Is Your Leadership Style Effective?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  When planning your vacation, you focus on

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  • A.
    Location
  • B.
    Activities
  • C.
    Costs
  • D.
    Friends/Family
• 2.
  When someone has a different opinion than you, you . . .

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  • A.
    Listen to them and explain your ideas
  • B.
    Ignore them and move forward
  • C.
    Provide details to back up your claims
  • D.
    Influence them by telling stories
• 3.
  When planning an event, you focus on . . .

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  • A.
    Who is Attending
  • B.
    The Theme
  • C.
    The Cost per Person
  • D.
    How it will all come together
• 4.
  When coaching someone at work, you focus on

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  • A.
    The Solution
  • B.
    The Person
  • C.
    The Root Cause
  • D.
    The Cost
• 5.
  What's most important when creating an invitation to a party?

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  • A.
    What, When, How
  • B.
    The Purpose
  • C.
    Who will attend
  • D.
    The Budget
• 6.
  When writing an email, what is the best way to get your message across?

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  • A.
    Focus on the decision makers
  • B.
    Include lots of data
  • C.
    Include concepts
  • D.
    Give Trends - plan to follow up later
• 7.
  If you are building a doll house, you will

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  • A.
    follow the enclosed directions
  • B.
    use packaging photographs as a guide
  • C.
    ask someone else to build it
  • D.
    work with your child to build it
• 8.
  When you are developing an employee's schedule, you focus on

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  • A.
    Employees' preference
  • B.
    Organizational Needs
  • C.
    Projected Forecasts
  • D.
    Costs versus Potential Sales
• 9.
  When you develop an organization's budget, you

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  • A.
    Focus on the organization's purpose
  • B.
    Ask your team to develop budgets
  • C.
    Work closely with purchasing department
  • D.
    Spend time to get accurate numbers
• 10.
  When purchasing a new piece of clothing, you focus on

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  • A.
    If it works with your other clothes
  • B.
    If your coworkers/family will like it
  • C.
    If you can afford
  • D.
    Does it positively match your brand 
• 11.
  At work, you are most comfortable dealing with

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  • A.
    People
  • B.
    Process
  • C.
    Details
  • D.
    Strategy
• 12.
  Outside of work, you are most comfortable

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    Hanging out with friends and family
  • B.
    Taking care of your family & home
  • C.
    Going to Concerts or Events with friends
  • D.
    Planning vacations
• 13.
  Pick the word that best describes you

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  • A.
    Influencer
  • B.
    Analytical
  • C.
    Planner
  • D.
    Visionary

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  OPERATIONS MANAGER

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  You focus on the details and processes of the organization. You spend a good portion of your time with data and metrics trying to make sense of how everything is connected and how to create the best efficiencies. Pros:As a leader with an Operations Management Style, you will know the details of the business well and be able to connect those details to the processes used within the organization. When changes are made, you will be the first to understand the impact on the business. Cons: As a leader with an Operations Management Style, you will at times forget that the processes are used by people who may not easily fit into the described process. Because you spend most of their time in the details, you will lose sight of the larger picture and may advocate for a new process because it makes more efficient sense without understanding its impact on the whole of the organization.
• 2.
  TACTICAL LEADER

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  The focus of the Tactical Leader is on how the processes can impact the long-term growth of the organization. You create efficient processes to reach the goals and objectives of the organization. Pros: As a Leader with a Tactical Leader style, you will be able to connect the processes to the mission or vision of the organization. When necessary you can change the processes and procedures to move the organization in the right direction. Cons: As a Leader with a Tactical Leader style, you will focus on the process and the vision of an organization at the expense of the employees and the rest of the stakeholders. May dismiss details as unimportant if they do not align with you vision for the organizaiton.
• 3.
  INFLUENTIAL MANAGER

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  The Influential Manager's focus in on the people of the organization and how the metrics and data tells their story. Pros: As a Leader with an Influential Manager Style, you will work well with individuals across the organization, making sure they are engaged and willing to move the organization to the next level. You provide a valuable resource to the leadership team to gauge the temperature of the employees. Cons: As a Leader with an Influential Manager Style, you will champion people over process, losing sight of the long-term objectives of the organization. Additionally, you may focus so much on the details that you lose perspective of the long term organizational plans.
• 4.
  VISIONARY LEADER

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  The Visionary Leader's focus is on the future of the organization and creating influential partnerships to bring the organization to the next level. Pros: As a Leader with a Visionary Leader Style, you will see past the horizon and have a distinct vision of what the company can be come. You will work hard to influence people to achieve the vision you see for the company. Cons: As a Leader with a Visionary Leader Style, you may make decisions without truly understanding the impact on the organization. You can get frustrated with the "management" of the organization getting in the way of success.