Testing your locus of control
Some of us attribute what happens to us mostly to factors outside us such as chance while others attribute it mostly to their own ability and work. Those who tend to attribute successes and failures to outside factors are called externals
or are said to have an external locus of control; those who attribute them to factors internal to them are called internals or are said
to have an internal locus of control. The more internal you are, the more likely you are to succeed.
There are a few tools to measure your internal and external locus of control. This quiz is a modification of one that was developed by Rotter to test externality and internality. The respondent is required to indicate the extent to which one item is preferred over the other by distributing three points across the two items.... |
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How trustworthy are you?
Trust is an extremely important ingredient in the institution building processes. According to Tyler and Degoey (1996), managers play a crucial role in the development of trust since they control the flow of information by either sharing or not sharing key information.... |
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How trusting are you?
Managers who trust their juniors tend to delegate more. In fact, trust can be built through delegation. If delegation has to be used as a trust building tool, those who delegate should assume the role of trainers and should be willing to spend more time with their juniors to ensure that they have the required skills to perform what has been delegated to them.... |
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Managerial and leadership activities questionnaire
Managers have to be agile and versatile—their job demands them to multitask effectively. Assess yourself on how versatile you are as a manager by assessing how well you are performing managerial and leadership activities.... |
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Assess your leadership or management style
The way we lead and motivate people is the key to our effectiveness particularly as we go higher up in the manager levels. Not only do we have to be good team builders and possess strong interpersonal skills, but we also need to create strong managers and leaders for the future.... |
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