Leadership Coaching and Counseling

If you wish to learn “where you and your leadership effort stand”? Answer (circle) YES or NO to the following 15 questions.

1. Do you spend more time working on projects than planning and supervising the strategic direction of the department, functional area, or company?

YES / NO

2. Do you feel it is necessary to be involved in everything that is going on in your department, functional area, or company?

YES / NO

3. Do you feel it is necessary to be overly critical with details that aren’t highly relevant to your job?

YES / NO

4. Do you spend too much time in the work area(s) performing daily tasks because you enjoy it, even though someone else could do it well enough?

YES / NO

5. Do employees feel that all daily work problems must be brought to your attention?

YES / NO

6. Do you spend too much time doing things for others that they should be doing for themselves?

YES / NO

7. Do you play the role of roving quality assurance inspector to see if employees are doing their jobs correctly?

YES NO

8. Do you lack confidence and trust in the knowledge, skills, and abilities of employees?

YES / NO

9. Do you ask employees for their ideas and suggestions for resolving problems that arise during their daily work?

YES / NO

10. Do you avoid sharing details, information, and pertinent data with employees for fear it will not be used correctly?

YES / NO

11. Do you often work late hours?

YES / NO

12. Do you work more hours than your staff and employees?

YES / NO

13. Do you have too little time for outside activities, such as family, community activities, hobbies, recreation, and so on?

YES / NO

14. Do you get interrupted frequently by others who request advise or ask you to make a decision for them?

YES / NO

15. Do you have trouble meeting your self-established due dates?

YES / NO

10 to 12 YES responses could be an indication you might be a candidate for some leadership coaching in the near future.

10 to 12 NO responses could be an indication you might have developed your leadership skills over the years and are confident in a leadership role.