LEADERSHIP QUIZ

Have you got what it takes to get to the top? Do you have the management skills employers are looking for? Or do your talents lie in being a team player rather than a leader? Take this quiz to find out.

Answer all the questions for a meaningful result.

1. How important is status to you?

1. A ) Very important: I like to feel like I am in the top echelon.
   
2. B ) Quite important: It is good to be in with the in-crowd.
3. C ) It is more about the quality of relationships than where you fall within those relationships.
4. D ) Not very important: I just want to get on.

2. In your childhood what was your "gang rank''?

1. A ) The leader: feared by all.
   
2. B ) The funny one: adored by all.
   
3. C ) The thinking one: listened to by all
   
4. D ) The geeky one: noticed by none.

3. At the office do you come up with new ideas and suggestions?

1. A ) All the time: I really let everyone know what I think.
2. B ) Quite often: but not at all if it would mean upsetting someone.
3. C ) Often: being careful of any personal and political issues.
4. D ) Rarely: what if it was the wrong thing?

4. A colleague has been criticized for shoddy report writing. Do you?

1. A ) Tell them why they should have known better.
2. B ) Take them out for a drink after work.
3. C ) Offer to proof read their next effort.
4. D ) Avoid them. You have got too much to do as it is.

5. You have just faced some negative feedback. How do you respond?

1. A ) Get angry and defensive.
   
2. B ) Listen carefully but come away feeling disappointed.
   
3. C ) Consider what you could change and how you could improve.
   
4. D ) Sigh and think, "yeah that's me".

6. What does EQ mean to you?

1. A )Nothing: it is a wishy washy management fad that hopefully will soon go out of fashion.
2. B ) It is an excuse to be allowed to a laugh on company time.
3. C ) It is a way of empathizing with how your colleagues may be feeling.
4. D ) That you should try to understand your boss's moods.

7. Faced with a problem to solve, what do you do?

1. A ) Come up with one solution and pronounce it correct.
2. B ) Generate a few possible solutions and ask others what they think.
3. C ) Brainstorm with a couple of nearby colleagues.
4. D )Seek your manager's advice

8. Your boss has asked you to do something that is beyond your abilities. Do you?

1. A ) Take it on with gusto: you are up to anything.
2. B ) Give it your best shot: making a passing joke not to blame you if all goes horribly wrong.
3. C )Agree to do the task: but ask for further direction and assistance.
4. D ) Stress out, clam up and finally confess that you just don't think you could manage it.

9. Is delegation

1. A ) A waste of time: no one else will be able to do it as well as you so you might as well do it yourself.
2. B ) An easy way to share the workload.
3. C ) An effective way to create new learning opportunities for others.
4. D ) Something I am always on the receiving end of.

10. Change to you means

1. A ) Something to be controlled.
2. B ) An opportunity where anything could happen.
3. C ) A chance to make progress.
4. D ) Something to go along with.