Test Your Leadership Potential
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1. I remember being an “organizer” when I was young. I would plan birthday parties, sleepovers, school trips…whenever something exciting was going on, you could be sure that I was at the head of it.
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2. When trying to build and lead an effective team, I help the team members become committed to the success of the team as well as to their personal success.
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3. Whenever I've been involved in projects, I almost always enjoy serving as the team leader or project manager.
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4. I've always had a knack for getting people excited and inspired around various important issues.
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5. I seem to be very skilled at generating trust among employees and team members.
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6. Words that others would use to describe me include, “driven, focused, inspirational, and empowering.”
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7. Teachers and professors have told me that I have a unique ability to gather people and encourage them to get involved with various projects.
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8. I have been told that my abilities to be highly decisive and focused have helped to improve my team’s performance.
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9. When I was back in school, my teachers used to say that I would be an excellent leader someday.
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10. I provide my team members with praise and helpful feedback.
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11. I hold myself and team members to a high level of excellence but not to rigid standards of perfectionism.
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12. In leading an effective team, I typically help the team be creative and avoid groupthink (cohesiveness to the point of reduced creativity).
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13. When I think about my career path, one of my primary goals has always been to obtain a top leadership position.
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14. I remember starting different social or professional clubs or organizations when I was younger.
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15. If my parents or other family members were asked about my traits when I was a child and teenager, they would say that I loved directing people and activities.
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16. I provide a great deal of feedback to people on my team.
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17. I've always really enjoyed orchestrating activities, whether they're projects at work, outings with friends, or surprise parties, I’ve always loved being at the heart of the process.
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18. It's typical for me to think about how much I enjoy helping others do their jobs the best that they can.
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19. People have often told me that I'm able to get team members committed and energized for new projects.
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20. I like to encourage the people I lead to be autonomous individually and also interdependent within the team.
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21. I've received positive feedback several times about my leadership abilities.
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22. I used to always volunteer to be the team captain in gym class or in school projects.
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23. I understand the stages of team development, such as forming, conforming, storming, and performing very well.
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24. When I was in college (or high school), I began at least one major project, activity, or campus organization and appointed myself as the president or coordinator.
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25. Leading a group of people to victory (or defeat as long as we did our best) is among my favorite things to do.
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26. People close to me tell me that I need to pursue leadership positions since I seem to be naturally gifted in this area.
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27. I've always been good at recognizing different people’s core competencies and helping them to develop these areas.
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28. If I could choose my dream job, it would definitely be something that involves leading and motivating people.
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29. When I talk, people seem to truly listen and act on my ideas.
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30. I remember many times in which I took the lead on projects and got excellent feedback from all people involved.
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