Are You An Accidental Diminisher? (No registration)

1. You see your role as protecting your employees from distraction and negative influences from people in the broader organization.

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2. You are respectful of organization boundaries and hierarchy. When you need to staff a project, you generally turn to the people who work directly for you or the people with the most seniority.

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3. You’re passionate, energetic, and articulate and can consume a lot of space in a meeting.

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4. You are a big thinker and lay out a compelling vision of the future that you evangelize to those around you.

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5. Your mind races with ideas and is a fountain of innovation. You come up with ideas for new strategies or products and are continually spouting new ideas for your team to toss around and play with.

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6. You react quickly when problems or opportunities surface by making rapid decisions that keep the organization moving forward.

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7. When you see people failing, you jump in to rescue them or the project in order to help them avert failure and get on the path of success.

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8. As the leader, you set the pace and the standard for delivering high-quality work. You make a point of working hard and delivering top notch results, so others can learn from your example.

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9. You are a “can-do” manager who sees possibilities and believes that most problems can be tackled with hard work and the right mindset.

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10. You appreciate excellence and exactness, so you offer helpful critiques and point out mistakes to help people improve their work.

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