Question 1 of 10
"When a decision I made turns out badly, I say so before anyone else notices."
Question 2 of 10
You said how you wanted something done. They did it differently and it worked better. What actually happens next?
I tell them they were right, and I change the instruction.
I note it and quietly adjust. I do not make a thing of it.
It worked, but that is not the point. The point is that I asked.
I had not thought about it enough to have an opinion either way.
I would not have told them how to do it in the first place.
Question 3 of 10
Which statement feels more true for you?
Statement A
"Authority is given to you, and it can be taken back."
Statement B
"Authority is something you hold. If you keep asking permission you do not have it."
Question 4 of 10
In the last month, how many decisions did you make that the person you lead was relieved not to have to make?
Question 5 of 10
Something has gone properly wrong and they are upset. The first thirty seconds. What do you do?
Ask what they need, then decide. Deciding is the job.
Fix the problem. The feelings can come once it is solved.
Tell them to calm down so we can actually deal with it.
Wait and see what they want me to do.
We work it out together. Neither of us is in charge of this.
Question 6 of 10
Which is closer to how you actually operate?
Statement A
"If they are unhappy in this, that is my problem to solve."
Statement B
"If they are unhappy, they need to tell me. I am not a mind reader."
Question 7 of 10
"I know what they would say right now if you asked them what they actually want."
Question 8 of 10
How did you end up with the authority you have?
We negotiated it. There were terms, and I could still recite them.
I took it. Somebody had to.
It accumulated. I decide because I always have.
I do not really have it, and I do not want it.
Question 9 of 10
"Being the one who decides costs me something, and I could tell you exactly what."
Question 10 of 10
Last one. Which is closer to the truth?
Statement A
"They could hand it back tomorrow. They have not. That is the whole arrangement."
Statement B
"They cannot really hand it back. That is what makes it real."
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