Leader or Follower?

2004-6-2 05:23:00

ARE YOU A LEADER OR FOLLOWER? By J J Dewey

1. Choose one answer that best describes you:
(a) I am the firstborn in my family.
(b) I am not the firstborn but there are 3 or less years separating me from my older brother or sister.
(c) I am not the firstborn but there are four or five years separating me from my older brother or sister.
(d) I am not the firstborn and there are six or more years separating me from my older brother or sister.
2. What is your attitude toward arguments?
(a) I try to avoid them
(b) I will argue if the cause is important, but would never start one.
(c) I will never run away from an argument and may start one from time to time. 3. What is your attitude toward winning an argument?
(a) It is totally useless to even try.
(b) I will try to win only if the other person has offended my principles
(c) I will try to win whenever I see the other person is in ignorance
(d) I must always try to win and never give up.
4. How strong is your attraction toward the opposite sex?
(a) Less than average
(b) Average
(c) Above average.
5. When someone insults something you believe in, how do you react?
(a) It's not worth getting bothered about.
(b) I feel insulted but feel that it doesn't do much good to react to something negative.
(c) I feel upset and do everything in my power to correct the insult.
6. How do you learn the best?
(a) With the guidance of a good teacher with a set curriculum.
(b) On my own setting my own curriculum and pace using a teacher only to answer my questions.
7. Describe your attitude or situation toward self-employment:
(a) I am self-employed to the extent that I set my own hours and am my own boss. (b) I am not presently self-employed but have plans to be in the near future. (c) I prefer the security of working for someone else.
8. Did you have a close relationship with your mother or did she have a strong influence on you?
(a) Yes
(b) No.
9. Do you sometimes think your doctor's advise is not as sound as your own?
(a) Yes
(b) No.
10. How many casual friends do you have?
(a) A small number
(b) An average amount
(c) A large number.
11. Describe your posture (Try to get the opinion of another person):
(a) poor to fair
(b) Average
(c) Good to excellent.
12. How many days work have you lost due to personal illness (do not count accidents) over the past three years?
(a) 0-3 (
b) 4-10
(c) More than 10

SCORING:
Question One: (a) 3, (b) 0, (c) 1, (d) 2
Two: (a) 0, (b) 1, (c) 2
Three: (a) 0, (b) 1, (c) 2, (d) 1
Four: (a) 0, (b) 1, (c) 2
Five: (a) 0, (b) 0, (c) 1
Six: (a) 0, (b) 1
Seven: (a) 2, (b) 1, (c) 0
Eight: (a) 1, (b) 0
Nine: (a) 1, (b) 0
Ten: (a) 0, (b) 1, (c) 2
Eleven: (a) 0, (b) 1, (c) 2
Twelve: (a) 2, (b) 1, (c) 0

INTERPRETATION:
16-21 Points: You have many natural leadership qualities. You are willing to take over where others will give up. You are one who does not follow the crowd or does things for the sake of appearance. You like to be your own person. A person cannot be a true leader unless he is willing to leave outworn methods of doing things. This you are willing to do. You do not mind taking some heat or criticism to which a leader is always subjected, and you are willing to take an unpopular side of an issue.
10-15 Points: You don't mind taking your share of chances and are qualified to lead in all the normal areas of life. As long as there are no major problems or turbulence, you could be well accepted in a leadership situation. Under too much pressure you may seek for easy solutions to avoid confrontation.
5-9 Points: You may like to be a leader, but you lack the initiative to take the necessary steps so that others can follow. You may find yourself torn between leading or following and have difficulty in deciding which path to take or how leadership is to be attained. If you truly want to be a leader, it can still be done but you must learn to believe in yourself.
0-4 You don't mind following and do not apologize for it. You seek security in life and don't desire to take any risks which will jeopardize you or your family financially or otherwise. You should be a good, stable provider.

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)