What Type Of Leader Are You?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Your team have a fantastic new proposal to share with you. Do you...

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  • A.
    Ask them to schedule time to take you through it
  • B.
    Tell them they have enough to focus on right now, when they've completed their current projects you'll listen
  • C.
     You never hear them come up with anything new
• 2.
  You've been working on a new vision for your sector of the business, do you...

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  • A.
    Keep it to yourself, you'll guide everyone there, they don't need to know the details
  • B.
    What's a vision?
  • C.
    Share it with your team & boss, they're going to love it and might have something useful to add
• 3.
  Your team keep complaining about one of their peers, they say they're lazy and keep making mistakes. Do you...

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  • A.
    Do nothing, it will work itself out
  • B.
    Start to watch what's happening, gather evidence and speak to them yourself
  • C.
    Tell the team to get on with their work, all this complaining is taking their focus off the job
• 4.
  You seem to spend all your time recruiting new people, why do you think that is?

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  • A.
    People are never satisfied, they always want more, when they don't get it they leave and I have to look for someone else
  • B.
     i never seem to find the right person for the job
  • C.
    This isn't a problem in my team, people stick around
• 5.
  You're swamped, work seems to be never ending. What do you do...

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  • A.
    Work longer and harder
  • B.
    Re-allocate some of your work into the team
  • C.
    I've no idea, I'm so exhausted I can't think
• 6.
  One of your team have gone on long term sick leave, how do you cope?

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  • A.
    Get stuck in, you'll have to pick up their work yourself even if it is indefinitely
  • B.
    Ask for some short term cover while re-allocating their work amongst the team where possible
  • C.
    Their work will have to wait and people will have to be disappointed, maybe all the complaints will force HR to give you cover
• 7.
  Employee engagement is...

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  • A.
    Overrated, there's a job to be done, just get on with it
  • B.
    Something you consider every day, making sure everyone is happy, they enjoy the fruit bowl and regular yoga classes
  • C.
    A part of your role that you're mindful of - recognising performance regularly and ensuring everyone feels they're being developed
• 8.
  How do you feel about difficult conversations at work?

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  • A.
    I always get my ducks in a row, try to stay calm and listen to what people have to say whilst still making my point
  • B.
    It's normal to lose your temper with people sometimes isn't it, I'm only human
  • C.
    I'd rather not discuss it, just the thought of difficult conversations at work makes me feel ill, the less said the better
• 9.
  How do you prioritise your work?

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  • A.
    Whatever shouts the loudest gets my attention that day
  • B.
    I just take the day as it comes, some things drop off the radar occasionally, if they're important they'll come up again
  • C.
    I try to focus on the work that will make the most impact on the business
• 10.
  How do you know when it's time to develop someone in your team?

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  • A.
    It's not my job to develop them, they should develop themselves
  • B.
    Most things I give them will be done with ease and to a high standard
  • C.
    I'm too busy to deal with things like this day to day, I'll think about it at appraisal time

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  You Are An Advancing Leader

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  You are well on your way to being a leader others aspire to be. No doubt your team respect you, your boss is pretty happy with your performance and you feel you know what you are doing most days. How can you improve? If you're serious about being a Great Leader that leaves a lasting positive impression on your people, consider how an executive coach could help you to raise your game even further. Working with a Coach could help you to reach promotion more quickly, improve team results and most importantly assist you in improving any behaviours that may still be holding you back.
• 2.
  Maybe You're A New Leader

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  Maybe you're new to leadership or haven't been given the training and guidance needed when leading people, however there are some areas to be worked on. It's possible your team feel a bit unsure about your role as their leader and what you expect of them, you might also find yourself answering lots of questions from your boss and team. Frankly leadership might feel a bit overwhelming to you right now. How can you improve? Training and coaching. Speak to HR and ask them to support you in developing your leadership capabilities, ask them if they have some training they can send you on. If this isn't a possibility consider working with an Executive Coach. An Executive Coach can help you to improve any behaviours that may be holding you back at work, they can help you to improve your results and those of your team and even help you gain promotion! Most importantly they will hold you accountable so you will improve as a leader.
• 3.
  You've got some work to do

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  There's no easy way to say this, chances are that the expectations of your boss and your team are simply not being met. They need a leader who will listen, lead, delegate and manage the team with confidence and empathy, you need some support to help you do this. How can you improve? Speak to HR and ask them if they can support you in developing your leadership capabilities with training. If there is no training available, consider working with an Executive Coach. An Executive Coach can help you to identify the areas and behaviours that are holding you back, it may be uncomfortable at times but who said change was meant to be easy? It will be worth it when you start seeing the results you get. Good luck!