Take the quiz, see where your leadership is quietly slipping

This isn't a test. It's a mirror.

Twelve quick scenarios, about three minutes. For each one, pick the answer that's most true of how you actually lead, not how you'd like to, or how you would on your best day. The honest answer, not the impressive one.

There are no trick questions and nothing to fail. The more real you are, the more useful your result. At the end you'll see where your authority is strong, where it might be quietly slipping, and the one area worth your attention first.

Ready? Let's go.

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Pillar 1: Making the call.

Who you are when a decision's on the table.

Q1. There's a conversation you know you need to have. It's been sitting a while.

I have it sooner rather than later, even when it's awkward.

I keep meaning to, but it slides down the list.

I tell myself the timing isn't right yet.

Q2. A decision's in front of you. You've got most of what you need, not all.

I make the call and adjust if I have to.

I wait for a bit more certainty.

I sit on it and hope it gets clearer.

Q3. You've made a decision and people start pushing back.

I hold it unless something genuinely changes.

I reopen it to keep everyone happy.

I quietly walk it back to avoid the friction.

Pillar 2:Holding Steady Under Pressure

Who you become when the heat's on.

Q4. Someone pushes back on your call in front of the room.

I hear them out and hold my ground.

I stand my corner and can get a bit fiery.

I ease off to keep the peace.

Q5. Someone gets emotional, charged, voice up.

I stay steady and say what I came to say.

I soften my position to settle them.

I drop it and tell myself I'll raise it later.

Q6. You've got a message that won't land well.

I say it straight and let them have their reaction.

I soften it and hope they read between the lines.

I wait for a better time that rarely comes.

Pillar 3:Holding the Line

What you'll tolerate, and what you won't.

Q7. Someone's work is slipping.

I pull them up early.

I wait to see if it sorts itself out.

I pick up the slack and say nothing.

Q8. Your strongest performer cuts a corner you'd pull anyone else up on.

I hold them to the same line as everyone.

I let it go because they deliver.

I decide it's not worth the friction.

Q9. The standard you hold now versus a year ago.

As firm as it ever was.

Slipped a bit without me deciding to.

I tolerate things now I'd have dealt with then.

Pillar 4:Carrying What's Yours

Whose job you're actually doing.

Q10. Someone on your team drops the ball.

I hold them to it and let them put it right.

I jump in and fix it myself.

I take it on quietly. Easier than the conversation.

Q 11. A standard keeps getting missed.

I enforce it.

I explain it again and hope it sticks.

I lower the bar so it's not an issue.

Q 12. You've a call to make that some people won't like.

I'd rather be clear than liked.

I soften it so I still seem reasonable.

I avoid it so no one's upset.

What is the one conversation you know you need to have but haven't?

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