The Xena School of Management Quiz

Managing employees in corporate America is a complex and subtle job requiring political acumen and sensitivity. The Xena School of Management is founded on one simple principle: Whenever you are faced with a tricky management decision, ask yourself: What Would Xena Do? Take this quiz to see how you score on the Xena School of Management scale!

An employee tries to expense a trip to a strip club. Should you:
- (a) Send him a copy of company expense guidelines.
- (b) Freeze him with your icy-blue stare.
- (c) Scream your war cry and cut off his head with your chakram.
Another manager tries to steal one of your projects. Should you:
- (a) Invite her to play golf with you to establish personal rapport, then negotiate a joint takeover of a third manager's project.
- (b) Disguise yourself as her and insult her VP.
- (c) Recruit the Amazons to help invade and conquer her department.
Your new employee obviously worships you but is way too nice to make it in the corporate world. Should you:
- (a) Buy her a lot of Dilbert books.
- (b) Teach her how to scowl becomingly.
- (c) Strike up a quasi-sexual friendship and travel the world fighting injustice together.
One of your employees has a death in the family. Should you:
- (a) Allow him to use his sick days, unless he's already used them up already.
- (b) Give him a rousing speech about the warrior ethic.
- (c) Go on a quest beyond the River Styx and bring the dead back to life.
Another manager comes to you with a desperate plea for help preventing her entire department from being laid off. Should you:
- (a) Point out that your stock will go up by a quarter of a percent if the lay offs go through.
- (b) Act tough and insist it's not your problem.
- (c) Save the all-female department from the depredations of the evil corporate warlord by going undercover as one of his employees.
Some of your employees are complaining about your company's uptight dress code. Should you:
- (a) Research the statistical correlation between slacks and profit margins.
- (b) Point out that Friday is Leather Corset Day.
- (c) Cut off their clothes with your spear while leaping about and ululating.
Scoring:
Mostly (a)'s: You have more in common with a PHB than a Warrior Princess.
Mostly (b)'s: A few more dead bodies and you'll make VP.
Mostly (c)'s: Congratulations! Neither gods nor CEOs can stand in your chakram-cleared path.

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