Leadership

If there is serious conflict within my team:

• A. I remind everyone that we have goals to meet.

• B. I bring my people together so that we can talk it through. 

• C. I let them work by themselves so that they don't have to bother one another.

I trust my team members:

• A. Very much.

• B. A fair amount.

• C. Not at all.

Some of my people are highly skilled and motivated. They:

• A. Can be set free to weave their magic.

• B. Often hold creative planning sessions with me.

• C. Are subject to the same workplace strategies and processes as everyone else.

The best way for me to ensure that my team meets its goals is to:

• A. Lead from the front.

• B. Delegate often and widely.

• C. Encourage participation from everyone.

We have an eight-hour deadline for a project that I think requires 16 hours, so I: 

• A. Relay the deadline and let everyone get on with it. They know what they're doing.

• B. Issue instructions and deadlines to each team member.

• C. Ask my team members what they feel is the fastest way to complete it.

Poor performance should be:

• A. Punished, so that it doesn't happen again.

• B. Talked through with the individual, so that we can learn.

• C. Left. It will work itself out.

I need to develop and apply a new social media strategy, so I:

• A. Draw up the strategy myself and then sell it to the team.

• B. Tell my team what the challenge is and ask for suggestions on how to meet it.

• C. Hand over the project to my team members and ask them to come back with a plan.

 I like to: 

• A. Let my team make the decisions.

• B. Make a decision but not until my team has had input.

• C. Make a decision but not until I have told the team my rationale.

I have a new starter in my team, so I:

• A. Invite them into team collaborative meetings.

• B. Let them discover the best way of working.

• C. Sit with them until they understand the processes and the quality that I expect.

 I think that great leaders:

• A. Know best. That's why they're leaders.

• B. Are humble and understand that a team works best collectively.

• C. Give their team members plenty of space to let them get on.