THE IDEAL EMPLOYEE A-Z. Rate yourself.

1. THE IDEAL EMPLOYEE A-Z

Michael Josephson's Poster A-Z - The Ideal Employee -- lists 26 characteristics. Rate yourself on each of these characteristics and then add up your total score. We've also provided a place for you to explain, protest or suggest other characteristics that you think are important. This is just for fun but it will be more fun if you are really, really honest.

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* 1. Gender:

Male

Female

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* 2. Age

Over 60

50-60

40-49

30-39

25-29

20-24

Under 20

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* 3. Primary occupation (if retired, before retirement)

Business executive (a boss)

Business owner (a big boss)

Clergy

Clerical

Doctor or Dentist

Educator

Law enforcement

Lawyer or Judge

Military

Public executive (a boss)

Sales

Student

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Please indicate how you would rate yourself on each of the A-Z characteristics of an ideal employee in your present job. If you are not a current employee rate yourself in the job you held the longest.

	5 - Excellent	4 - Good, could be better	3 - Adequate, really could be better	2 - Not good, should be better	1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Accepts responsibility	Accepts responsibility 5 - Excellent	Accepts responsibility 4 - Good, could be better	Accepts responsibility 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Accepts responsibility 2 - Not good, should be better	Accepts responsibility 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Believes in the mission	Believes in the mission 5 - Excellent	Believes in the mission 4 - Good, could be better	Believes in the mission 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Believes in the mission 2 - Not good, should be better	Believes in the mission 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Committed to improvement	Committed to improvement 5 - Excellent	Committed to improvement 4 - Good, could be better	Committed to improvement 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Committed to improvement 2 - Not good, should be better	Committed to improvement 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Demonstrates good character	Demonstrates good character 5 - Excellent	Demonstrates good character 4 - Good, could be better	Demonstrates good character 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Demonstrates good character 2 - Not good, should be better	Demonstrates good character 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Eliminates waste	Eliminates waste 5 - Excellent	Eliminates waste 4 - Good, could be better	Eliminates waste 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Eliminates waste 2 - Not good, should be better	Eliminates waste 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Fixes rather than complains	Fixes rather than complains 5 - Excellent	Fixes rather than complains 4 - Good, could be better	Fixes rather than complains 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Fixes rather than complains 2 - Not good, should be better	Fixes rather than complains 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Goes the extra mile	Goes the extra mile 5 - Excellent	Goes the extra mile 4 - Good, could be better	Goes the extra mile 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Goes the extra mile 2 - Not good, should be better	Goes the extra mile 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Holds the company accountable	Holds the company accountable 5 - Excellent	Holds the company accountable 4 - Good, could be better	Holds the company accountable 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Holds the company accountable 2 - Not good, should be better	Holds the company accountable 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Is honest and responsible	Is honest and responsible 5 - Excellent	Is honest and responsible 4 - Good, could be better	Is honest and responsible 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Is honest and responsible 2 - Not good, should be better	Is honest and responsible 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Juggles multiple tasks	Juggles multiple tasks 5 - Excellent	Juggles multiple tasks 4 - Good, could be better	Juggles multiple tasks 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Juggles multiple tasks 2 - Not good, should be better	Juggles multiple tasks 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Knows what is needed	Knows what is needed 5 - Excellent	Knows what is needed 4 - Good, could be better	Knows what is needed 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Knows what is needed 2 - Not good, should be better	Knows what is needed 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Loves to do a job well	Loves to do a job well 5 - Excellent	Loves to do a job well 4 - Good, could be better	Loves to do a job well 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Loves to do a job well 2 - Not good, should be better	Loves to do a job well 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Makes everyone better	Makes everyone better 5 - Excellent	Makes everyone better 4 - Good, could be better	Makes everyone better 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Makes everyone better 2 - Not good, should be better	Makes everyone better 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Never gossips	Never gossips 5 - Excellent	Never gossips 4 - Good, could be better	Never gossips 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Never gossips 2 - Not good, should be better	Never gossips 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Obtains needed resources	Obtains needed resources 5 - Excellent	Obtains needed resources 4 - Good, could be better	Obtains needed resources 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Obtains needed resources 2 - Not good, should be better	Obtains needed resources 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Prods company to be better	Prods company to be better 5 - Excellent	Prods company to be better 4 - Good, could be better	Prods company to be better 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Prods company to be better 2 - Not good, should be better	Prods company to be better 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Quells negativity	Quells negativity 5 - Excellent	Quells negativity 4 - Good, could be better	Quells negativity 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Quells negativity 2 - Not good, should be better	Quells negativity 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Respects chain of command	Respects chain of command 5 - Excellent	Respects chain of command 4 - Good, could be better	Respects chain of command 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Respects chain of command 2 - Not good, should be better	Respects chain of command 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Shares ideas and enthusiasm	Shares ideas and enthusiasm 5 - Excellent	Shares ideas and enthusiasm 4 - Good, could be better	Shares ideas and enthusiasm 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Shares ideas and enthusiasm 2 - Not good, should be better	Shares ideas and enthusiasm 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Treats everyone with respect	Treats everyone with respect 5 - Excellent	Treats everyone with respect 4 - Good, could be better	Treats everyone with respect 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Treats everyone with respect 2 - Not good, should be better	Treats everyone with respect 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Understands practical realities	Understands practical realities 5 - Excellent	Understands practical realities 4 - Good, could be better	Understands practical realities 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Understands practical realities 2 - Not good, should be better	Understands practical realities 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Values integrity and ethics	Values integrity and ethics 5 - Excellent	Values integrity and ethics 4 - Good, could be better	Values integrity and ethics 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Values integrity and ethics 2 - Not good, should be better	Values integrity and ethics 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Willingly pitches in	Willingly pitches in 5 - Excellent	Willingly pitches in 4 - Good, could be better	Willingly pitches in 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Willingly pitches in 2 - Not good, should be better	Willingly pitches in 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Xpects to be treated with respect	Xpects to be treated with respect 5 - Excellent	Xpects to be treated with respect 4 - Good, could be better	Xpects to be treated with respect 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Xpects to be treated with respect 2 - Not good, should be better	Xpects to be treated with respect 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Yields when wrong	Yields when wrong 5 - Excellent	Yields when wrong 4 - Good, could be better	Yields when wrong 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Yields when wrong 2 - Not good, should be better	Yields when wrong 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency
Zeros in on what’s important	Zeros in on what’s important 5 - Excellent	Zeros in on what’s important 4 - Good, could be better	Zeros in on what’s important 3 - Adequate, really could be better	Zeros in on what’s important 2 - Not good, should be better	Zeros in on what’s important 1 - Poor, a serious deficiency

