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Top Ten Management Skills

The following ten skills have been selected from leadership programs of the best-led companies worldwide. They have been validated by our institute with a sample of 23,598 participants.

Upon completion of the questionnaire, you will receive a profile of your competencies compared to other respondents. Registration is not required. Answering all 50 questions will take approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

Instructions: To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? The response scale ranges from 1 = "strongly disagree" to 5 = "strongly agree."

Best regards,
Prof. Dr. Waldemar Pelz
Institute for Management Innovation

 

Conveys even complex issues in an understandable and memorable way.

1

Teaks effective measures to creating a positive morale within the team.

2

Develops creative solutions to create mutual advantages and win-win scenarios.

3

Reliably distinguishes between essential and non-essential issues.

4

Has a clear and precise manner of expression.

5

Shows sensitivity and awareness (empathy) towards others (clients, employees, colleagues and superiors).

6

His personal presentation is confident and persuasive.

7

Makes sound and transparent decisions.

8

Sets meaningful goals for his area of responsibility based on strategic objectives of the business.

9

Shows a constructive and solution-oriented attitude towards challenges and problems.

10

Recognizes tensions and conflicts in a team in an early stage and resolves them in a convincing way.

11

Makes sure that proposed solutions are being converted into results.

12

Has realistic expectations concerning the implementation of initiatives (effort, time, benefits etc.).

13

Takes responsibility also when mistakes have been made, and implements corrective action.

14

Considers the consequences of his initiatives for other people or organizational units.

15

Is well prepared to deal with unexpected problems and obstacles.

16

Sets ambitious yet realistic (achievable) goals.

17

Provides constructive feedback to performance.

18

Considers and resolves also the emotional aspects of a conflict.

19

Identifies with the values and goals of the company and/or the respective business unit.

20

Has clear notions how to shape his area of responsibility over the long-term.

21

Shows a honest interest towards the opinions and experiences of other team members.

22

Is self-aware of his own emotions and their effects on others.

23

Is credible and convincing with what he says and does.

24

Makes sure that meetings and discussions are carried out efficiently (time-, and goal-oriented).

25

Quickly recognizes what is at the heart of a problem and develops creative solutions.

26

Takes a logically structured and efficient approach towards analyzing problems and solutions.

27

Effectively discourages inappropriate, digressing and non-goal-oriented behavior in a team.

28

Creates strong trust-based relationships.

29

Makes clear and quick decisions based on sound data and facts.

30

Quickly recognizes information deficits, personal constraints and faulty assumptions.

31

Talking and doing are consistent with each other.

32

Cleary states expectations to other members of the team concerning their contribution to accomplishing common goals.

33

Shows an interest in the big picture that goes beyond his current responsibilities.

34

Backs up his opinion with convincing arguments.

35

Keeps his promises.

36

Takes responsibility and is willing to be accountable for mistakes.

37

Shows a genuine interest towards other people.

38

Effectively resolves emotionally straining conflicts and problems.

39

Quickly recognizes opportunities & risks and develops suggestions based on his own initiative.

40

Takes control towards achieving targets (monitoring goals and progress).

41

Is capable to understand and analyze complex problems and tasks.

42

Demonstrates through his actions that he can resolve the material aspects of a conflict.

43

Represents his interests and position clearly and unambiguously.

44

Presents clearly, convincingly and goal-oriented.

45

Resolves issues based on best practices as well as the best available information.

46

Identifies conflicts even when these are latent (hidden) and addresses them openly.

47

Provides constructive feedback as to the communication skills of others.

48

Quickly gets to the heart of the matter without beating around the bush.

49

Influences the morale in his area of responsibility to help increase motivation.

50


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