1

You get along well with your peers. Some are not necessarily people you would ask over for dinner, but you work together okay.

2

You like your boss. There are many things you admire in terms of how the work is done.

3

There were a couple of times when you knew the boss was in error, but you made sure you said absolutely nothing about it to anyone.

4

When you have an issue with a co-worker and you see no way it can be resolved, you let it go and don't mention it, to the co-worker or the boss.

5

Some of your boss's peers appear to be jerks though you get along fine with them.

6

You are asked to attend key meetings and your opinion is sought by people in other work groups.

7

Though you have more work than can be completed in a given day, you make it a point to periodically walk through other work areas.

8

You take or make time to stop and talk casually with people other than your own team when you pass them in the hall or around the work area.

9

You have considered the various positions in your organization and the next level makes sense to your general sense of life direction.

10

You know where you should be going and what you should be doing with your life at this given moment in your career.

11

You keep track of the skills you are acquiring and are clear on how to fine-tune new areas of accomplishment.

12

When a challenge comes up or you are unsure of a solution to a task, you identify where you have difficulty and consider actions to eliminate the deficiency.

13

Learning has been a priority for you for a long time. Whether you enjoy playing the student or not, you are determined to have specific continuous learning goals, short and long term.

14

You take individual responsibility for your own learning and make sure you are growing skills, whether it is on your time or the organization's; out of your pocket or a training budget.

15

You have a record of career success. You keep track of accomplishments and plan for new projects.

16

You have studied the organization and your area and have considered other jobs and moves. Though not always a sequential path nor more responsibility, you are open to other positions that could expand your base skills.

17

In a discussion with some friends you were surprised when they agreed they would never accept another position that added hours to their work schedule with little overt or financial gain.

18

Delegating work is something that you feel must be done, even when the person available is not the person most skilled for the task.

19

Administrative tasks like paperwork, record keeping and tracking are activities you work with and schedule completion times for.

20

Time management is something you concentrate on and have a system that is working for you.

21

You read about happenings in your industry as well as the economy and keep current with staffing, workforce concerns and labor issues.

22

You can provide a clear, accurate, one-minute summation of the nature of your organization and the function of your department.

23

If someone asked you what the three accountabilities of your job were, how you were measured and one stretch goal that you had, you could respond immediately with specific, concise detail.

24

You have outside interests and stay current in your community.

25

You are aware of the hours you spend on the job and regularly review how you can organize and shift work in order to maintain a balanced life with home and work.