Second", as a way to describe myself.(Required)

Yeah it bristles

Neutral about this

I like it actually

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I can be a "Second" and still be a leader.(Required)

Yes of course

This seems wrong to me

Custom Answer

I draw in energy by spending time with others.(Required)

100% Accurate

Doesn't resonate

Custom Answer

I tend to find my value in what I can do for others(Required)

Totally resonates

Doesn't resonate

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I have a good idea of what "Secondness" is as H2B2 describes it and I believe that I am a Second.(Required)

I do, and I think I am

Unsure but think I am

Unsure but think I'm not

I do, and think I'm not

Custom Answer

This is meant as the umbrella term, "Second", and ignores the 2/2iC distinction.

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