leadership quiz

Do you have what it takes to be a successful leader? Take this quick 25-question quiz and find out how your leadership abilities are.

1. I can work effectively with people I wouldn't naturally choose as friends.
2. I'm willing to sacrifice my own comfort or convenience for the people I'm responsible for.
3. I care more about whether the group succeeds than whether I get credit for leading it.
4. I can hear criticism without automatically treating it as disrespect.
5. I'm good at sitting down with someone and really listening to what they have to say.
6. I'm good at getting people to rally together behind a common goal.
7. I struggle to see where things could go when the way forward isn't obvious.
8. After a setback, I can help people refocus on what still needs to be done.
9. When I'm angry or frustrated, it sometimes spills over onto the people around me.
10. I hesitate to take charge even when a group clearly needs direction.
11. I sometimes expect more discipline from other people than I demand from myself.
12. I sometimes avoid telling people what they need to hear because I don't want to upset them.
13. I sometimes struggle to explain what I want clearly enough for other people to act on it.
14. I'm good at finding other people's strengths, talents, and skills.
15. I can delegate important work without needing to control every detail myself.
16. I sometimes let responsibilities slide when I know no one will notice.
17. I have trouble standing by people when supporting them could hurt my own reputation.
18. I can turn a broad goal into a plan that other people can understand and act on.
19. Under pressure, I can become reactive and lose my focus.
20. I try to keep everyone's interests in mind when making important decisions.
21. I find it difficult to speak up when I believe someone with more status or authority is wrong.
22. I can feel threatened when someone on my team starts outshining me.
23. I stand by people when they're struggling, not just when they're doing well.
24. When I give my word, I feel obligated to keep it even when it becomes inconvenient.
25. When I make a bad call, my first instinct is to find someone else to blame.