4. An important client makes a habit of making on-the-spot conference calls. Your immediate response is to:

  • Drop everything and take the call.
  • Talk for a few minutes and then ask if you can call back.
  • Refuse the call and schedule a mutually convenient time to speak later that day.

5. One of your direct reports is shamelessly playing up to your boss at your department’s expense. You:

  • Ignore it since anyone can spot a kiss-ass.
  • Explain to the employee that his behavior is bad for morale.
  • Tell the employee to spend more time working and less time sucking up since his review is imminent.

6. Your company is poised for a radical reorganization. You:

  • Feel assured when your boss says your job is safe.
  • Start contacting executive recruiters for insurance.
  • Ask your boss for a contract.

7. The director of another department is angling to take over your plum account. You decide to:

  • Let it go so you’re not as overwhelmed.
  • Talk to your supervisor about it.
  • Confront the director and tell her to back off your turf.

8. When senior executives interrupt you in meetings, you’re most likely to:

  • Completely hold back your comments.
  • Wait till they’re done talking, then finish your train of thought.
  • Ask that you not be cut off.

9. Your expense report from a company retreat gets returned with a question mark next to a massage. You:

  • Decide to pay for it yourself.
  • Point to other executives who charge massages to the company.
  • Get a doctor’s note and resend to Accounts Payable.

10. The chief financial officer wants you to cut one-hundred thousand dollars from your already diminished budget. You: