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A sharp, no-fluff self-check to gauge if you’re operating as a strong performer — or already thinking like a Top Talent.
5-question quiz based on
- Herminia Ibarra « Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader », (Harvard Business Review Press, 2015),
- Adam Grant, Give and Take (Viking, 2013)
- Sydney Finkelstein, The Best Leaders Are Great Teachers (Harvard Business Review Press 2023).
When a strategic opportunity arises outside your immediate scope, your first instinct is to:
Answer A: Think: “Interesting — but not my perimeter.”
Answer B: Ask yourself: “Could I bring useful value to this?”
Answer C: Jump in immediately and act before checking alignment.
Right !
✅ Correct Answer: B
Scale-up talent asks where they can contribute, not just if it’s in their job.
Curiosity and strategic intent open doors across silos.
It’s not about rushing in — it’s about exploring your stretch zone.
Scale-up talent asks where they can contribute, not just if it’s in their job.
Curiosity and strategic intent open doors across silos.
It’s not about rushing in — it’s about exploring your stretch zone.
Wrong !
✅ Correct Answer: B
Scale-up talent asks where they can contribute, not just if it’s in their job.
Curiosity and strategic intent open doors across silos.
It’s not about rushing in — it’s about exploring your stretch zone.
Scale-up talent asks where they can contribute, not just if it’s in their job.
Curiosity and strategic intent open doors across silos.
It’s not about rushing in — it’s about exploring your stretch zone.
Someone praises your work from outside your team. This happens…
Answer A: Rarely, because your work is mostly invisible outside your entity.
Answer B: Sometimes — you’ve started to surface your value beyond your silo.
Answer C: Frequently — you make sure the right people know what you deliver.
Right !
✅ Correct Answer: C
Visibility isn’t arrogance — it’s leadership.
If people outside your team never see your value, you’re stuck in “performer mode.”
Top Talent ensures results are visible and relevant to the broader organization.
Visibility isn’t arrogance — it’s leadership.
If people outside your team never see your value, you’re stuck in “performer mode.”
Top Talent ensures results are visible and relevant to the broader organization.
Wrong !
✅ Correct Answer: C
Visibility isn’t arrogance — it’s leadership.
If people outside your team never see your value, you’re stuck in “performer mode.”
Top Talent ensures results are visible and relevant to the broader organization.
Visibility isn’t arrogance — it’s leadership.
If people outside your team never see your value, you’re stuck in “performer mode.”
Top Talent ensures results are visible and relevant to the broader organization.
Your internal network looks like…
Answer A: A few trusted people you collaborate with every day.
Answer B: A broad map of colleagues across functions and entities.
Answer C: A mix of random contacts with no clear purpose.
Right !
✅ Correct Answer: B
Networks drive influence and opportunities beyond your role.
Scale-up leaders build intentional connections across entities.
Relationships are assets — not just social links.
Networks drive influence and opportunities beyond your role.
Scale-up leaders build intentional connections across entities.
Relationships are assets — not just social links.
Wrong !
✅ Correct Answer: B
Networks drive influence and opportunities beyond your role.
Scale-up leaders build intentional connections across entities.
Relationships are assets — not just social links.
Networks drive influence and opportunities beyond your role.
Scale-up leaders build intentional connections across entities.
Relationships are assets — not just social links.
Your team’s results suddenly appear in a Group-level meeting. You expect…
Answer A: Surprise — few people know what your team is doing.
Answer B: Some interest — you’ve shared occasional updates across silos.
Answer C: Recognition — you’ve consistently linked your work to broader stakes.
Right !
✅ Correct Answer: C
Top Talent makes their team’s value visible and connected to Group priorities.
Visibility ensures your work scales and inspires other teams.
Silence keeps your impact small, no matter how good the results.
Top Talent makes their team’s value visible and connected to Group priorities.
Visibility ensures your work scales and inspires other teams.
Silence keeps your impact small, no matter how good the results.
Wrong !
✅ Correct Answer: C
Top Talent makes their team’s value visible and connected to Group priorities.
Visibility ensures your work scales and inspires other teams.
Silence keeps your impact small, no matter how good the results.
Top Talent makes their team’s value visible and connected to Group priorities.
Visibility ensures your work scales and inspires other teams.
Silence keeps your impact small, no matter how good the results.
Which sentence reflects your mindset best?
Answer A: “My work speaks for itself — I don’t need to promote it.”
Answer B: “I try to share my work but only when I have time.”
Answer C: “Strategic visibility is part of my job — I plan it like any deliverable.”
Right !
✅ Correct Answer: C
Visibility isn’t accidental — it’s strategic.
Top Talent treats communication as seriously as execution.
Scaling up means managing your narrative, not waiting to be discovered.
Visibility isn’t accidental — it’s strategic.
Top Talent treats communication as seriously as execution.
Scaling up means managing your narrative, not waiting to be discovered.
Wrong !
✅ Correct Answer: C
Visibility isn’t accidental — it’s strategic.
Top Talent treats communication as seriously as execution.
Scaling up means managing your narrative, not waiting to be discovered.
Visibility isn’t accidental — it’s strategic.
Top Talent treats communication as seriously as execution.
Scaling up means managing your narrative, not waiting to be discovered.
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