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10 Step Venture eMentoring Program™
Session 4: Management Skills
Module 4b: Management Skills Inventory Worksheet
Taking an inventory of where your business management strengths and weaknesses are is a very useful planning exercise. Not being strong in certain areas of business management is only a problem if you don’t recognize it. By recognizing it, you may choose to secure additional training or the services of someone who is proficient in the areas where you lack skills. The following worksheet will help you take an inventory of your management strengths and weaknesses. In answering each question, consider tasks that you’ve performed in prior positions, volunteer work, community services, personal characteristics and other traits that define how you tend to manage situations and resources.
Instructions: Read each question carefully and respond as honestly and as creatively as possible. Your answers will help identify where your strengths are and where you may want to secure the services of others, pursue additional training, and/or gain direct experience. After responding to each of the points introduced below, submit the form to receive a copy via the email address(es) specified.
Instructions: Select an option for each question, and submit the form to receive your score

List below experiences where you have provided management level skills:

Management Skills Inventory Worksheet
1. Positions Held
2. Volunteer Work
3. Community Service
4. Other Projects


Using the categories above, take an inventory of your skills in the areas below:

Working With People High Medium Low
5. Communication; verbal and written
6. Negotiating skills
7. Resolving conflict
8. Coordinating human resources
9. Accepting responsibility
10. Social skills
11. Professional conduct
Organization and Planning High Medium Low
12. Establishing goals
13. Achieving goals
14. Managing time
15. Maintaining work schedules
Cash Management High Medium Low
16. Establishing budgets
17. Negotiating deals
18. Bill paying
19. Loan/credit history
20. Fundraising
21. Record keeping
22. Tax preparation
23. Maintaining profits
Selling Ideas, Products and Services High Medium Low
24. Ability to convince others
25. Meeting sales goals
26. Presentation skills
27. Overcoming objections
28. Facilitating outcomes
Managing Resources High Medium Low
29. Effective delegating
30. Facilitating outcomes
31. Monitoring performance
32. Motivating others
33. Dealing with change
34. Overcoming challenges
35. Resourcefulness
Risk Taking High Medium Low
36. Self confidence
37. Strategic planning
38. Assess outcomes
39. Follow through
40. Reward oriented
Independence and Leadership High Medium Low
41. Leadership skills
42. Self disciplined
43. Self directed
44. Work independently
45. Consistency
Personality Traits High Medium Low
46. Over achiever
47. Take charge
48. Work hard
49. Patient
50. Determined
51. Performance standards
Product, Service or Other Specialized Knowledge High Medium Low
52. Research
53. Information processing
54. Knowledge integration
Customer Service High Medium Low
55. Problem solving
56. Delivering on promises
57. Satisfying needs

Note: Some of the management skill areas above may not apply to your particular area(s) of self-employment interest. However, performing an inventory of your management skills strengths and weaknesses can help to determine which self-employment areas you may want to pursue and which ones you may not want to pursue.

 
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Click the Submit button above to calculate your score.
Interpreting Your Score
Scores are based on the following values:
5 = High, 3 = Medium, 1 = Low

Now – on to Summary Session 4

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