If you intend to create and grow your business, you cannot 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?
Instructions
Step 1
The difficulty lies in the fact that among the endless line of candidates for the proud title of leader, to find those who have, if not developed qualities of a person capable of solving any problem, then at least the rudiments of leadership qualities. A simple and effective leadership test is required. The solution is simple - give the potential leader a book. Ask the person you, for example, plan to put in a leadership position, read the book you proposed and contact you three days later to discuss what they read.
Step 2
When three days have passed, ask the person about the result. And there comes one of two possible outcomes. More often than not, it turns out that the person whom you recommended to familiarize themselves with the contents of the book begins to make excuses. He couldn't read the book to the end because he had to work overtime. Or on a Tuesday night, his family spends an evening together watching TV, or maybe they follow another tradition. Excuses can be very different.
Step 3
Make a preliminary conclusion. What does this development of events mean? If a person is not able to put in enough effort to read a book, will they be able to get together to organize a serious event, give a presentation, or get training for a higher position?
Step 4
However, if the next day after the person received the book, he calls you at six in the morning and says that he has read the recommended edition, made important notes and made a short summary, which it is desirable to discuss immediately in person, this characterizes the person from a completely different sides. This is a real leader.
Step 5
Before offering a person this simple test, decide on the "test material". What book should a leader candidate give? It doesn't matter, it's just a test. The task of the test is to test a person for his readiness to act and to show reasonable initiative. Nine out of ten people you ask if they are ready to become a leader will say yes. But people can say whatever they want. It is required to check their aspiration in a simple matter.
Step 6
If you haven't found a suitable book, use an article from a popular magazine like Around the World. The main thing is that the person demonstrates a willingness to make an effort. Such a test can be very useful in the selection of a team to build their own business and the distribution of functions within it.
