How can you evaluate your persuasion and office politics skills?

"Table 1 Fun Self-Test: Can You Persuade Others? For questions 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, and 11, use the following to calculate your score: Strongly Agree 2 points; Agree 1 point; Neither Agree nor Disagree 0 points; Disagree 0 points; Strongly Disagree 0 points. For questions 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9 use the following to calculate your score: Strongly Agree 0 points; Agree 0 points; Neither Agree nor Disagree 0 points; Disagree 4 points; Strongly Disagree 5 points. If your score is between 40 and 55, you have an excellent ability to persuade others. A score between 30 and 39 means you have reasonably good persuasion skills. However, you may need to improve your listening and communicating skills. A score below 30 means that you should consider reading a book or taking a short course on how to persuade others. Table 2 Fun Self-Test: Are You Good at Office Politics? For questions 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, and 13, give yourself 1 point if you said “true.” For questions 2, 5, 6, 9, and 11, give yourself 1 point if you said “false.” If your score is 9 or below, you may be good at managing your work, but you need to improve your political skills. Being political means getting along with others in order to move them toward accomplishing a specific goal. If your score is low, consider reviewing the tips offered in the chapter on how to be an effective political player."