How Motivated Am I to Manage?

How Motivated am I to Manage?

A common misconception in organizations is that everyone can be an effective manager. An example would be the top sales associate reached the peak of his company so the company puts him into management. You see this example all of the time in organizations. Just because a person has the ability to succeed in sales does not make him/her an effective manager. This assessment taps into 6 components that have been related to managerial success, especially in larger organizations. These are: favorable attitudes towards authority, a desire to compete, a desire to exercise power, assertiveness, a desire for a distinctive position, and willingness to engage in repetitive tasks. The scores vary from 6 to 42. Scores of 6 to 18 indicate a low motivation to manage. 19 to 29 have a moderate motivation to manage and 30and above have a high motivation to manage. The score I received was a 36, which I believe to be accurate. I enjoy being a manager and I feel that I am good at interacting with different types of people. Most people find that I am really easy to get along with. I was a manager last summer for a marketing company and I learned how to effectively interact with representatives on a daily basis. At first the task was not easy, but after having a few of my employees come up to me and say that I made a difference in their life in changed my whole perspective. Now I could see myself, later in my career, going into management either for an established company or a company of my own.