Leadership Effectiveness Test - the question form
Questions: 60 · 11 minutes
1. Do you strive to use the latest advances in your professional field in your work?
Yes
No
2. Do you try to work cooperatively with other people?
Yes
No
3. Do you speak to employees briefly, clearly, and politely?
Yes
No
4. Do you explain the reasons for making a particular decision?
Yes
No
5. Do your subordinates trust you?
Yes
No
6. Do you involve all team members in discussions of goals, timelines, methods, responsibilities, and so on?
Yes
No
7. Do you encourage employees to take initiative and to offer suggestions and feedback?
Yes
No
8. Do you remember the names of everyone you interact with?
Yes
No
9. Do you allow staff discretion in how they achieve the set goal?
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No
10. Do you monitor the progress of the task?
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No
11. Do you help subordinates only when they ask you to?
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No
12. Do you express your appreciation to a subordinate for each job well done?
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No
13. Do you try to see the best qualities in people?
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No
14. Do you know how to effectively use each subordinate’s strengths and capabilities?
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15. Do you know your subordinates' interests and aspirations?
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16. Are you able to listen attentively?
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17. Do you praise an employee in front of their coworkers?
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18. Do you give critical feedback to your subordinates in private?
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No
19. Do you acknowledge your team’s good work when reporting to your supervisor?
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No
20. Do you trust your subordinates?
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No
21. Do you try to share with employees all the information you receive through administrative and management channels?
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No
22. Do you explain to the employee how the results of their work relate to the goals of the organization and the industry?
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No
23. Do you leave time for yourself and your subordinates to plan the work?
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No
24. Do you have a self-improvement plan for at least the next year?
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25. Is there a staff professional development plan that reflects current needs?
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No
26. Do you regularly read professional or specialized literature?
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No
27. Do you have a sufficiently large professional library in your field?
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No
28. Do you take care of your health and ability to work effectively?
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No
29. Do you enjoy doing work that is challenging but interesting?
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No
30. Do you effectively hold discussions with your direct reports about improving their work performance?
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No
31. Do you know which employee qualities should be the focus when hiring?
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No
32. Do you readily address your subordinates’ problems, questions, and complaints?
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No
33. Do you keep a certain distance from your subordinates?
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No
34. Do you treat employees with understanding and respect?
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No
35. Are you self-confident?
Yes
No
36. Do you have a good understanding of your strengths and weaknesses?
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No
37. Do you often use an original, creative approach when making management decisions?
Yes
No
38. Do you regularly upgrade your professional skills through specialized courses or seminars?
Yes
No
39. Are you sufficiently flexible in your behavior and in your relationships with others?
Yes
No
40. Are you willing to change your leadership style to improve its effectiveness?
Yes
No
41. Do you constantly face unexpected difficulties?
Yes
No
42. Do you feel more competent than others and therefore try to do everything yourself?
Yes
No
43. Do you spend most of your working time on details and secondary issues?
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No
44. Do you have to do many tasks at the same time?
Yes
No
45. Is your desk constantly covered with papers without any order of priority?
Yes
No
46. Do you have to work 10 to 14 hours a day?
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No
47. Do you often have to deal with work-related problems at home?
Yes
No
48. Do you prefer to postpone making a decision so that, over time, you can make a final decision?
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No
49. Do you try to make the best possible decision rather than the most realistic one?
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No
50. Do you try to ensure that your authority is not undermined under any circumstances?
Yes
No
51. Do you constantly have to make compromises or give in?
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No
52. If a task is unsuccessful, do you look for which subordinate is to blame?
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No
53. Do you feel like a tool in other people's hands?
Yes
No
54. Do you act according to a familiar routine in different work and everyday situations?
Yes
No
55. Do you think that keeping subordinates fully informed about what is happening in the organization reduces their work effectiveness?
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No
56. In extreme situations, do you prefer not to take responsibility for the group’s outcome and instead decide together what to do?
Yes
No
57. Do you think subordinates should not discuss a supervisor’s directives?
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No
58. Do you believe that practical work experience always gives an advantage over specialized education and professional ability?
Yes
No
59. Do you try to avoid taking risks or standing out?
Yes
No
60. Do you work in a narrow professional area, with little concern for anything outside it?
Yes
No