Assess Your Leadership Abilities

1.

Your response when you encounter a negative situation?

Weep & hate life

Don't lose hope & keep trying to get best results

Blame others for the situation

2.

Have you ever coached your failing class fellow/ junior in school?

No

Yes

3.

You are going in a hurry to your office in your car. While you take a turn, you bypass a rock in your way. A pedestrian is passing by too. It is already 9 a.m. What would you do?

You would ask the man to remove the rock from the way because the purpose is to get the rock removed so, you should go for the easiest option which doesn't waste your time in stopping the car

You would stop and remove the rock yourself

You would continue your drive. It is already late. A good professional is always on time

4.

Which of these could be the most important aim for you as a manager?

Making your boss happy as he is the one to promote you

Satisfying you employees and retaining them

Achieving your personal goals. You don't need to make others happy

5.

What do you do when you see a person in trouble/ falling down/ getting hurt?

Laugh

Ignore

Help him & give support

6.

Do you plan your daily, weekly, monthly or annual activities/ goals?

Yes

No

7.

I have just sold my land for 2 million. Now, which is the best option that I can avail?

Thinking long term: Invest the money in a business

Chase the dream of my life: Go on a world tour after all my happiness is foremost

Keep the money in bank and do nothing. The above 2 options would result in wasting and risking the money. I may lose all of my money. So, better is to use it wisely and slowly

8.

You are great in making reports. Your subordinate needs training. The formal official trainings are in the mid of next year. What can you do to cope with this skills' gap?

Hire a more skilled guy who knows reporting well. We don't have time to train people

Wait for the annual trainings to commence

You know reporting so well so you teach him yourself, finding time in schedule. After all, a leader teaches others by participating in the task himself

You have a busy schedule so you ask an expert to help this guy learn reporting methods

9.

Your one employee is constantly under performing. What would you do?

Fire him. He is wasting company resources

Give him a strict warning to improve performance

Discuss with him the reason of his poor performance. Figure it out and help him improve

10.

Do you believe in going with the flow or trying new things?

Going with the flow because challenging the way things are, is risky

Trying new things because this is how innovations occur