Instructions: Leaders can gauge their “tensile
strength” by taking this quick pop quiz. Count your "no" (i.e. false) answers and find out your
leadership tensile* strength.
1.
I will look bad if I need to ask
for help too much.
True
False
2. When persuading others, I
can't seem to strike an
effective balance of
demonstrating emotion and
presenting the facts.
True
False
3.
I am great at solving immediate
problems; just don't have
sustainable solutions.
True
False
4.
Hiring the right employee for
the right position within my
organization seems to be based
mostly on luck.
True
False
5.
I know I need to meet with
employees for employee
involvement but I keep putting
it off.
True
False
6.
I rely on HR (or someone else)
to have my difficult
conversations for me with
employees since I don't know
how, or resist approaching them.
True
False
7.
I have problem employees but I
am conflicted about dealing with
them, and delay acting.
True
False
8.
I know poor performance when I
see it, but can't articulate it
in effective performance
feedback.
True
False
9.
I know that the writing down of
goals is 80% of achieving them,
but I don't do it.
True
False
10. I need a self-"training"
plan that I can see will build
my leadership strength
predictably over time.
