Management Course Self Assessment

Management Self Assessment Questionnaire

If you'd like to learn more about our open enrolment management training courses, but are unsure as to which course will address your needs, take a minute to work your way through the self assessment questionnaire. Wherever you feel your business and people management skills are lacking, we'll suggest a management training programme to suit.

You needn't fill fill in every part of the questionnaire, only those management and leadership skills that apply to you and your responsibilities.

Individual skills		How important is this skill to you?
1. Business Awareness.
Understands the business, its customers and markets, the way it works, its structure and culture.
2. Communication Skills.
Conveys ideas and information clearly and in a manner appropriate to the audience.
3. Decision making.
Evaluates the implications of various options before deciding on a course of action and then showing commitment to and accountability for that decision.
4. Developing Others.
Develops staff to their full potential, providing timely, constructive feedback on performance, setting challenging work assignments and objectives, and monitoring progress.
5. Financial Awareness.
Understand the concepts of profit and loss, cash flow and managing budgets in order to use financial information effectively.
6. Human Resource Management.
Understands the impact of, and trends in, human resource management, and how they contribute to an organisation's performance management system.
7. Influencing.
Adapts behaviour and communication style with others to gain agreement and commitment to ideas and action.
8. Information Technology.
Understands how to use new technology in business and its potential impact on the business.
9. Innovation and Creativity.
Demonstrates an inquiring mind and encourages new ideas.
10. Leadership.
Takes charge and adapts own leadership style to suit the situation, to inspire, influence and motivate others to perform effectively.
11. Managing Change.
Understands the need for and implications of change in the organisational context.
12. Managing Cultural Differences.
Appreciates that cultural differences exist and works to adapt own behaviour in order to create effective outcomes.
13. Managing Information.
Appreciates the importance and relevance of effective information management.
14. Managing Others.
Leads, encourages and supports the work of others to achieve their objectives in the most effective way.
15. Managing Uncertainty.
Is prepared to move away from familiar ways of thinking and working and deals with uncertain situations comfortably.
16. Marketing Awareness.
Understands basic marketing principles in order to set up a system to tap into customer needs and market moves.
17. Performance Management.
Ability to see how effective performance management contributes to the delivery of the organisation's strategy.
18. Personal Effectiveness.
Demonstrates good time management by monitoring own performance against realistic targets and goals.
19. Political Sensitivity.
Understands agendas and perspectives of others, recognises and balances needs of the group and broader organisation.
20. Problem Solving.
Identifies issues, gathers all relevant information, interprets the facts and explores all possible solutions.
21. Process Management.
Understands the principles of how a business operates, both on a day-to-day and a longer term basis with a view towards performance improvement.
22. Self development and learning.
Takes responsibility and control for own development and learning; plans for future direction.
23. Self Management.
Demonstrates self-confidence and assertiveness in a variety of business situations.
24. Strategic Awareness.
Takes a strategic view of the business environment, clearly understands business strategy.
25. Team working.
Works well in cross-functional groups with peers, subordinates and seniors; encourages participation and involvement by team members through being open and approachable.