Does Your Boss Have ADHD?

By: Steven Miller
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Does Your Boss Have ADHD?
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About This Quiz

Perhaps you've noticed that your boss is easily distracted, fidgety, forgetful, and prone to extreme mood swings. Take this quiz to find out if your boss might have ADHD.
How regularly could the behavior of your boss be described as aggressive?
Very often
Occasionally
Rarely
Never

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How easily does your boss get excited?
It takes a lot.
It happens occasionally.
It happens fairly regularly.
It doesn't take much.

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How fidgety is your boss?
It's sometimes hard for my boss to stay still.
It's rarely hard for my boss to stay still.
Extremely fidgety.
Not fidgety at all.

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How would you describe the level of activity of your boss?
Fairly active, rarely overly so.
Pretty active, sometimes overly so.
Fairly normal level of activity.
Hyperactive.

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How often does your boss act impulsively?
Hardly ever
All the time
Regularly
Occasionally

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How irritable is your boss?
Extremely
Regularly
Occasionally
Hardly ever

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How regularly does your boss show restraint?
Most of the time
Quite regularly
Rarely
Almost never

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Does your boss ever repeat their words over and over again?
Yes, it happens often.
Yes, but it happens rarely.
Yes, all the time.
Not that I've noticed.

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Does your boss ever repeat their actions over and over again?
Once in a while.
Yes, pretty regularly.
Not that I've noticed.
Yes, all the time.

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How often would you say your boss is absent-minded?
Not very often
All the time
Fairly regularly
Once in a while

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How regularly does your boss have difficulty focusing?
All the time
Fairly often
Once in a while
Never

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How forgetful is your boss?
Not at all
Rarely
Somewhat regularly
Extremely

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How often does your boss have difficulty paying attention?
Regularly
Not very often
All the time
Hardly ever

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Would you say your boss has a short attention span?
Not really
You might say that.
Not at all
Definitely

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Does your boss regularly show signs of anger?
No, hardly ever
Yes, very often
Somewhat regularly
From time to time

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How anxious would you say your boss is?
Extremely anxious
More anxious than average
Less anxious than average
Not very anxious at all

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How easily bored is your boss?
Not at all
Rarely bored
Somewhat easily bored
Very easily bored

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How moody is your boss?
Sometimes has significant mood swings.
Moderate mood swings
It's like riding a roller coaster.
Pretty stable

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How often does your boss seem depressed?
Not very often
Fairly regularly
Never
Quite a lot

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How difficult is learning something new for your boss?
Not difficult at all
Extremely difficult
It regularly appears to be a struggle.
It occasionally appears to be a struggle.

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How difficult does it seem for your boss to listen to other people?
Extremely difficult
My boss regularly struggles with this.
This happens occasionally.
No difficulty or minimal difficulty with this

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Generally, how do new employees react to your boss?
They have a positive reaction.
They are excited by the enthusiasm of my boss.
They are excited, but maybe a little overwhelmed.
They are completely overwhelmed.

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How much does your boss remind you of the dog from the movie "Up"?
There's a close resemblance.
Once in a while
It's a match. "Squirrel".
No, there's no real comparison.

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How often do you feel like your boss is somewhere else when you're talking?
Once in a while
Pretty regularly
Never
All the time

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How often do you struggle to keep up with what your boss is saying?
Never
All the time
Hardly ever
Somewhat regularly

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From what you've observed, how often does your boss take risks?
A lot
More than most
From time to time
The normal amount for someone in that position

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How often does your boss seem to be sleep deprived?
Hardly ever
Occasionally
More often than most
Regularly

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Which most accurately describes how your boss deals with new projects?
Very excited in the beginning, but interest fades fairly quickly.
More excited in the beginning, but sees things through to the end.
Extremely excited in the beginning, but loses all interest almost immediately.
Pretty steady throughout all stages of the project.

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How often do you feel like you or your coworkers have to "babysit" your boss?
I suppose that might be happening in some things we do.
Pretty regularly
Never
I feel like that's our job description.

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Have you ever been told to keep your points quick when talking to your boss?
No one has ever suggested that to me.
Yes, everyone knows you can't use a compound sentence structure.
No one's said that, but occasionally that seems like a good plan.
I've heard that from a few people.

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