re you as effective at communicating your ideas as you are at developing them? DO you even think this may be a relevant question?
This brief, automated test tackles the ambitious (some would say impossible) task of determining your effectiveness in a strategic mix of key competencies: Leadership, Teamwork, Consulting, Communications, Partnering. Simply key in a number from 1 – 10 for each of the ten questions and we will provide you with a total score profiling you Geeklead IQ.
Warning: This is a beta version of the test, intended to be significantly revised and refined in the coming months. This test is to be used for discussion and personal development only, never for hiring, advancement or termination purposes or demotion from jobs in development to jobs in (heaven forbid) tech support, documentation or (worse than anything) human resources.
Scale: Enter a number from 1 – 10 to indicate your agreement or disagreement.
1 = Strongly Agree
2, 3 = Agree
4,5 = Somewhat Agree
6,7 = Somewhat Disagree
8, 9 = Disagree
10 = Strongly Disagree
Interpreting Your Score:
90 – 100. You are the alpha geekleader, a leader among geeks, a geek among leaders, a geek among geeks, a leader among leaders. Demand a raise or at least, some more stock options. At least, a new palm pilot.
80 - 89. You are a formidable geekleader but still with room for improvement. Maybe you should rethink a few of your answers? Is your Personal Vision statement as clear as it can be? Do you have one at all?
70 – 79. No serious trouble but definite issues to work on. Buy a few leadership books, take a seminar or two. Maybe you should think about doing a 360-degree survey on yourself.
60 – 69. Now we're looking at some problems. Are you really adding value? Have you come to terms with the fact that communications and leadership may actually be a part of your job? Have you come to see at all that you can do both? Maybe you want to re-think the whole individual contributor thing.
Below 60. Uh-oh. How good is your HR department? Your boss? Maybe it would be a good thing to talk this out with somebody. At the same time, it wouldn't hurt to freshen up that resume. Thank goodness the economy is still strong for this kind of work.
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