Introduction: The following assessment is designed to help you identify your current mix of skills so that you can better focus on skills needing development, thus increasing your effectiveness as a manager.

Instructions: Indicate the extent to which the following statements describe you. Click on the button of the label that best represents your self evaluation (VM = Very Much Like Me; SW = Somewhat Like Me; O = Occasionally Like Me; S = Seldom Like Me; N = Nothing Like Me).

1.	I am at ease in written and oral communication including listening.	VM  SW  O  S  N
2.	I handle stress well and seldom have time management problems.	VM  SW  O  S  N
3.	I have no trouble making decisions that affect me and/or others.	VM  SW  O  S  N
4.	I can identify, analyze, and solve problems effectively.	VM  SW  O  S  N
5.	I am effective at getting others to perform at high levels.	VM  SW  O  S  N
6.	I delegate tasks to others to help them learn and to involve them in the activity at hand.	VM  SW  O  S  N
7.	I set goals and establish a long-term vision for everything I do and can help others do the same.	VM  SW  O  S  N
8.	I am keenly aware of my own strengths and weaknesses.	VM  SW  O  S  N
9.	I work well with groups and can help others develop into effective teams.	VM  SW  O  S  N
10.	I handle conflict well and am able to help others resolve their differences.	VM  SW  O  S  N

Source: Based on Table 1, "The Most Frequently Cited Skills of Effective Managers," from Developing Management Skills, 2/e by David A. Whetten and Kim S. Cameron. Copyright © 1991 by Harper Collins Publishers.