These are two sample questions from Bryq’s People Management assessment, a leadership test for hiring team leads, supervisors, and managers. The full assessment covers two skills: team management and team building. Each question describes a situation a manager is likely to face and asks which response is most effective, with four options to choose from.
Team Management
Question
A high-performing team member has recently started missing small details in their work — something that was never an issue before. How should you respond?
Select your answer
Check in privately, acknowledge the change you have noticed without assumptions, and create space for them to share what might be going on.
Monitor the situation for another week or two before raising it, to see whether it resolves itself.
Temporarily reduce the complexity of their tasks until the quality returns to its previous standard.
Address the errors directly in your next performance conversation and set clear expectations for improvement.
WHY IS THIS THE CORECT ANSWER
An early, open check-in allows for understanding what is happening before deciding how to respond.
Team Building
Question
Your team has recently grown quickly with several new members joining over a short period. The newer members are contributing well individually but the team as a whole lacks cohesion. What is the best approach?
Select your answer
Create structured opportunities for the whole team to work through shared challenges together, building relationships through collaborative problem-solving.
Organise a team social event to help new and existing members connect informally.
Pair each new member with an established team member to accelerate their integration.
Give the team time to gel naturally — cohesion tends to develop through working together on shared goals.
