Take this leadership test to assess your leadership style.

Leadership Self Test

1. TRUE or FALSE:  I think more about immediate results than I do about mentoring others.   

2. TRUE or FALSE:  People will be motivated if you pay them enough.

3. TRUE or FALSE:  It’s nice to know about people’s long-term goals, but not necessary to get the job done.

4. TRUE or FALSE:  If you have a consistent recognition system that rewards everyone in the same way, then that is enough.

5. TRUE or FALSE:  The best way to build a team is to set a group goal that is highly challenging, maybe even “crazy.”

6. TRUE or FALSE:  My greatest pleasure in my job comes from making the work process more effective.

7. TRUE or FALSE:  I spend more of my time and attention on my weaker performers than I do on my top performers, who basically take care of themselves.

8. TRUE or FALSE:  It’s better not to know anything about the personal lives and interests of the people who report to me.

9. TRUE or FALSE:  Sometimes, it’s almost as if I’m a “collector of people” because I’m always recruiting and getting to know new people.

10.  TRUE or FALSE:  I like to surround myself with people who are better at what they do than I am.

11.  TRUE or FALSE:  I am a lifelong student of what makes other people tick.

12.  TRUE or FALSE:  People talk about “mission” too much – it’s best just to let people do their work and not try to bring values into the conversation.

13.  TRUE or FALSE:  It’s my job to know everything that goes on in my area.

14.  TRUE or FALSE:  I pay close attention to how and where I spend my time, because the priorities I put into action are the ones that other people will observe and follow.

15.  TRUE or FALSE:  I’ve worked hard to get along with or understand people who are very different from me.