Is Management for You?
Although many want to manage because of the excitement, status, power, or rewards, knowing how to manage is not automatic. It requires specific skills and competencies as well as a desire to manage.
Directions
The following 20 questions are designed to provide insight into your aptitude for management. Rate each question according to the following scale:
ML = Most like meSL = Somewhat like meNS = Not sureSU = Somewhat unlike meMU = Most unlike me
1. I can get others to do what I want them to do
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2. I frequently evaluate my job performance
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3. I frequently evaluate my job performance
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4. I like the freedom that open-ended goals provide me
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5. I work best when things are orderly and calm
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6. I enjoy making oral presentations to groups of people
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7. I am confident in my abilities to accomplish difficult tasks
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8. I do not like to write
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9. I like solving puzzles
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10. I am an organised person
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11. I have difficulty telling others they made a mistake
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12. I like to work set hours each day
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13. I view paperwork as a trivial task
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14. I like to help others learn new things
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15. I prefer to work alone
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16. I believe it is who you know, not what you know, that counts
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17. I enjoy doing several things at once
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18. I am good at managing money
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19. I would rather back down from an argument that let it get out of hand
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20. I am computer literate
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Total Score
Finish
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