If you intend to create and develop your business, you can not do without leaders. These people help any business to develop at an accelerated pace, they have the necessary knowledge, skills, skills to work with other people and are able to lead a team. But how to find a potential leader among thousands of unremarkable passers-by?
Instruction manual
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The difficulty lies in finding, among an endless string of candidates for the proud title of leader, those who have, if not developed qualities of a person who can solve any problem, then at least the rudiments of leadership qualities. A simple and effective leadership test is required. The solution is simple - give a book to a potential leader. Ask the person whom you, for example, plan to put in a managerial position, read the book you have proposed, and contact you in three days to discuss what you read.
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When three days have passed, ask the person about the result. And one of two possible outcomes comes. Most often, it turns out that the person to whom you recommended reading the contents of the book begins to make excuses. He could not read the book until the end, because he had to work overtime. Or on Tuesday evening, his family spends a joint evening watching TV, or maybe observes a different tradition. Excuses can be very diverse.
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Draw a preliminary conclusion. What is this development of events talking about? If a person is not able to make enough effort to read a book, will he be able to get together to organize a serious event, give a presentation or undergo training for a higher position?
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However, if the day after the person received the book, he calls you at six in the morning and says that he has read the recommended publication, made important notes and made a brief summary that it is advisable to discuss immediately in person, this characterizes the person with a completely different side. This is a real leader.
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Before you offer this simple test to a person, decide on the "test material". What book should be given to a candidate for leadership? It doesn’t matter, it's just a test. The objective of the test is to check a person for their readiness to act and take reasonable initiative. Nine out of ten people you ask about whether they are ready to become a leader will answer in the affirmative. But people can say anything. It is required to test their aspiration in a simple matter.
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If you did not find a suitable book, use an article from a popular magazine, say, "Around the World." The main thing is that a person demonstrates a willingness to make an effort. Such a test can be very useful in selecting a team to build your business and the distribution of functions within it.
Helpful advice
A source:
Leaders, Tom Schreiter, 2003.
