Mission #1: Leadership and You — From a Helicopter View

What are your general thoughts and feelings about leadership and management? Share them by answering the questions below:

What is the goal of management?

What is hard about management? Why is not everyone doing a great job?

If you had to name the three most important areas you should focus on as a manager, what would they be?

How much do you like being a leader?

I only took the job because I had to

Not-great, not-terrible

I generally like it but I still need to gain confidence/ I have some concerns

I love it!

Other

What is great about being a leader?

What sucks about being a leader?

What do you think are the major misconceptions (pitfaults) of first-tme managers (and not only:) about leadership? (list as many as you can)

What is your current state of authority?

Being in a formal leadership position can mean different things—from 'I have a budget, the autonomy to make important decisions, and a team of 10' to 'I have a team of two, but I don’t even get to assign their tasks—someone else does.' It’s never perfect, but you need to know where you stand! Select all that apply.

What is your current state of authority?Being in a formal leadership position can mean different things—from 'I have a budget, the autonomy to make important decisions, and a team of 10' to 'I have a team of two, but I don’t even get to assign their tasks—someone else does.' It’s never perfect, but you need to know where you stand! Select all that apply.

I am not involved in the process of hiring people for my team

I am involved in the process of hiring but I am not the final decision maker

I am the decision maker when it comes to hiring people for my team

I am not involved in the process of firing people from my team

I am involved in the process of firing but I am not the final decision maker

I am the decision maker when it comes to firing people from my team

I have a dedicated budget I manage and allocate

I am not involved in the process of setting salaries and remuneration packages for my team

I am involved in the process of setting salaries and remuneration packages for my team but I am not the final decision maker

I am the decision maker when it comes to setting salaries and remuneration packages for my team (within set salary ranges)

I am not the one who allocates roles and tasks within the team

I am involved in the process of allocation of roles and tasks in my team but I am not the final decision maker

I am the decision maker when it comes to allocation of roles and tasks for my team

I am not involved in the process of appraisals (or we do not have appraisals)

I am involved in appraisals but I am not leading them

I am leading the process of appraisals of my team members