The Most Excellent Way To Lead

1. You entrust tasks to other team members.

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Never

2. You believe your team could accomplish anything together.

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Never

3. You tend to let your circumstances bring you down.

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Never

4. You make sure your team has everything they need to do their jobs well.

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Never

5. You would rather a team member be honest with you, even when it's something you don't want to hear.

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Never

6. You publicly acknowledge team members that do a great job.

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Never

7. You let the progress of others motivate you to do your job better.

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Never

8. When a mistake is made, you tend to bring up past mistakes as well.

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Never

9. When a problem occurs in the workplace, you find it hard to accept responsibility and you tend to place the blame on others.

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Never

10. When a problem arises in your workplace and confrontation is needed, you make sure that it takes place privately.

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Never

11. You feel it is important to be open and transparent with the people you lead.

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Never

12. You encourage the people you lead to ask questions, make mistakes, and learn as they go.

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13. Your first reaction when something goes horribly wrong is to get angry with your team.

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Never

14. You want your team to feel involved and valuable in the decision making process.

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Never

15. When you are in a situation where the truth may hurt someone's feelings, you will stretch the truth to make them feel better.

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Never

16. You allow team members to help guide the decision-making process.

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Never

17. You allow hardships to destroy you.

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Never

18. You assume the best in the people you lead.

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19. You fight with the people on your team more than you fight for them.

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Never

20. You tell the truth to the people on your team, even if it has potential to hurt their feelings.

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Never

21. You truly want the people on your team to do well.

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22. When a team member does something well you want to celebrate them.

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Never

23. When a mistake is made by your team, you are willing to confront them.

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Never

24. You like to have the opinions and suggestions of everyone before you make a decision.

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Never

25. You find it difficult to keep issues to yourself, even when they are a private matter.

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Never

26. You find it difficult to learn from people that may be smarter than you.

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Never

27. You ask for advice from your team when things go wrong.

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28. When you are criticized by a team member, you feel attacked.

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Never

29. When someone on your team makes a successful decision, you will let them get the credit.

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Never

30. If a team member asks for the day off to deal with some "personal issues" you give it to them.

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Never