What About You? What Type of Leader Are You?

What About You? What Type of Leader Are You?

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What About You?

What Type of Leader Are You?

Choose the answer that best describes what you might do in each situation.

1. Your chemistry professor assigned a full-semester group project and has asked you to take the lead in your group because chemistry is your best subject. When it comes down to assigning tasks to other group members and getting the project done, what do you do?

A. Ask a lot of questions. Who knows, someone else may know just as much as you, but is too shy to act on it..

B. Get down to business! You know the facts, so you immediately delegate work to each member of the group..

C. Assume you’re working with very smart people and allow everyone a chance to say what direction the group should take..

D. Because you don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, you ask for input and watch everyone’s emotional reactions to ensure they are happy..

2. You organized a study group to prepare for your history final exam and invited a handful of other hardworking students from class. Another classmate, Scott, shows up. Scott is rarely prepared for class and isn’t contributing to the group. What do you do?

A. Start asking Scott questions in areas you think he might be knowledgeable. You hope that by inviting him to participate, he will begin contributing to the group..

B. Don’t really notice if Scott is contributing or not because you’re too busy organizing the group’s class notes..

C. Try to get Scott to participate but don’t go out of your way too much. If he is to be an equal member of the group, he has to reach out too..

D. Concerned with Scott’s feelings, you move your chair next to his and ask how he’s doing. This may slow the group’s progress, but at least it includes Scott..

3. Managing a local, casual restaurant has its ups and downs, and today is one of the downs. Customers have been complaining that the waiters and waitresses have not been friendly, so you’ve decided to call a “worker meeting” to address the problem. What do you do at the meeting?

A. Tell the workers what the customers said and then sit back and listen to everyone’s responses..

B. Explain the problem and offer possible solutions while delegating particular tasks (such as checking on customers) to specific individuals..

C. Tell your workers about the complaints and explain that you’re shocked—you could never have imagined that this scenario would happen..

D. Open the group meeting by having each member state what’s been on his or her mind lately; you figure personal problems may affect the working environment..