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104 Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work

information, training, resources, and learning opportunities, but
we also limit their development as well as their ability to make
a meaningful difference in the organization. Are you the kind
of supervisor who creates an environment that maximizes the
potential contributions of your employees or thwarts and frus-
trates their efforts? Take the following quiz to find out.

EMPOWERMENT SELFASSESSMENT QUIZ

Instructions: Read each statement below and decide how accu-
rately it describes your behavior using the following scale:

a. Never or rarely engage in this behavior (0 points)
b. Sometimes engage in this behavior (1 point)
c. Regularly engage in this behavior (2 points)
d. Always or almost always engage in this behavior
(3 points)

Place the point value of your answer choice on the blank line at
the beginning of the statement.

1. I regularly ask employees how I can help them
be more successful.
2. I delegate as much decision-making
responsibility as possible to employees.
3. I insist that employees receive continued
training to expand their skills.
4. I actively encourage employees to take
educated risks.