SMU Leaders Survey Part 1

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Section 1

* What is your gender?

Male

Female

* What is your age?

* What is the general mood you are personally experiencing today?

Poor

Below Average

Good

Excellent

* What is the reason for your mood today?

Work related

A combination of work and personal

I don't know

Personal related

Section 2

We encourage you to answer the following 6 questions regarding Doxa Deo as accurately as possible. Each question has 4 statements.

You have a 100 points to allocate between the 4 statements of each question. The higher the value you give to a statement, the more you think the statement accurately describes Doxa Deo (the higher the number you give the more you agree).

Make sure that your total equals 100 for each question.
For example:
A: 60
B: 20
C: 10
D: 10

In the example above you agree the most with statement A and the least with C and D.

You will need to answer the questions twice - once (Part A) to state how things are currently happening and then (Part B) how you think it should happen to make Doxa Deo spectacularly successful in the future.

Part A - Which statement do you think most accurately describes your SMU currently?

* Dominant Characteristics Currently:

Our Cluster is a very personal place. It is a lot like an extended family. People seem to share a lot of themselves.

Our Cluster is a very dynamic and entrepreneurial place. People are willing to stick their necks out and take risks.

Our Cluster is very results oriented. A major concern is with getting the work done. People are very competitive and achievement oriented.

Our Cluster is a very controlled and structured place. Formal procedures generally govern what people do.

Values must add up to 100

* Leadership within our Cluster:

The leadership in our Cluster is generally considered to exemplify mentoring, facilitating, and nurturing.

The leadership in our Cluster is generally considered to exemplify entrepreneurship, innovation, and risk.

The leadership in our Cluster is generally considered to exemplify a no-nonsense, aggressive, results-oriented focus.

The leadership in our Cluster is generally considered to exemplify coordination, organizing, and smooth-running efficiency.

Values must add up to 100

* Leadership of Employees Currently:

The leadership style in our Cluster is characterized by teamwork, consensus, and participation.

The leadership style in our Cluster is characterized by individual risk-taking, innovation, freedom, and uniqueness.

The leadership style in our Cluster is characterized by hard-driving competitiveness, high demands, and achievement.

The leadership style in our Cluster is characterized by security of employment, conformity, predictability, and stability in relationships.

Values must add up to 100

* Organizational Glue Currently:

The glue that holds our Cluster together is the emphasis on achievement and goal accomplishment. Aggressiveness and winning are common themes.

The glue that holds our Cluster together is loyalty and mutual trust. Commitment to this organization runs high.

The glue that holds our Cluster together is commitment to innovation and development. There is emphasis on being cutting edge.

The glue that holds our Cluster together is formal rules and policies. Maintaining a smooth running organization is important.

Values must add up to 100

* Strategic Emphases Currently:

Our Cluster emphasizes human development. High trust, openness, and participation persist.

Our Cluster emphasizes competitive actions and achievement. Hitting stretch targets and winning in the marketplace are dominant.

Our Cluster emphasizes acquiring new resources and creating new challenges. Trying new things and prospecting for opportunities are valued.

Our Cluster emphasizes permanence and stability. Efficiency, control, and smooth operations are important.

Values must add up to 100

* Criteria for Current Success:

Our Cluster defines success on the basis of the development of human resources, teamwork, employee commitment, and concern for people.

Our Cluster defines success on the basis of efficiency. Dependable delivery, smooth scheduling, and low-cost production are critical.

Our Cluster defines success on the basis of winning in the marketplace and outpacing the competition. Competitive market leadership is key.

Our Cluster defines success on the basis of having the most unique or newest products. Doxa Deo is a product leader and innovator.

Values must add up to 100

Part B - Think of your Cluster as you think it should be within the next 5 years in order to be successful. Which statement do you think is preferable to achieve this?

* Preferred Core Characteristics:

Our Cluster is a very personal place. It is a lot like an extended family. People seem to share a lot of themselves.

Our Cluster is a very dynamic and entrepreneurial place. People are willing to stick their necks out and take risks.

Our Cluster is very results oriented. A major concern is getting the work done. People are very competitive and achievement oriented.

Our Cluster is a very controlled and structured place. Formal procedures generally govern what people do.

