SDC Mentor-Test

The Mentor Test
Instructions:
The questionnaire that follows contains a series of 35 statements. Each statement represents a belief you hold or a
behavior you practice, or would practice, if given the opportunity. You will indicate the extent to which you agree or
disagree with each statement using the training scale below.
Rating Category
7 Very strongly agree

6 Strongly agree
5 Agree
4 Slightly agree to slightly disagree
3 Disagree
2 Strongly disagree
1 Very strongly disagree
_______ 1) I think it’s important to help others grow.
_______ 2) I think it’s important to be honest with people, to point areas that need improvement as
well as their strengths.
_______ 3) I think it’s important to give feedback frequently; this will encourage learning.
_______ 4) When giving feedback, it’s critical to be as specific as possible.
_______ 5) One of the key elements in working with other people is establishing trust.
_______ 6) Within reason, it is desirable to encourage other people to take risks.
_______ 7) I think it’s important to have subordinates to dinner on occasion, or to go out to lunch with
them.
_______ 8) I like others to see me as a person to talk to, to discuss their problems with, or to confide
in.
_______ 9) I think it’s important to identify ways people can improve themselves.
_______ 10) It’s important to communicate to others the expectations of the organization, for example,
the dress code, what really counts, and so on.
_______ 11) To help others succeed in the organization, it’s important to let them know who the “really
powerful” people are.
_______ 12) I think it’s important to create a non-threatening environment in which ideas and feelings
may be safely expressed.
_______ 13) It’s important to help others develop technical skills as well as managerial skills.
_______ 14) I wouldn’t hesitate to let my subordinates sit in on a top-level meeting where I am present
so they could observe and learn.
_______ 15) I think it’s important to go to bat for your subordinates if they have not been dealt with
fairly.
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_______ 16) I wouldn’t be reluctant to transfer one of my most valued subordinates if it was in his or
her best interests, developmentally speaking.
_______ 17) I wouldn’t be reluctant to sponsor one of my valued subordinates for a special assignment
if it was in his or her best interests, developmentally speaking.
_______ 18) I think it’s important to protect my subordinates from high-risk situations, for example, loss
of job.
_______ 19) I would go out of my way to open doors for someone who I thought was deserving.
_______ 20) I would try to bypass red tape to help someone who I think was deserving.
_______ 21) It’s important to encourage the independence of others.
_______ 22) It’s desirable, at the appropriate time, to create situations that allow others to become
more visible or that increase their exposure in the organization.
_______ 23) It’s important to encourage the independence of others.
_______ 24) I think it’s critical to allow highly valued subordinates to be promoted, even though it might
detract from my own functional area.
_______ 25) It’s desirable to make sure people are in challenging positions.
_______ 26) It’s important to be seen as a person who is able to tell others whether or not their goals
are realistic.
_______ 27) I think it’s important to be seen as a role model for others.
_______ 28) I think it’s important to give others the chances to make mistakes.
_______ 29) I enjoy working with younger or less-experienced people in order to help them learn.
_______ 30) I feel good if someone I’ve helped progresses in the organization.
_______ 31) It doesn’t bother me if someone I’ve helped actually moves ahead of me in the
organization.
_______ 32) I think you gain power in the eyes of key people in the organization if people you’ve
helped grow and advance in the organization.
_______ 33) It’s important to allow others to come up with creative solutions to problems.
_______ 34) It’s important to stimulate the ideas of others.
_______ 35) It’s important to confront and challenge your subordinates.
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SCORING SHEET:
1. Add up the ratings. The sum can range from 35 to 245.
2. Write the sum in the space below.
My score on the Mentor Test is ______________.
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Calculating your Mentor management quotient (mq).
1. Write your score again here. ______________
2. Calculate your mq by dividing your score by 245, and then multiplying by 100. Place your
answer directly below. Round off the result to the nearest whole number. Your mq can
range from 0 to 100.
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Interpretation of mq
 An mq of below 75 would put you in the bottom 50 percent of test takers. Developmentally
speaking, any mq of below 75 would indicate an attribute in need of development.
 An mq of at least 75 indicates satisfactory performance with respect to the attribute being

measured. It essentially means that you earned at least 75 percent of the total possible score. An
mq of 75 would mean you were in the top 50 percent of test takers.
 With an mq in the 80’s, this would place you in the top 30 percent of test takers.
 If your mq is in the 90’s, you would find yourself in approximately the top 10 percent of the test
takers.
 As your mq approaches 100, it becomes more and more exceptional.

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The Mentor Test

7 Very strongly agree

_______ 1) I think it’s important to help others grow.

_______ 4) When giving feedback, it’s critical to be as specific as possible.

_______ 6) Within reason, it is desirable to encourage other people to take risks.

_______ 21) It’s important to encourage the independence of others.

_______ 23) It’s important to encourage the independence of others.

_______ 34) It’s important to stimulate the ideas of others.

_______ 35) It’s important to confront and challenge your subordinates.

1. Add up the ratings. The sum can range from 35 to 245.

2. Write the sum in the space below.

My score on the Mentor Test is ______________.

Calculating your Mentor management quotient (mq).

1. Write your score again here. ______________

 An mq of at least 75 indicates satisfactory performance with respect to the attribute being

 As your mq approaches 100, it becomes more and more exceptional.

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