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It would help if I could delegate more effectively.

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It would help if I could get my staff to be more

self-reliant.
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It would help if I could create a more open and

trusting atmosphere within my unit.
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It would help if I could be more assertive.

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It would help if my staff had more of a sense of

urgency about their work.
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It would help if I had more authority.

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It would help if I could improve the morale of my

staff.
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It would help if I could increase the interest of my

staff in their jobs.
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It would help if I could manage meetings better.

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It would help if I knew more about the organisation’s

future plans.
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It would help if I could gain more real practice in

negotiation.
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It would help if I could be clearer about strategy and

tactics in negotiations.
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It would help if I could get more feedback from

my staff.
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It would help if I could find ways of using the full

potential of my staff.
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It would help if I could improve the way we work

together as a team.
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It would help if I could make my staff more aware of

what I expect of them.
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It would help if I could find ways other than financial

reward to motivate my staff.
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It would help if I could improve my ability to assess

the true potential of my staff.
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It would help if I could handle disciplinary and

grievance issues more effectively.
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It would help if I could improve relationships with

one or two of my staff.
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It would help if I could handle conflict more skilfully.

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It would help if I could improve my ability to

recognise opportunities for innovation.
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It would help if my own objectives were more

realistic.
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It would help if I could improve my project

management abilities.
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It would help if I could set and maintain more

realistic performance standards.
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It would help if I had more feedback on the results

of my efforts.
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It would help if I could improve how I manage poor

or inadequate performance.
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It would help if I could improve my ability to select

the best person for a jo
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It would help if I could find ways of increasing

staff flexibility.
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It would help if I could keep my better staff for

longer.
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It would help if I could plan my development by

being more clear about the broad
career options open to me.
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It would help if I personally had more training and

development.
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It would help if I had the know-how and skills to

coach my own staff.
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It would help if I could establish a larger network of

contacts within the organisation.
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It would help if I could improve my ability to manage

the implementation of change.
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It would help if I could get my staff to be more

positive about change.
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It would help if I had more scope to introduce

new ideas.
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It would help if I could get my staff to come up with

more ideas.
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It would help if I could extend the range of my

contacts outside the organisation.
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It would help if people took more pride in their work.

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It would help if I could put my point of view more

effectively to others.
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It would help if I could improve my ability to think on

my feet and deal with awkward
or unexpected questions.
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It would help if I could improve my ability to express

myself in writing.
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It would help if I received more recognition for my

efforts.
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It would help if I could keep more up-to-date with

developments in my field.
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It would help if I understood other people’s jobs

more clearly.
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It would help if I had a clearer definition of my job.

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It would help if I really understood our information

technology.
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It would help if I knew more about the functions of

other parts of the organisation.
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It would help if I could see more clearly how my

objectives fit into the ‘big picture’.
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It would help if I felt I could be more open with

my staff.
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It would help if I could assess priorities more

accurately.
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It would help if I could reduce the number of crises

or unexpected situations I have to deal with.
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It would help if I could find a way to reduce the

number of interruptions to my work.
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It would help if I could control the amount of time I

spend doing routine work.
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It would help if I could spend more time with

my staff.
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It would help if I could improve my ability to come

up with new ways of tackling familiar problems.
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It would help if I could make a better assessment of

the risks involved in the decisions I have to make.
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It would help if I was more involved in

decision-making.
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It would help if I could improve my ability to analyse

problems and determine the real causes.