Scene to read · Resilience, Empathy
Still on the phone tree
You are the co-founder who built the neighborhood phone tree and still coordinates its volunteer callers.
In a community center side room, you meet Lorelei, aged 59, a caller, and Lucan, 29, who has used the tree for years. The city's new alert app sends the same warnings, and Lucan doesn't own a smartphone. You decide whether the tree continues.
The scene
Lorelei: The app sends everything we do. My evenings are gone. Retire this?
Lucan: I don't own a smartphone. Your call is how I hear.
Lorelei: I know, I'd miss it. Five people can't justify twelve callers.
Lucan: Please tell me honestly which way you're leaning. I'll plan around it.
The two questions
- 1What would you decide about the phone tree, and what would you say to Lorelei and Lucan?
- 2How do you decide when work you built and care about has stopped being needed in its current form?
What raters look for
- Resilience
- Recovers from setbacks, manages stress constructively, and learns from failure.
- Empathy
- Recognizes what others feel and need, and lets that shape the response without losing judgment.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
Practice free
