1

As you are walking to your car, you notice litter and pop cans scattered around the parking lot. Hmmm, you think, we must have some morale problems.

2

When deciding what to wear, you choose clothing with a similar style to that worn by key people in your organization. You give it careful, deliberate thought.

3

You hate arguing a point, but are totally inflexible when it comes to making yourself persuade someone who is resisting a change you see as necessary.

4

You joke about how the only thing people can rely on and expect around this business is change.

5

You see management as much more formal and scientific than leadership. You don't rely on book skills and conventional wisdom like planning, controlling and technology to make your people decisions.

6

There are few real tools and explicit techniques for leadership. You see it as a gut kind of thing.

7

You see yourself and your work group as partners in a small business. The guy in charge may have the biggest stake in the business but all of you are striving for success and are dependent on each other.

8

When you make a mistake you claim your fault and deal with the consequences.

9

You love to work with leaders.

10

These are wild times, and you are sure you have made a total fool of yourself several times in the last week alone.

11

You're tired of the latest buzzwords and jargon. Your focus is pragmatic.

12

You believe there is such a thing as good taste, and frankly, you have it.

13

Challenging the corporate culture and the way things are done is just what you do.

14

When you are coaching, you have no set rules. You go with the flow.

15

You think humor is the best approach to raising team morale.

16

You wear your emotions on your sleeve. There is no secret what your passion is.

17

You may have a fancy title, but you feel you are running for office every day of the week.

18

You don't have a problem with faking your emotions or feelings.

19

You always have time to work the phones. Your reputation has you tagged as the department "talker."

20

You see leadership as a performance. It's all about acting.

21

You will walk past a host or ignore a stakeholder if you are engrossed in a conversation with someone.

22

You are more worried about office politics than doing your job.

23

You know people can't have all the answers and admit you are no expert.

24

You network at every opportunity.

25

When you see the same problem coming around on the merry-go-round, and you've solved it so many times that it's no longer interesting, you are outta there!