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1) Which of the following best describes where you are in your career?

New Manager

Mid-level Manager

Senior-level manager

Newly-promoted leader (executive level)

Experienced leader (executive level)

Other (please specify)

If you selected other, please specify:

2) Please rate the likelihood that you will devote time and effort in your
current job to each of the following situations.

1=Very
2 3 4 5=Very likely
unlikely

Learn how to Learn how Learn how

Learn how Learn how Learn how
delegate more to delegate
to delegate to delegate to delegate
to delegate
effectively to more more
more more more
my direct effectively to effectively to
effectively to effectively to effectively to
reports my direct my direct
my direct my direct my direct
reports 1=Very reports 5=Very
reports 2 reports 3 reports 4
unlikely likely

Develop Develop
Develop
proficiency in proficiency in Develop Develop Develop
proficiency in
creating creating proficiency in proficiency in proficiency in
creating
budgets budgets creating creating creating
budgets
1=Very budgets 2 budgets 3 budgets 4
5=Very likely
unlikely
Manage Manage
Manage
people people through Manage Manage Manage
people through
through other other people people people
other
managers, managers, through other through other through other
managers,
sometimes sometimes managers, managers, managers,
sometimes
globally sometimes sometimes sometimes
globally globally
1=Very globally 2 globally 3 globally 4
5=Very likely
unlikely

Influence Influence
Influence
company’s company’s Influence Influence Influence
company’s
overall overall company’s company’s company’s
overall
strategy strategy overall overall overall
strategy
1=Very strategy 2 strategy 3 strategy 4
5=Very likely
unlikely

Learn how to Learn how

Learn how
give feedback to give Learn how Learn how Learn how
to give
and feedback and to give to give to give
feedback and
performance performance feedback and feedback and feedback and
performance
reviews reviews performance performance performance
reviews
1=Very reviews 2 reviews 3 reviews 4
5=Very likely
unlikely

Manage the Manage

Manage
board and the board and Manage Manage Manage
the board and
outside outside the board and the board and the board and
outside
stakeholders stakeholders outside outside outside
stakeholders
1=Very stakeholders 2 stakeholders 3 stakeholders 4
5=Very likely
unlikely

Develop or Develop or
Develop or
overhaul overhaul Develop Develop Develop
overhaul
business business or overhaul or overhaul or overhaul
business
processes processes business business business
processes
1=Very processes 2 processes 3 processes 4
5=Very likely
unlikely

Negotiate
Negotiate
work and work and
Negotiate Negotiate Negotiate Negotiate
family work and work and work and work and
family
pressures family family family family
pressures daily
daily pressures pressures pressures pressures daily
1=Very
daily 2 daily 3 daily 4 5=Very likely
unlikely

Help my direct Help my

Help my
reports direct reports Help my Help my Help my
direct reports
manage their manage their direct reports direct reports direct reports
manage their
time more time more manage their manage their manage their
time more
effectively effectively time more time more time more
effectively
1=Very effectively 2 effectively 3 effectively 4
5=Very likely
unlikely
Influence the
Influence Influence
company’s the company’s
Influence Influence Influence
the company’s
culture and the company’s the company’s the company’s
culture and culture and
leadership culture and culture and culture and
leadership leadership
style leadership leadership leadership
style 1=Very style 5=Very
style 2 style 3 style 4
unlikely likely

Manage Manage
Manage
company’s company’s Manage Manage Manage
company’s
overall risk overall risk company’s company’s company’s
overall risk
portfolio portfolio overall risk overall risk overall risk
portfolio
1=Very portfolio 2 portfolio 3 portfolio 4
5=Very likely
unlikely

Create
Create long- long-term Create Create Create
Create
term vision for long-term
vision for the long-term long-term long-term
the company vision for the
company vision for the vision for the vision for the
company
1=Very company 2 company 3 company 4
5=Very likely
unlikely

3) Which statement below best describes your current work situation?

Much of my time is spent trying to work more effectively, balancing managing myself
with managing my direct reports, and solving everyday management challenges.

My job puts me at the crossroads of strategy and execution, and I am directly

accountable for my unit’s execution of company strategy.

I am charged with creating a long-term strategy and vision for my company.

I spend much of my time advising companies about their management and business
issues.

Other

4) How many years of business/professional experience do you have?

Less than 5 years

5 to 9 years

10 to 14 years

15 to 19 years
 20 years or more

5) Which of the following best describes your current title?

Owner/Partner

CEO/President/Chairman

Other C-Level (CFO, COO, etc.)

Executive Management (EVP, SVP, GM,

MD)

Vice President

Director

Senior Manager/Dept. Head

Manager/Supervisor

Administrative Assistant

Consultant

Educator

Student

Other (please specify)

If you selected other, please specify:

6) How many individuals does your company employ?

No one other than myself

1 to 4

5 to 99
 100 to 499

500 to 999

1,000 to 4,999

5,000 to 9,999

10,000 or more

7) What is your age?

Under 25

25-34

35-44

45-54

55 or older

8) Please select the article you would like as a thank you for your
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“Are You a High Potential?” by Douglas A. Ready, Jay A. Conger, and Linda A.
Hill

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“Stress-Test Your Strategy: The 7 Questions to Ask” by Robert Simons

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