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Individuals who outperform their colleagues by a wide margin are often called 'star performers.' How much do you know about these individuals? Are the following statements True of False?
 
1) Star performers are born, not made. True False
2) Star performers are smarter than average performers (have higher IQs, are better problem solvers, or are more creative). True False
3) Star performers are more driven and ambitious than others. True False
4) Star performers have more leadership skills than others. True False
5) Clean desk people are more likely to be star performers than messy desk people. True False
6) Detailed time management and organizational systems are keys to high productivity. True False
7) Star performers work longer hours and harder than average performers. True False
8) Star performers are more satisfied with their jobs than average performers. True False
9) Star performers are successful primarily because they play organizational politics and give slick presentations to upper management. True False
10) Minorities and women can seldom be as productive as people who are part of the 'old boy' network. True False
11) People cannot sustain a doubled rate of productivity improvement for long time periods. True False
12) I would rather have a team with one star performer supported by four average performers than a team with five performers who are all in the top 5%. True False
13) Your Age:
14) Your Gender: Male Female
15) Number of years with corporation:
16) Number of years in career:
17) Number of management levels between you and the CEO:
18) If, a manager, number of subordinates:
 

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