Are You More of a Manager, or a Leader?

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Welcome! Are you in a management role? If so, you should know what beliefs and behaviors of yours put you more in the "manager" camp versus ones that make you more of a leader. Answer with brutal honesty--the more truth you give your answers, the more you will get an accurate reading! A score of over 80% "correct" means you tend to be a leader. Below that, you may want to reconsider some of your beliefs about leadership. -David Peck, Executive Coach (http://www.leadershipunleashed.com/

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    Secretly I tend to feel like a fraud -- like if they find me out, they'll realize how little I know about what I'm doing.

  2. 2

    I tend to stay true to my values, even when that means sacrificing our results.

  3. 3

    My role is more to ask, listen, and learn, than to be an authority.

  4. 4

    My people have told me that I'm a strong coach / mentor to them.

  5. 5

    In my heart of hearts, I believe that successes are more attributable to my own leadership than to the efforts of those I lead.

  6. 6

    If you asked anyone who works for me, they'd know just where I hope my organization will be a year from now.

  7. 7

    I tend to lose my composure more often than I'd like.

  8. 8

    I'm always too busy to take time to reflect on how things are going and what lessons are being learned.

  9. 9

    When I don't know the asnwer, I don't let others know it.

  10. 10

    When delegating work to my folks, I prefer to tell them exactly what to do and how to do it.

  11. 11

    I spend the majority of my time on day to day tasks, versus on developing the road ahead.

  12. 12

    When it's a question of maintaining a working relationship or getting the job done, I'm going to get the job done.

  13. 13

    I tend to say what must be said, even if it's uncomfortable for others.

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    I consistently keep a healthy balance between working, resting, and my life outside of work.

  15. 15

    A leader needs to avoid showing vulnerability to his or her people.

  16. 16

    If I want something done right, I do it myself

  17. 17

    My primary role is to be of service to our clients/customers, those I lead, and the communities we serve.

  18. 18

    I've gotten credible feedback from colleagues and my team that they're quite comfortable comng to me with questions, issues, and ideas.

  19. 19

    The more years of leadership I have under my belt, the more I know about leadership.

  20. 20

    I see a key part of my job as motivating my people, and making sure they feel good.

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