0. How many people are you responsible for (directly or indirectly)?
Please Choose ...
None- here for fun
between 1 and 3
between 4 and 5
between 6 and 10
between 11 and 20
more than 20
1. Helen is consistently late for
meetings. How do you respond?
Please Choose...
Ignore it
Address indirectly by trying to build a relationship
Show up late yourself - let them see how it
feels
Give them a public dressing down to set an example
Meet privately to explore the issue & set
parameters
2. Frank is a technical expert, but feisty - arrogant
and protective of his knowledge. What do you do?
Please Choose...
Put up with it. Keep him sweet - you need him!
Be more feisty and arrogant than he is to keep
him in check
Quietly train someone else in his area of
expertise then fire him
Privately address the issues directly with
Frank
3. Ideally, job specifications are ...
Please Choose ...
pointless - you know your job - just do it!
Written by a knowledgeable boss
Agreed and reviewed quarterly
Agreed and reviewed annually
A Boss's best chance to give feedback
4. The best way a good leader can earn respect from their team is to ...
Please Choose ...
Never explain, never apologise
Let everyone know that what I say goes
Show by example how to behave
Maintain a formal distance with staff
Knowing all the technical answers
5. The best leaders ...
Please Select ...
Can do anyone's job better than they can
Are charismatic
Have impeccable grooming
Give clear direction at all times
Adapt their style to the situation at hand
6. When a really good manager leaves ...
Please Choose...
Everything falls apart
Nothing much changes
A power struggle ensues
People really miss the strong direction & help
Frank finally gets the kicking he deserves
7. Peter is a wheelchair user who doesn't really do much work.
A good manager will ...
Please Choose ...
Leave him alone - he has enough to deal with.
Give it a few months to improve.
Put up with it for a time, then fire him.
Address it immediately in private.
Set an example & tell Peter publicly: shape up or ship out.
8. Your boss wants a report on Blue Widgets. Steve is your blue
widget man, so you ...
Please Choose ...
Meet with Steve, collect the data and write
the report
Ask Steve to write the report then re-label
it as your work
Ask Steve to write the report then forward
it to your boss.
Admit to your boss you don't know anything about
Blue WIdgets
Tell your boss that Blue Widgets are boring.
9. Sarah out-performs everyone else in the team, so a good manager
would ...
Please Choose ...
Wine & dine her often
Tell the others that she should be their role
model
Show trust by sharing staff secrets with her
Ensure that Sarah earns more than the others
Delegate the bulk of their work to Sarah
10. Setting staff salaries is important, and in an ideal world,
and ideal boss would set salaries according to ...
Please Choose ...
Market rates
Time with company
Age
Contribution
Educational qualifications
Contribution & market rates
11 What is the biggest management problem you face?
Corporate coaching helps people to clarify to function
better and he happier at work.
How do you feel about hiring a corporate
coach?
Please select...
No Chance Whatsoever
I guess it's possible
I am thinking about it
I like the idea
I intend to hire a coach
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