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* 5. Explanations or Justifications: Please add any explanations or justifications of the above scoring.

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* 6. Other characteristics of an ideal employee that you think are important. Please list them.

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* 7. YOUR SCORE: Review your answers above and add up your score - 5 for Excellent, 4 for Good, 3 for Adequate 2 for Needs Improvement and 1 for Serious deficiency. Indicate your score below:

125-130

115-124

100-114

85-99

70-84

55-69

40-54

Less than 40

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* 8. EXTRA CREDIT - Purely optional. These questions have nothing to do with the self-assessment but with your relationship to the Character Counts and What Will Matter blogs and Facebook pages. It should take less than 2 minutes and your responses will help us make some important decisions. If you prefer, just skip to the bottom of the survey and submit it. Thanks for participating.

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* 9. How did you come to find this survey?

Character Counts! Facebook

Character Counts! website

What Will Matter Facebook

What Will Matter Blog/Newsletter

Forwarded by a friend

LinkedIn (list group below)

Other (please specify)

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* 10. On average, how often do you read posts by either Character Counts! or Michael Josephson/What Will Matter? or Michael Josephson on LinkedIn?

Several times a day

Once a day

A few times a week

Maybe once a week

A couple of times a month

Other (please specify)

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Yes, both

Only the E-mail

Only the Mobile App

Neither

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Several times a week

Once a week

Just occasionally

Never

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* 13. On average, how would you rate the value or quality of the posts you read?

Excellent, I look forward to reading them

Good, I frequently find them personally valuable

Fair, some are pretty good

Other (please specify)

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Yes

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Yes, I give annually

Yes, I have occasionally given.

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