Quick Quiz: Helping Others with Leadership Skill Development

Oftentimes a quiz can be an effective learning device.many invalidations would the average teenager
For that reason consider the following questions andtherefore receive during his or her teenage years
see what you learn. Hopefully a few questions will(13-19) from the four sources mentioned in question 5?
inspire you in the direction of improved management(Do the math)How many validations are you giving
and leadership skill development. The answers are atyour young employees each day to offset the
the bottom of the column, but please resist theinvalidations they are receiving?Some psychologists
temptation to peak until you have given some seriousbelieve that one effectively delivered validation can
thought about your answers.How many hours of TVoffset up to ten invalidations. How many validations are
do fathers between the ages of 25-34 watch eachyou giving your family members and your employees?
week?a. 10 hoursb. 15 hoursc. 20 hoursd. Almost 26How many invalidations do you give or permit others
hoursHow many hours of TV does the averageto give in your presence?On average, how much
non-working spouse watch each week?a. 20 hoursb.feedback (supportive and corrective) do you give
25 hoursc. 30 hoursd. Almost 48 hoursHow many actseach of your employees each day?a. 1 minute per
of violence will the average child have witnessed ondayb. 10 minutes per weekc. 20 minutes per weekd.
TV by age 18?a. 25,000b. 50,000c. 75,000d.30 minutes per weekANSWERS:
180,000How much time does the average fatherd. Almost 26 hours (This is amazing!)
spend giving meaningful feedback to his children?a. 1d. Almost 48 hours (This is even more amazing!)
minute per dayb. 10 minutes per weekc. 20 minutesd. 200,000 (according to the American Academy of
per weekd. 30 minutes per weekHow much time eachPediatrics)
day does the average married couple spend givinga. 1 minute per day (This is sad, but it explains what is
meaningful feedback to each other?a. Less than 4happening to many of our youth.)
minutesb. About 15 minutesc. Approximately 20a. Less than 4 minutes (This explains the 50% divorce
minutesd. Slightly more than 30 minutesA psychologicalrate.)
validation is a specific type of supportive feedbackd. 113 (Unbelievable!)
that sustains a person in some way. An invalidation is a288,715 (Unimaginable!)
critical or sarcastic comment that is hurtful orAn effective manager will take every opportunity to
demeaning. On average, how many invalidations doesdeliver validations to all employees, especially those
the average teenager receive each day from: parents,who need them most such as the younger population.
friends, teachers and siblings?a. 11b. 21c. 57d. 113How