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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0In his book, The Art of Management<\/em> (1998),\u00a0Max 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.<\/p>\n De Pree, M. (1989).\u00a0Leadership Is an Art<\/em>. New York City, NY: Doubleday Business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 … <\/p>\n