size of the organization by number of employees
Are you lower,middle or upper management?
lower management
middle management
upper management
number of years of management experience
For each item, choose the alternative which most nearly expresses your opinion on how frequently you SHOULD do what is described by that item. Always indicated what you, as a supervisor, or manager, sincerely believe to be the desireable way to act. Please remember there are no right or wrong answers to these questions. Different supervisors have different experiences and we are interested only by your opinions.
If you were the manager, you would:
Put the welfare of the unit above the welfare of any person in it.
Always
Often
Occasionally
seldom
Never
Give in to your subordinates in discussions with them.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Encourage extra work by persons in your unit.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Implement your own new ideas in the unit.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Back up the person under you does.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Criticize poor work.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Ask for more than the persons under you are expected to accomplish.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Refuse to compromise on a point.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Insist that persons under you follow to the letter, those standard routines handed down to you.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Help people under you with their personal problems.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Be slow to adopt new ideas.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Get approval of persons under you on important matters before going ahead.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Resist changes in the way things were done.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Assign tasks to particular people.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Speak in manner not to be questioned.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Stress the importance of being ahead of other units.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Criticizes specific acts rather than particular members of your unit.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Let the persons under you do their work the way they think best.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Do personal favors for people under you.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Emphasize the meeting of deadlines.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Insist that you be informed on decisions made by persons under you.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Offer new approaches to problems.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Treat all persons under you as your equals.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Be willing to make changes.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Talk about how much should be done.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Wait for persons in your unit to push new ideas.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Rule with an iron hand.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Reject suggestions for changes.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Change the duties of persons under you without first talking it over with them.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Decide in detail what shall be done and how it shall be done by the persons under.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
See to it that persons under you are working up to capacity.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Stand up for persons under you, even tough it takes you unpopular with others.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Put suggestions made by persons in the unit into operation.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Refuse to explain your actions.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Ask for sacrifices from persons under you for the good of your entire unit.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Act without consulting persons under you.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
"Needle" (Push) persons under you for greater effort.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Insist that everything be done your way.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Encourage slow-working persons in your unit to work harder.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never
Meet with the persons in your unit at certain regularly scheduled times.
Always
Often
Occasionally
Seldom
Never