Crack the Code to Next Level Promotional Readiness

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Quiz Questions

1.
Think of your greatest strengths. Do you get to use them at work?
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- A.
  Yes, I use all of my greatest strengths on a regular basis.
- B.
  I get to use some of my greatest strengths regularly.
- C.
  I sometimes get opportunities to use my strengths.
- D.
  I rarely get to do what I am really good at
2.
What happens when you do a great job at work?
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- A.
  There is no positive feedback. My manager or others only point out any areas I missed that would have made it perfect.
- B.
  I sometimes get recognition and/or positive feedback for great work.
- C.
  I usually get positive feedback and recognition for work well done by my manager or someone else.
- D.
  I usually get positive feedback and recognition for work well done by my manager as well as others.
3.
I am ready to take on expanded responsibilities
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
- C.
  Strongly agree
- D.
  Not sure
4.
I am seen as a subject matter expert in my company and/or industry
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
- C.
  Strongly agree
- D.
  Not sure
5.
I am well connected with key influencers as part of a larger network of decision makers
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
- C.
  Strongly agree
- D.
  Not sure
6.
I am savvy at navigating company politics at the senior level
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
- C.
  Strongly agree
- D.
  Not sure
7.
I make substantial contributions to the organization, or industry that gain the attention of key decision makers
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
- C.
  Strongly agree
- D.
  Not sure
8.
I am a team player
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
- C.
  Strongly agree
- D.
  Not sure
9.
I have key accomplishments that have resulted in tangible gains for my company, organization, or, industry
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
- C.
  Strongly agree
- D.
  Not sure
10.
I seek out, and am receptive to feedback, even when it is critical
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
- C.
  Strongly agree
- D.
  Not sure
11.
I am committed to my personal and career development
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
- C.
  Strongly agree
12.
I am able to both, spot and, seek out opportunities for increased visibility that can help me to advance in my career
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
- C.
  Strongly agree
- D.
  Not sure
13.
I understand and accept what I'm giving up to get ahead, but I am also willing to negotiate for what I want
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
- C.
  Strongly agree
- D.
  Not sure
14.
I am able to engage in thoughtful discussion surrounding the vision and future of the organization
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
- C.
  Strongly agree
- D.
  I struggle in this area
15.
I could readily perform my boss’s job
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  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
16.
I'm known and respected by stakeholders, and key decision-makers and have a voice in business outcomes
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
17.
I'm knowledgeable of industry needs and know how to articulate my skills in a way that will improve my chances for promotion, pivot, or transition
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
18.
In high stakes or stressful situations, I am confident, poised under pressure, and can deal with pushback effectively to influence decisions
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  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
19.
I have a strong professional brand that sets me apart as an applicant and strengthens my case for promotion, pivot, or transition
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
- C.
  Not sure
20.
I am able to confidently and effectively negotiate on my own behalf for salary, or new opportunity
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  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
21.
When presenting or interviewing, I am effective at reading people, and reading the room
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- A.
  Disagree
- B.
  Agree
22.
I believe the most important type of experience for aspiring C-level leaders is:
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- A.
  Broad leadership skills
- B.
  Excellence in Operational execution
- C.
  Oversight of Strategic administration
- D.
  All of the above
23.
The leading personality trait that makes c-level leaders the most successful in their positions is:
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  Decisiveness and authoritative qualities
- B.
  Adaptability, comfortable with details and intricacy; and, open to new concepts
- C.
  Trustworthiness and transparency
- D.
  Captivating and ability to be engaging
24.
Typically, the best path to a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position usually comes about as a result of:
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  Promotion from within [Internal]
- B.
  Outside recruitment [external executive search]
- C.
  Board member advancement to CEO
- D.
  Lateral move [CEO move from one company to another]
25.
If I want promote to a Chief Marketing Officer role, the most common way to get there is:
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  Promotion from within [Internal]
- B.
  Outside recruitment [external executive search]
- C.
  Consulting via Big 3 firms to C-suite
- D.
  Board member advancement to C-suite
26.
What skill of followership is the most important for individuals aspiring to achieve c-level or senior leadership roles?
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- A.
  Managing up
- B.
  Stakeholder management [peers and subordinates]
- C.
  Outside industry recognition
- D.
  All of the above
27.
What is the top onboarding challenge for c-suite hires coming from outside of an organization?
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  Key stakeholder management [i.e., board management]
- B.
  Disrupting industry standards
- C.
  Corporate culture fit and alignment
- D.
  Gaps in professional competency
28.
What is a common pitfall for individuals aspiring to promote to c-suite or senior leadership roles?
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  Personality conflicts, or lack of soft skills [ie., arrogance, overly self confident, lack of emotional intelligence]
- B.
  Conflicts of interest
- C.
  Challenges with time management
- D.
  Communication skills
29.
What types of questions are you likely to get during the c-suite interview process?
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  Use of story telling [i.e., tell me about a time when you failed an reinvented yourself]
- B.
  Vision casting [i.e., tell me your vision for the organization/department]
- C.
  Seeding for growth [i.e., who are your mentors, role models, participation in developmental activities]
- D.
  All of the above
30.
What c-suite role is less common in the current marketplace?
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- A.
  Chief Marketing Officer
- B.
  Chief Legal Officer
- C.
  Chief Financial Officer
- D.
  Chief Operating Officer
31.
What c-suite role is more common focus of recruitment for organization hires?
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- A.
  Chief Data/Security Officer
- B.
  Chief People Officer
- C.
  Chief Financial Officer
- D.
  Chief Diversity Inclusion Officer

