Ideal Manager Survey
 

What Makes Your Ideal Manager?

 
We all have views on what makes an ideal manager - and we'd love to hear yours! Please answer the questions that follow, and let us know what you think!

*
1. Please rate each of the items below according to how IMPORTANT you think they are in an IDEAL MANAGER.

Please be discriminating in your responses, and use the full range of the response scale.

 Not at all importantUnimportantSlightly unimportantNeither important nor unimportantSlightly importantImportantHighly important
Being guided in their actions by their own moral code
Providing timely positive and negative feedback to everyone in the team
Constantly seeking new information and resources that are useful to the team
Regularly creating opportunities for individuals to grow and develop for themselves
Thanking the team for their efforts on a regular basis
Being very organised with a place for everything
Being aware of the feelings of others during individual conversations and team meetings
Setting high standards and ensuring they are met
Building a team that is constantly competing to win
Being fully aware of their strengths and weaknesses as a manager
Never wasting their own or other people’s time
Having a clear sense of the team’s purpose
Holding themselves accountable and taking responsibility for their team
Doing all they can to help team members when they have difficulties
Not judging others, but accepting them for who they are

*
2. Please rate each of the items below according to how IMPORTANT you think they are in an IDEAL MANAGER.

Please be discriminating in your responses, and use the full range of the response scale.

 Not at all important Unimportant Slightly unimportantNeither important nor unimportantSlightly importantImportantHighly important
Recognising and affirming the strengths that make each team member unique
Sticking to guidelines and best practice templates as required
Being inspirational and motivating others to get things done
Planning both themselves and with others to ensure that projects are managed effectively
Explaining complicated concepts and ideas to people, in ways that they can understand
Winning agreement for the approaches and decisions that they wish to take
Putting the team at ease by establishing positive rapport with team members
Being constantly involved in bringing about change
Interpreting everything that happens positively, looking for the best outcome in all situations
Regularly creating time to think deeply and reflect upon the work of their team
Stimulating the team with innovative ideas
Helping the team to believe in themselves and see what they are capable of achieving
Building relationships with team members that will endure for the long term
Ensuring they do not make small errors or mistakes in their work
Being fair in their distribution of tasks, resources and rewards

*
3. Please rate each of the items below according to how IMPORTANT you think they are in an IDEAL MANAGER.

Please be discriminating in your responses, and use the full range of the response scale.

 Not at all importantUnimportant Slightly unimportantNeither important nor unimportantSlightly important ImportantHighly important
Being focused on success, having the energy and motivation to get there
Making connections between people and ideas
Working on projects that will make a lasting contribution
Encouraging others to take risks and stretch themselves outside of their comfort zones
Ensuring that the organisational strategy guides team objectives
Role modeling a dedication to keeping going, even when things are tough
Identifying the causes of problems for the team and sorting out those problems directly
Constantly looking for ways to improve the work and performance of the team
Managing and changing their own and the team’s priorities and workload, in order to meet changing demands
Working hard at everything they do and expecting the same of the team
Bringing a sense of humour to their meetings and interactions
Being proactive and getting things started
Preventing problems from occurring by thinking ahead and anticipating all possibilities
Bringing an alternative viewpoint to others and encouraging debate
Communicating well through their writing, using a range of different media

*
4. Please rate each of the items below according to how IMPORTANT you think they are in an IDEAL MANAGER.

Please be discriminating in your responses, and use the full range of the response scale.

 Not at all importantUnimportant Slightly unimportantNeither important nor unimportantSlightly importantImportantHighly important
Being able to cope with challenges and setbacks as they occur
Being confident in their own abilities to achieve their goals
Being focused on development for themselves and their team
Being happy to stand out from the team and be the focus of their attention, questions and comments
Being prepared to stand up and defend a position under challenge from others
Being true to themselves at work
Emotionally reaching out to team members to show understanding
Encouraging the team to be original in their thinking and to develop new ideas
Engaging with the team through the stories they tell
Giving others their full attention and focusing on what they are saying when they are talking
Having a sense of inner composure and self-assurance, whatever situations they face
Making the right decisions quickly and easily
Recovering quickly from setbacks and using them as springboards to achieve more
Serving and helping their team
Sharing the credit for their successes with others on the team
Powered by SurveyMonkey
Create your own free online survey now!