The Skills Inventory indicated I was the weakest on the conceptual and had stronger and equal technical and human skills. Before taking this survey, I felt I was very good at concrete ideas, not abstract ideas so this was not surprising. I was stronger and more balanced between technical and human skills.
On the Style Questionnaire, my relationship score was moderately high. I have many employees who have worked with me for decades, and I believe one of the reasons for their loyalty is I have a balance between rigid performance standards coupled with an informal management style.
I thought my Task Score, which was moderately low, would have been higher because much of my daily routine consists of developing, planning numerous technical designs and processes.
On the Leadership Questionnaire, I was pleased to see that other people’s perception and my self-perception were the exact number. I felt comfortable and encouraged by this. In his book, The Art of Management (1998), Max De Pree says that one of the requirements of leadership is the ability to identify reality. I feel that the correlation between my self-perception and others’ perception of me indicates that, at least in that area, I have a good grasp of reality. Other people’s perception of me reflects my true self.
De Pree, M. (1989). Leadership Is an Art. New York City, NY: Doubleday Business.