Values must add up to 100

* Ideal Cluster Leadership:

The leadership in our Cluster is generally considered to exemplify mentoring, facilitating, and nurturing.

The leadership in our Cluster is generally considered to exemplify entrepreneurship, innovation, and risk.

The leadership in our Cluster is generally considered to exemplify a no-nonsense, aggressive, results-oriented focus.

The leadership in our Cluster is generally considered to exemplify coordination, organizing, and smooth-running efficiency.

Values must add up to 100

* Preferred Leadership Style:

The leadership style in our Cluster is characterized by teamwork, consensus, and participation.

The leadership style in our Cluster is characterized by individual risk-taking, innovation, freedom, and uniqueness.

The leadership style in our Cluster is characterized by hard-driving competitiveness, high demands, and achievement.

The leadership style in our Cluster is characterized by security of employment, conformity, predictability, and stability in relationships.

Values must add up to 100

* Preferred Organizational Glue:

The glue that holds my SMU together is emphasis on achievement and goal accomplishment. Aggressiveness and winning are common themes.

The glue that holds my SMU together is commitment to innovation and development. There is an emphasis on being on the cutting edge.

The glue that holds my SMU together is formal rules and policies. Maintaining a smooth running organization is important.

The glue that holds my SMU together is loyalty and mutual trust. Commitment to this organization runs high.

Values must add up to 100

* Preferred Strategic Focus:

My SMU emphasizes acquiring new resources and creating new challenges. Trying new things and prospecting for opportunities are valued.

My SMU emphasizes competitive actions and achievement. Hitting stretch targets and winning in the marketplace are dominant.

My SMU emphasizes human development. High trust, openness, and participation persist.

My SMU emphasizes permanence and stability. Efficiency, control, and smooth operations are important.

Values must add up to 100

* Preferred Criteria for Success:

Our Cluster defines success on the basis of efficiency. Dependable delivery, smooth scheduling, and low-cost production are critical.

Our Cluster defines success on the basis of the development of human resources, teamwork, employee commitment, and concern for people.

Our Cluster defines success on the basis of winning in the marketplace and outpacing the competition. Competitive market leadership is key.

Our Cluster defines success on the basis of having the most unique or newest products. It is a product leader and innovator.

Values must add up to 100

Section 3

* How satisfied are you with your work?

* In the past 6 months, what has happened to your level of work satisfaction?

Unchanged

Increased

Decreased

* How do you accept communication that comes from your Cluster leader?

With distrust

With suspicion

With caution

With total confidence

* How often are there misunderstandings about communication of information in the Doxa Deo family?

Never

Sometimes

Often

Frequently

* When you communicate to your Cluster leader, do you feel he listens and hears?

Never

Sometimes

Often

Frequently

* How well do the cluster leader/facilitator understand problems you face in the work environment?

Very well

Well

Partially

Not well at all

* The availability of information regarding decision-making is:

Never communicated

Sometimes communicated

Usually communicated

Always promptly communicated

* For what purpose is information gathered from measurements used?

Punishment

Reward

Reward and guidance

Problem solving

* Are you comfortable with the way that your work performance is evaluated?

Always

Mostly

Sometimes

Never

* Are you comfortable with the way the performance of your co-workers is evaluated? (If unsure, choose mostly)

Never

Sometimes

Mostly

Always

* Are you comfortable with the way that your SMU"s performance is evaluated?

Always

Mostly

Sometimes

Never

* What is the predominant style applied in your Cluster?

Fear and threat

Balance between punishment and reward

Punishment, reward and some participation

Participation

* How would you describe the staff in your SMU?

Discouraged

Sometimes motivated

Motivated most of the time

Highly motivated

* Where in your Cluster would blame be placed for the failure to achieve goals?

With me

Support team only

Some individuals only

All who contributed

* Who gets the credit for goals that are achieved in your Cluster?

All who contributed

Some individuals

Leadership team

SMU Leader

* Is the leadership team in your Cluster known for their generosity?

Never

Now and Then

Often

At all times

* Do you feel free to talk to your Cluster leader/Facilitator about your work and functioning?

Always

Often

Now and Then

Not at all

Do you know what is expected of you in the following areas:

* Have you had opportunity to learn and grow in the past year?

