Corporate Self Evaluation Quiz

1. The leadership team is seen as well-connected outside the company. Being well connected outside of the company enhances a leader's ability to access information and resources through these connections. Networking also affects how leaders are perceived by customers.

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2. The company leaders are willing to communicate and keep information flowing to the rest of the company. In most basic form, communication is the flow of information between people. However, effective communication is a combination of art and science. Communication is a human connectivity that is critical to the leadership role because it joins people in a unique and personal way to the tasks and mission of an organization.

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3. The company leaders build unity in a time of change or adversity. It's extremely important for leaders to support employees during times of sudden changes or times of turmoil. There are several things a leader can do to make the work environment a positive one and to facilitate a feeling of cooperation, teamwork and joy among staff.

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4. The leadership team is seen as collaborating with individuals inside and outside the company. Good leaders recognize that critical business relationships require interpersonal connections. Effective collaboration needs a different kind of leadership; it needs leaders who can safeguard the process, facilitate interaction and patiently deal with high levels of frustration and conflict.

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5. The leadership team puts in time and effort to mentor others within the organization. In addition to managing and motivating people, it's also important that you can help others learn, grow and become more effective in their jobs. You can do this through a mentoring process.

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6. The leadership team takes time to train others within their departments. As a leader, you have the opportunity to lead, supervise, mentor and motivate others - the ability to do so with effectiveness makes a huge difference to your company's overall success. Sadly, many managers fail to achieve these expectations, despite the varieties of development opportunities available for leaders and their employees.

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7. The leadership team guides the behaviors of the entire organization in a positive manner. Every organization has a set of rules and standards shared by all members of an organization, which – when acted upon by the members – produces behavior that falls within a range that the organization considers acceptable. An organization's culture is a learned process and is developed by the organization as a response to the working environment established by the organization's leadership and management team.

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8. Company leaders align departmental work and team members around the organizational strategy and values. Strategic alignment is a managerial activity that sets goals, assesses competitors and evaluates approaches to meet the needs of existing and potential customers. On a regular basis, leadership determines how the strategies have been implemented and whether it has been successful or needs replacement by a new strategy.

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9. The leadership team guides the behaviors of the entire organization in a positive manner. Every organization has a set of rules and standards shared by all members of an organization, which – when acted upon by the members – produces behavior that falls within a range that the organization considers acceptable. An organization's culture is a learned process and is developed by the organization as a response to the working environment established by the organization's leadership and management team.

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10. The leadership team is perceived as a cross functional resource to others. As a leader or a rising star in your company, you are good at producing results for the organization. However your experience can be narrow if it is in only one function of the company. Leaders can benefit from working across the organization, gaining a greater knowledge and experience that you and your team will be able to use.

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