Quiz Outcomes

1.
You need to further develop your leadership capabilities before pursuing promotion
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Results indicate that you may need further development in the area of emotional intelligence and executive presence (EP). Additionally, you may experience blind spots as a leader that should your capacities remain underdeveloped could further impact upon your overall career success. Therefore, you would benefit from consultation with an executive coach to help you further strengthen your leadership capabilities, strategically manage your emotions, and improve your chances for promotion, pivot, or transition. Also, if your current work isn't meaningful or enjoyable, when you are in a work environment that isn't supportive and not allowing for growth, it's time to reevaluate. Take time to understand your strengths, passions and purpose and what is important to you, this will help guide your decisions for accelerating your career goals.Emotional intelligence and Executive Presence are connected to successful promotion. According to existing research, get these key features dialed in and, you will have a 25% chance of promotion. Your chance of promotion can also increase to 50% and greater with the specific strategies that I teach my clients.Learn about how our executive coaching programs for leaders and women in c-suite and senior leadership roles can support you in reaching your professional development goals. Get started today and, change your mindset and career trajectory in as little as 90 days!
2.
You're on the right track... but, you need a defined career strategy to achieve your promotional goals
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You are making progress towards your promotional goals, but it might be happening at a much slower pace than you would like. Additionally, you may experience blind spots as a leader that should your capacities remain underdeveloped could further impact upon your career success. To accelerate your career goals you would benefit from consultation with an executive coach to help you further develop a strategic plan for achieving promotion, pivot, or transition. Also, it may be necessary to consider what you can change in your current career to make it more fulfilling. If you are seriously considering promotion, pivot or transition, relationships are key to promotion, and maintaining satisfactory standing. In regards to your interpersonal skills, you probably have good relationships with some of your colleagues, but others may be more difficult to work with. The good news is that you have a great opportunity to improve your working relationships significantly.Emotional intelligence and Executive Presence are connected to successful promotion. According to existing research, get these key features dialed in and, you will have a 25% chance of promotion. Your chance of promotion can also increase to 50% and greater with the specific strategies that I teach my clients.Learn about how our executive coaching programs for leaders and women in c-suite and senior leadership roles can support you in reaching your professional development goals. Get started today and, change your mindset and career trajectory in as little as 90 days!
3.
You have a lot going for you-but you still have work to do!
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You are making significant progress towards your promotional efforts. Every leader experiences blind spots, however, you may experience 1 or more in the areas of self, team, company, or industry that should your capacities remain underdeveloped could further impact upon your career success, and prolong your search for opportunities to advance for promotion, pivot, or transition quickly.You would benefit from developing a strategic plan for achieving promotion that takes into account further developing and refining your leadership capabilities over the next 6-12 months. With the help of a qualified coach you would likely meet your career goals much faster.Based upon your response pattern, you have a lot of interpersonal strengths, including great relationships, and you probably find that people approach you for advice. However, when so many people admire your people skills, it's easy to lose sight of your own needs. People that have responded similar to you on this instrument are found to have strong emotional intelligence. However, you may need further refinement in this area. Researchers have found that emotionally intelligent people often have great leadership potential. Realize this potential by seeking opportunities to improve even further. Also, if your current work isn't meaningful or enjoyable, when you are in a work environment that isn't supportive and not allowing for growth, it's time to reevaluate. Take time to understand your strengths, passions and purpose and what is important to you, this will help guide your decisions for accelerating your career goals.Emotional intelligence and Executive Presence are connected to successful promotion. According to existing research, get these key features dialed in and, you will have a 25% chance of promotion. Your chance of promotion can also increase to 50% and greater with the specific strategies that I teach my clients. Additionally, I am supporting my clients in the area of developing strategic agility & business acumen to catapult their career success.Learn about how our executive coaching programs for leaders and women in c-suite and senior leadership roles can support you in reaching your professional development goals. Get started today and, change your mindset and career trajectory in as little as 90 days!
4.
Very Promising!
