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Secret 8,3 · Relations / Results · The Triple Test / TTT

The-Trippel-Test

Fifteen questions, three columns, forty-five points. Your score is the quality return on your own effort — and it says which step of the ladder your work environment is standing on.

The Trippel-Test ladder — the three steps of security, belonging and trust, with the communication colour each step calls for
The communication ladder. Your score shows which step your work environment is on.

Background

  • Security — material needs such as food, safety, environment, and health.
  • Belonging — the rules and expectations for social relationships and social codes.
  • Trust — the conditions for growth, self-realisation, and competence development.

How to score

Facts

0 = improvement needed 1 = should be improved 2 = good 3 = very good

When you are unsure, choose the lowest value. Then place your score on the right ladder.

Score yourself

A practical Trippel-Test for reward factors

15 of 15 questions left.

Security
No. 1 — Evaluation of own salary level
No. 2 — Other benefits or compensations ("perks")
No. 3 — Security and safe working conditions
No. 4 — Belonging to a workplace with a good physical environment
No. 5 — Employer's concern for health, recreation, and life situation
Belonging
No. 6 — Have friendly and pleasant colleagues
No. 7 — Have good teamwork and creative cooperation
No. 8 — Receive encouragement and support from surroundings and customers
No. 9 — Experience open communication based on mutual trust and respect
No. 10 — Receive recognition for one's importance and competence
Trust
No. 11 — Challenged by a learning and quality-conscious organisational culture
No. 12 — Have interesting and inspiring work tasks
No. 13 — Encouraged to influence one's own work situation
No. 14 — Experience care and joy in colleagues' development and success
No. 15 — Receive support for personal growth and competence development

Security

0 / 15

Belonging

0 / 15

Trust

0 / 15

Total

0 / 45

Your result

What your score really tells you

Score all fifteen to see your result.

Your score reflects the reward you experience in your work. In other words, the Trippel-Test result reveals the quality return on your own effort — and says a great deal about the energy and culture of your workplace. Scores do not have to be identical: the closer your score is to the average of your colleagues, the closer your perceptions are to those of ‘most people’ around you. Most importantly, your score shows which step of the ladder your work environment is on.

Orange · below 23

Critical

Change jobs as soon as possible. This environment is draining more than it gives back.

Blue · 23–30

Stable

A solid workplace focused on production and operations. You are rewarded primarily for output and results.

Red · 31–36

Dynamic

The right place for learning, challenge, and personal growth. The work is demanding, engaging, and inspiring.

Yellow · 37–45

Elite

A high-performance team that demands everything. Such environments are rare, but well known in elite sports and high-stakes projects.

Each level also requires different forms of organisation, which in turn demand different styles of communication: blue on the first level, red on the second level and yellow on the third level. These communication styles shape distinct leadership cultures within organisations.

If the score is low

Why improve your score?

Whether you want to improve your own result or strengthen your workplace, start by marking the lowest-scoring items. There may not be many — but they matter most. Common low scorers often include No. 1 — Salary, No. 7 — Teamwork, and No. 11 — Quality systems.

If so, focus on improvement — both short-term and long-term. Experience shows that when one or two critical areas improve, the positive effect often spreads to the rest of the system. The key is to start.

A good beginning is already half the victory.

An open notebook and two sharpened pencils on a dark desk under the pool of light from a lamp, the page still blank.
The exercise wants a pen and paper, not a keyboard.

Your turn

Home Lesson 8,3

Click your 15 steps above and find the result.

  • Score all fifteen conditions from 0 to 3, and when you are unsure, choose the lowest value.
  • Your result is summed automatically, per column and in total.
  • Read your total against the four bands above, and mark your lowest-scoring items.
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