Chartered Accountants Association

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

FIRO B :

Shared Leadership is ideal leadership style in organization. FIRO B is the model that helps executives to check what is their leadership style. I am giving hereinbelow the model.

Please place, the number of the answer that best applies to you, in space at the right of the statement.

1. Usually

2. Often

3. Sometimes

4. Occasionally

5. Rarely

6. Never

Answer

1. I try to be with people.

2. I let other people decide what to do.

3. I join social groups.

4. I try to have close relationship with people.

5. I tend to join social organizations when I have opportunity.

6. I let other people strongly influence my actions.

7. I try to be included in informal social activities.

8. I try to have close, personal relationship with people.

9. I try to include other people in my plans.

10. I let other people control my actions.

11. I try to have people around me.

12. I try to get close and personal with people.

13. When people are doing things together I tend to join them.

14. I am easily led by people.

15. I try to avoid being alone.

16. I try to participate in group activities.

17. I try to be friendly to people.

18. I let other people decide what to do.

19. My personal relations with people are cool and distant.

20. I let other people take charge of things.

21. I try to have close relationships with people.

22. I let other people strongly influence my actions.

23. I try to get close and personal with people.

24. I let other people control my actions.

25. I act cool and distant with people.

26. I am easily led by people.

27. I try to have close personal relationships with people.

28. I like people to act close and personal with me.

29. I like people to act close and personal with me.

30. I try to influence strongly other people’s actions.

31. I like people to invite me to join in their activities.

32. I like people to act close towards me.

33. I try to take charge of things when I am with people.

34. I like people to include me in their activities.

35. I like people to act cool and distant towards me.

36. I try to have other people do things the way I want them done.

37. I like people to ask me to participate in their discussions.

38. I like people to act friendly towards me.

39. I like people to invite me to participate in their activities.

40. I like people to act distant towards me.

41. I try to be the dominant person when I am with people.

42. I like people to invite me to things.

43. I like people to act close towards me.

44. I try to have other people do things I want done.

45. I like people to invite me to join their activities.

46. I like people to act cool and distant towards me.

47. I try to influence strongly other people’s actions.

48. I like people to include me in their activities.

49. I like people to act close and personal with me.

50. I try to take charge of things when I am with people.

51. I like people to invite me to participate in their activities.

52. I like people to act distant towards me.

53. I try to have other people do things the way I want them done.

54. I take charge of things when I am with people.

I C A

Abbreviations

E – Expressed

W - Wanted

I – Inclusion

C – Control

A – Affection

EI WC

Item No. Score 1 only if : Score Item No. Score 1 only if your: Score

Your score corresponds score corresponds

to any of the to any of the number

The number given below given below

1 1-2-3 2 1-2-3-4

3 1-2-3-4 6 1-2-3-4

5 1-2-3-4 10 1-2-3

7 1-2-3 14 1-2-3-4

9 1-2 18 1-2-3-4

11 1-2 20 1-2-3-4

13 1-2 22 1-2-3-4

15 1 24 1-2-3

16 1 26 1-2-3

Total Total

EA WI

Item No. Score 1 only if Score Item No. Score 1 only if your Score

Your score corros- score corresponds

Ponds to any of the to any of the number

The number given given below

below

4 1-2 28 1-2

8 1-2 31 1-2

12 1 34 1-2

17 1-2 37 1

19 4-5-6 39 1

21 1-2 42 1-2

23 1-2 45 1-2

25 4-5-6 48 1-2

27 1-2 51 1-2

Total Total

WA EC

Item No. Score 1 only if Score Item No. Score 1 only if your Score

Your score corres- score corresponds

Ponds to any of the to any of the number

The number given given below

below

29 1-2 30 1-2-3

32 1-2 33 1-2-3

35 5-6 36 1-2

38 1-2 41 1-2-3-4

40 5-6 44 1-2-3

43 1 47 1-2-3

46 5-6 50 1-2

49 1-2 53 1-2

52 5-6 54 1-2

Total Total

Conclusion :

It will be ideal if score remains in range of 4 to 5 in each box i.e.

EI – Expressed-Inclusion

EC – Expressed – Control

EA – Expressed – Affection

WI – Wanted – Inclusion

WA – Wanted – Affection

February 2003