Plenty of opportunities

Sufficient opportunities

A few opportunities

Not at all

* Do you have the sufficient resources & equipment to fulfil your assigned tasks?

Seldom

Mostly, but not always

Yes

* Do you have the opportunity to do what you do best every day?

Always

Sometimes

Mostly

Never

* Do you feel everybody in your Cluster is committed to doing quality work?

Only some

Most

All

* In the last 7 days, have you received recognition or praise for good work?

Yes

Mostly

Sometimes

* Does your cluster leader/Facilitator seem to care about you as a person?

Never

Now and Then

Often

At all times

* In the last 6 months, has your Cluster leader/Facilitator talked to you about your progress?

Yes / Good discussion

Yes / Not good discussion

Now and Then

* Is there someone in your Cluster who encourages your development?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Do you feel you contribute to the vision & mission of Doxa Deo?

Always

Sometimes

Mostly

Never

* Do your opinions seem to count in your Cluster?

Sometimes

Most of the time

At all times

* Do you experience your co-workers as friends?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Is straight talk part of the way things are said within your Cluster?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Is respect demonstrated by the leadership of your Cluster?

Yes

Mostly

Sometimes

* Does the Cluster leader/Facilitator actively create an environment of transparency?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Will the Cluster leader/Facilitator address things that are wrong appropriately?

Yes

Most of the time

Sometimes

* Is the Cluster leader/Facilitator loyal to you?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Does your Cluster leader/Facilitator contribute meaningfully to the Campus/SMU?

Yes

Most of the time

Sometimes

* Are things continually improving in your Cluster's functioning?

Yes

Most of the time

Sometimes

* Are realities confronted by your Cluster leader/Facilitator?

Yes

Most of the time

Sometimes

* Are expectations clarified by the Cluster leader/Facilitator?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Would your Cluster leader/Facilitator be described as someone who: Listens first

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Would your Cluster leader/Facilitator be described as someone who: Keeps commitments

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Would your Cluster leader/Facilitator be described as someone who: Extends Trust

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Do you consider love to be a foundational value in Doxa Deo?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Do you think that the Cluster leader/Facilitator in your cluster demonstrate unconditional love to their subordinates?

Yes

Most of the time

Sometimes

* Do the leaders in your SMU love their employees regardless of their performance?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Can you describe the culture in your Cluster as caring and loving?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Is your Cluster leader/Facilitator teachable?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Does your Cluster leader/Facilitator seek your opinions and recommendations?

Yes

Most of the time

Sometimes

* Does your Cluster leader/Facilitator demonstrate respect to you in all situations?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* How do people respond when you mention the Cluster leader/Facilitator?

They feel sorry for me

No reaction

They congratulate me

They envy me

* If I asked your fellow employees whether their Cluster leader/Facilitator cared for them as a person what would their answer be?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* How are you doing at getting sufficient rest?

Always get enough rest

Most of the time get enough

Sometimes get enough

Don't get enough

* Are you involved in a time of pause and reflection after a major project was completed?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* Is your Cluster leader/Facilitator aware of the circumstances of all the people in his cluster?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* When someone in your Cluster makes a major mistake, what word would describe the discipline that is exercised by the Cluster leader/Facilitator?

Uncontrolled discipline

Ignoring the facts

No discipline

Controlled Discipline

* Are you able to recall an incident where someone in your Cluster was disciplined in an uncontrolled manner?

Sometimes

Most of the time

Yes

* If someone had to interview the people that left your Cluster during the last year, would they agree that their exit was facilitated with grace?

Definitely

Almost sure

Maybe

* If someone had major personal problems, do you think the Cluster leaders/Facilitators reduce the persons workload until they are through their crisis?

Maybe

Almost sure

Definitely

* I recognize the strengths of my team members and utilize them

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

* I understand the benefit of functioning within a team rather than working alone

At all times

Most of the time

Sometimes

* I fully trust my team members and welcome their support and input

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

* My unique gifts and strengths are celebrated and I have many opportunities to add value to the team’s functioning and performance

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

* I believe it is important to have the spiritual capacity, emotional capacity, and competence to deal with the realities of life

Always

Most of the time

Sometimes

Never