Working With Others
Leadership and Team Skills
HOW CHARISMATIC AM I?

The statements on your right refer to the possible ways in which you might behave toward others when you are in a leadership role. For each statement, choose the response that best applies to you. Use this scale for your responses:

1 = To little or no extent
2 = To a slight extent
3 = To a moderate extent
4 = To a considerable extent
5 = To a very great extent

  1. I would pay close attention to what others say when they are talking.
    1 2 3 4 5

  2. I communicate clearly.
    1 2 3 4 5

  3. I am trustworthy.
    1 2 3 4 5

  4. I care about other people.
    1 2 3 4 5

  5. I don't put excessive energy into avoiding failure.
    1 2 3 4 5

  6. I make the work of others more meaningful.
    1 2 3 4 5

  7. I seem to focus on the key issues in situations.
    1 2 3 4 5

  8. I get across my meaning effectively, often in unusual ways.
    1 2 3 4 5

  9. I can be relied on to follow through on commitments.
    1 2 3 4 5

  10. I have a great deal of self-respect.
    1 2 3 4 5

  11. I enjoy taking carefully calculated risks.
    1 2 3 4 5

  12. I help others feel more competent in what they do.
    1 2 3 4 5

  13. I have a clear set of priorities.
    1 2 3 4 5

  14. I am in touch with how others feel.
    1 2 3 4 5

  15. I rarely change once I have taken a clear position.
    1 2 3 4 5

  16. I focus on strengths, of myself and of others.
    1 2 3 4 5

  17. I seem most alive when deeply involved in some project.
    1 2 3 4 5

  18. I show others that they are all part of the same group.
    1 2 3 4 5

  19. I get others to focus on the issues I see as important.
    1 2 3 4 5

  20. I communicate feelings as well as ideas.
    1 2 3 4 5

  21. I let others know where I stand.
    1 2 3 4 5

  22. I seem to know just how I "fit" into a group.
    1 2 3 4 5

  23. I learn from mistakes, do not treat errors as disasters, but as learning.
    1 2 3 4 5

  24. I am fun to be around.
    1 2 3 4 5



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Source: Adapted from M. Sashkin and W.C. Morris, Experiencing Management, c 1987 by Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc. With permission.