Quiz : What Is Your Football Manager Personality?

1. What kind of team do you want to manage?

One where I can mould them to my style – I’m in it for the long haul.

One that already buys into my ideas, full of creative individuals!

Regardless of the team, I’ll get results. I never fail.

A team of dependable members of staff, capable of following orders. It’s my job to come up with the ideas.

A team of flair, where every member feels they add something different.

2. The productivity of the team has decreased recently, what do you do?

Stick it out, you’re sure the results will eventually follow.

Change the people in your team, your ideas have been successful before.

If your team don’t improve, move onto a new job.

Call a staff meeting, let the team know it’s not good enough and they need to improve.

Promote younger, more enthusiastic members of staff. You know they’re keen to show what they’re made of.

3. How will you motivate the team?

Giving motivational speeches

Making them learn new things

Openly communicating with them

Spending productive time with them

Helping them have enough practice

4. What is the most important part of your team?

You - You’re the boss, without you the team fails.

Sales - Of course, they’re the ones bringing in the results.

Accounting - Without them, the rest of the team falls apart.

Marketing – They’re making sure the world knows how good you can be at your best!

HR – Priority number one is getting a positive work environment where everyone is in the right role!

5. According to you, what makes a great coach?

Attention to details

Good communication with the team

Finding new techniques

Practicing hard with the team

Luck and hardwork

6. You've just won some new business, what do you do?

Remind the team this is just the start, and analyse what could be done better.

Treat yourself, maybe have a few drinks at lunch because of how well you did.

Pin a picture of this day on the wall, so that the team always remembers how successful you were.

Play down the success, you know there’s still bigger fish to fry.

Go around and shake every member of the team’s hand, you’re one of the gang, show them how much this means to you.

7. Which football team would you like to manage?

Manchester United F.C.

Real Madrid

Liverpool F.C.

Chelsea F.C.

FC Barcelona

8. What kind of manager do you think you are/will be in the future?

One that is organised and plans effectively

One that influences people to get what you want

One that promotes creativity, you know the results will follow

One that persuades your team to follow your vision

One that sticks to methods that have previously given you success

9. What's the essential ingredient for a successful team?

Hard work

Luck and patience

Practice

Collaborative efforts

There is no particular ingredient.

10. A colleague has been criticising your management style. What do you do?

Fire them immediately, how dare they challenge the boss?

Chat to the person individually. If you don’t come to an agreement, maybe they should go?

Do nothing, and hope they’ll eventually come around to your ideas.

Criticise them to other members of the team, then wait for them to apologise.

They should know their place, and if they don’t like your style they know where the door is.