What Kind of GUTSY Woman Leader Are You?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  One of your teammates keeps taking lunch breaks that are more like marathons and then laughs about it. Would you

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    Smile and walk away just minding your own business
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    Talk about this with others on your team about what to do
  • C.
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    Go to your boss and give a head’s up
  • D.
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    Go to H.R. and file a complaint
• 2.
  You just joined the senior leadership team and at lunch you hear two of the big shot V.P.’s making nasty comments about the project the CEO has just announced. Would you

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    Make a beeline for the bathroom so you won’t hear the rest of the comments
  • B.
    Find someone at the next break to get more information about why they were so against what the boss had proposed
  • C.
    Stay at the table and just listen in to get more info
  • D.
    Lean in and ask them directly why they are so upset
• 3.
  You have an assistant who has been having marital problems and is constantly on the phone with friends looking for advice about what to do. Would you

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    Ignore the situation hoping it will work itself out
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    Call the individual into your office and tell them the calls must stop
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    Bring them a cup of coffee and ask how they are doing
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    Have HR intervene and you stay out of it
• 4.
  You were passed over for promotion and the individual who got the job is being overly nice to you and it is making you nauseous. Would you

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    Smile back in a fake manner
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    Nod your head and then ignore her
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    Talk with her and let her know her way of behaving with you is making you uncomfortable
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    Go to your boss for advice
• 5.
  Everyone is constantly asking for your help. At this point you have no more bandwidth for offering advice or helping others. Would you

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    Send them to someone else
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    Suggest they begin to look at how they manage their time
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    Find a way to give them help anyway
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    Tell the truth that you are swamped and ask for their help
• 6.
  You are great at what you do and word is out. Several head hunters have been calling you with spicy job offers. Would you

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    Go on the job interviews to see what else is available
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    Tell your boss this has happened and negotiate a pay increase
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    Ignore the whole situation and keep working as always
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    Brag about this to your colleagues
• 7.
  You love your job, but you need a raise! The cost of living is adding up to impossible. Would you

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    Plead with your boss on the grounds that you will have to leave because of the money situation
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    Schedule a meeting with your boss and prepare a list reasons why you deserve a raise
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    Get a part time evening job to fill in the finances
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    Ask family members if they can help until you are able to get a raise
• 8.
  You are on the fast track to become a senior leader, yet there are strategy skills you know you still need. Would you

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    Get a ton of books on Amazon and burn the midnight oil reading
  • B.
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    Sign up for a course in strategic management at a local college and pay for it yourself
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    Have a meeting at work with your boss to get the company to pay for your books and course work
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    Find a mentor from another company who would be willing to coach you
• 9.
  You have a direct report who says she knows how to do so many things and yet when you give her work it is always done in a sloppy manner. When you talk with her she tells you she thinks you are “punishing her”. Would you

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    Brush the comments aside and just tell her to get her work done
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    Discuss what she means by “punishing” and see how you can help her
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    Send her to HR
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    Begin the process of writing her up to eventually terminate her
• 10.
  Everyone comes to you with their complaints about too much work, and if they have conflicts with each other YOU are the one who hears it all. It is getting old, and you are not HR. Would you

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    Keep listening and giving advice
  • B.
    Tell them to “go to the source”
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    Call a meeting so you can all talk about what the concerns are
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    Ask for a transfer to another part of the organization

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Your Gutsy Behavior Style is... Bronze!

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  You are on the path yet have a long way to go. You still have a tendency to be an avoider and facing tough issues is difficult. Look back and see where you were put down and squelched from standing up for yourself when you were a child. That will give you a clue as to why you tend to move away from conflict and people who disappoint you as fast as possible.Read about the avoider and the denier in “Don’t Bring it to Work” and about how to transform them to the initiator and the trust builder. Join the private Women's Leaders Inner Circle Facebook group to network with thousands of women who simply want to make a difference. Hope to see you there!
• 2.
  Your Gutsy Behavior Style is... Silver!

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  Good for you. You are able to look at situations and think through options for positive change. However, NOT at the real solid GUTSY top level yet. You tend to be a rescuer and a pleaser. Think about what happened to you as a child and when you said “no” to something. What were the consequences? Practice saying the word “NO” in front of a mirror and to close friends who will get a kick out of watching you change your behavior. Join the private Women's Leaders Inner Circle Facebook group to network with thousands of women who simply want to make a difference. Hope to see you there!
• 3.
  Your Gutsy Behavior is...Gold!

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  You are right at the tipping point of GUTSY success, so don’t give up or stop here. You still have a bit of the drama queen in you and surprisingly, some residuals of the victim. Remember that the best thing to do is learn to use storytelling to get your point across and while you are good at wanting to go directly to the source the courage to do so still alludes you at times. Also, while you want others to be good and strong and do the right thing you feel like you have let them down if they behave badly, even if it is not your fault. Read about the drama queen and the victim and how they transform to the storyteller and the explorer and… keep going!! Join the private Women's Leaders Inner Circle Facebook group to network with thousands of women who simply want to make a difference. Hope to see you there!
• 4.
  Your Gutsy Behavior is...Platinum!

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  CONGRATS!!!!! You are a GUTSY GAL and a leader to be modeled. You have already transformed many of the patterns. Best of all you have the courage of your convictions to go directly to the source to listen and be heard. You would do well to read GUTSY and also UNIQUE and learn how to use the important tools to help others become GUTSY and UNIQUE. YOU GO GIRL!!!!! Join the private Women's Leaders Inner Circle Facebook group to network with thousands of women who simply want to make a difference. Hope to see you there!