NEW START // ISSUE 6 // 43 QUIZ - ARE YOU HEADING FOR BURNOUT?

C) Very positive - you really enjoyed today and can’t wait to get back to the office in the morning.

4. You’ve made a mistake that could mean your company might lose a major client. Do you: A) Feel worthless - you never seem to be able to do anything right.

B) Blame yourself and panic about the consequences.

C) Immediately set about rectifying the situation by speaking with your client as to how this happened.

5. Your company wins a new client. It’s a major contract that will increase turnover significantly. Do you:

A) Secretly hope that you can offload the account to someone else - you’ve already got too much to do and they would be better at it than you anyway.

B) Gather the individuals whose skills you feel will be best suited to the project. You’ll still get involved but will need your colleagues help.

C) Appoint yourself head of the account, you’re confident in your ability and know you can deliver exactly what the client needs.

6. It’s three hours until an important project deadline. You are:

A) Burying your head in the sand - you haven’t had enough time to complete the project so you’ve just let it slip. You can blame someone else.

B) Rushing to add the finishing details and have enlisted the help of several colleagues to ensure it’s finished on time. C) Already at the post office to send the details to your client. You finished the project earlier that day after re-reading it for the hundredth time.

7. It’s 6pm on a Friday and you’re still at the office. Are you:

A) Suffering from a headache. B) Finishing off a project and about to head home.

C) Already enjoying a glass of wine with a few colleagues.

8. Two teams have had a disagreement about how best to approach a new project. One of your employees has asked you to intervene. Do you: A) Shout at everyone involved as you don’t have time for childish arguments. You don’t care who does it as long as it gets done.

B) Organise a meeting to hear out both sides then decide which one you like best.

C) Ignore everyone’s ideas and tell your staff exactly how it should be done - your way.

9. You would describe the way you feel at work as:

A) Irritable and moody. B) Satisfied and challenging. C) Happy and energised.