- Does your manager worry more than you?
- And does the team reporting to him worry more than him?
- Or has he established a chain of people who do not worry and therefore do not tackle the problems when they are small?
This test reflects the fact that a manager wants to trust that the person reporting to him is worried. I usually try to measure signs of a little stress and accountability when problems occur. If a person that is under you is immune to stress, then he will have less pressure to fix the problem.
I also evaluate the fact that the manager has built a network of people who worry reporting to him. If they have these people then he can trust that a lot of problems that surface will be dealt by his reports.
Worrying is a direct consequence of being responsible. And responsibility is something that a person either has or does not have. I have never been able to recover an irresponsible guy. So the best thing is for you to make sure you don't hire them. If you did hire him, you have made a mistake and you have to get rid of him immediately.
Disclaimer: the text on these Tests uses a lot of "he" and "him"
for simplicity in writing. Of course the same rules apply to ladies.
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