Leadership Challenge: Are You Competency-Ready?

When thinking strategically, leaders should focus on:

• a) Immediate operational issues
  

• b) Long-term goals and company vision
  

• c) Day-to-day tasks only

• d) Avoiding risk by sticking to current strategies

Your team is behind schedule on a critical project. How do you ensure the project gets back on track?

• a) Set clearer expectations and deadlines, and remove obstacles

• b) Take over the tasks yourself to ensure they are completed

• c) Let the team work at their own pace and hope for the best

You have an employee with high potential, but they feel under-challenged. How do you develop their talent?

• a) Assign them stretch goals or new responsibilities to enhance their skills

• b) Keep them in their current role to maintain stability

• c) Delay development opportunities until a higher position opens

Which of the following is the best approach to leading change?

• a) Force the change without addressing concerns

• b) Communicate clearly, provide support, and involve key stakeholders

• c) Ignore the change and hope it resolves itself

How do you energize your team when they are feeling overwhelmed?

• a) Set more aggressive targets to push them harder

• b) Acknowledge their effort, celebrate small wins, and offer support

• c) Let them manage their own motivation

You’ve been asked to lead a project that aligns with the company’s 5-year strategic goals but involves a large investment. What would a strategic leader do?

• • a) Focus only on short-term outcomes to reduce risks

• b) Avoid the project as it’s too risky

•  Evaluate long-term impacts, develop a business case, and present it to leadership

Your team suggests expanding into a new market, but competitors have a strong foothold. How do you build the business while managing risk?

• a) Enter the market immediately without thorough research

• b) Develop a competitive analysis and long-term entry plan

• c) Avoid entering the market to avoid the competition
  

Which of these is NOT an example of "Building the Business"?

• a) Expanding into new markets after thorough research

• b) Identifying new customer segments and developing solutions

• c) Focusing only on sustaining current operations

Your team is dealing with a tough deadline and low morale. How do you energize them?

• a) Provide positive reinforcement, recognition, and help alleviate their workload

• b) Ignore their concerns and push for faster results

• c) Set higher targets to push them harder

Which of these behaviors reflects "Developing Talent"?

• a) Assigning employees only to tasks they already excel at

• b) Providing ongoing coaching, feedback, and opportunities for growth

• c) Focusing only on high-performing employees