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You are making significant progress towards your promotional efforts. However, you may encounter challenges to leading authentically at times that could be the result of experiencing 1 or more blind spots in the arenas of self, team, company, or market/industry.You have many professional strengths and demonstrate undeniable potential and future capacity for executive leadership. However, you would benefit from further development and refinement of your leadership capabilities to expand your promotional and career opportunities over the next 6-12 months. This would additionally encompass consulting with an executive coach to further develop a strategic plan for achieving promotion including: building upon skills for speaking with confidence, negotiating high stakes conversations and situations, and learning how to gain the attention of key decision makers during the hiring and executive search process by refining your leadership brand and, core messaging.In regards to how you relate to others, you are batting it out of the park in regards to your skills for emotionally relating to others.You demonstrate what is called Executive Presence (EP). What we know from looking at the research is that Emotional intelligence and Executive Presence (EP) are both connected to successful promotion. Further refining these skills could be the missing ingredient that you need to spur your career forward. Get these key features dialed in and, your chance of promotion can increase to 50% and greater with the specific strategies that I teach my clients.Additionally, I am supporting my clients in the area of developing strategic agility & business acumen. If you are aiming for the C-suite, or newly transitioned, the first 90-120 days of your tenure can be extremely critical.One theme that is emerging in current organizational research is that requirements for C-level jobs are now shifting toward business acumen and “softer” leadership skills. Technical skills are merely a starting point, the bare minimum. To thrive as a C-level executive, you not only need to be a good communicator, great collaborator, and an innovative & strategic thinker—we think the trend toward a general business orientation over a functional orientation will continue. Learn about our services for high potential women leaders. Also, find out more about our 4x5 framework for executive leaders which teaches you how to harness the 20 critical leadership competencies of the executive director, or, CEO leader. Learn about how our executive coaching programs for leaders and women in c-suite and senior leadership roles so that you can get further faster, and make the biggest impact! Get started today and, change your career trajectory in as little as 90 days!
5.
You're on track to rock your next promotion, pivot, or transition all the way to the C-suite!
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You are making significant progress towards your promotional efforts and, are on track to the C-suite! If you are not already serving in a c-suite or senior executive leadership position, you possess many qualities that indicate that you are likely 1-2 steps away from meeting that goal. However, you may encounter challenges to leading authentically at times that could be the result of experiencing 1 or more blind spots in the arenas of self, team, company, or market/industry.You demonstrate undeniable potential and future capacity for executive leadership. However, you would benefit from further development and refinement of your leadership capabilities to expand your promotional and career opportunities over the next 6-12 months. This would additionally encompass consulting with an executive coach to further develop a strategic plan for achieving promotion including: building upon skills for speaking with confidence, negotiating high stakes conversations and situations, and learning how to gain the attention of key decision makers during the hiring and executive search process by refining your leadership brand and, core messaging.In regards to how you relate to others, you are batting it out of the park in regards to your skills for emotionally relating to others.You demonstrate what is called Executive Presence (EP). According to existing research, Emotional intelligence and Executive Presence (EP) are both connected to successful promotion. Further refining these skills now, and at the C-suite level, could be the missing ingredient that you need to spur your career forward. Get these key features dialed in and, your chance of promotion can increase to 50% and greater with the specific strategies that I teach my clients.Additionally, I am supporting my clients in the area of developing strategic agility & business acumen. If you are aiming for the C-suite, or newly transitioned, the first 90-120 days of your tenure can be extremely critical.One theme that is emerging in current organizational research is that requirements for C-level jobs are now shifting toward business acumen and “softer” leadership skills. Technical skills are merely a starting point, the bare minimum. To thrive as a C-level executive, you not only need to be a good communicator, great collaborator, and an innovative & strategic thinker—we think the trend toward a general business orientation over a functional orientation will continue. Learn about our services for high performance teams and organizations. Also, find out more about our 4x5 framework for c-suite and senior executive leaders which teaches you how to harness the 20 critical leadership competencies of the executive director, or, CEO leader. Our uniquely designed executive coaching programs for leaders and women in c-suite and senior leadership roles so that you can get further faster, and make the biggest impact! Get started today and, change your career trajectory in as little as 90 days!

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