Office Politics Quiz for Women in Tech — Your Influence Gap

Find Out Where Your Biggest Influence Gap Is

Being passed over when your work is this good isn’t a performance problem.

It’s an influence gap.

This 5-minute assessment identifies your specific gap across the three dimensions that most determine career advancement for women in tech — and tells you exactly where to focus first. Answer 20 questions, get your personalized result, and receive a free PDF guide with your priority action.

Office Politics Quiz for Women in Tech | Toni Collis

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Question 1 of 20

Dimension 1 — Strategic Visibility

When I finish a significant piece of work, I communicate what it delivered — in terms of organisational impact, not just task completion — to at least one senior stakeholder.

Question 2 of 20

Dimension 1 — Strategic Visibility

The senior leaders most influential to my career progression have heard from me directly in the last month — not just through a manager or a project update.

Question 3 of 20

Dimension 1 — Strategic Visibility

When I share updates with leadership, I connect my work explicitly to a priority or challenge they have mentioned caring about.

Question 4 of 20

Dimension 1 — Strategic Visibility

I am present in — or have direct input into — the meetings where decisions relevant to my work and my career are being made.

Question 5 of 20

Dimension 1 — Strategic Visibility

When I have a clear view on an important organisational question, I find a way to make that view known to the people with the authority to act on it.

Question 6 of 20

Dimension 1 — Strategic Visibility

In the last six months, someone has mentioned to me that my name came up in a conversation I was not part of — in a positive context related to my work or leadership.

Question 7 of 20

Dimension 1 — Strategic Visibility

When I achieve something significant, I communicate it — to the right people, in a way that feels professional rather than self-promotional.

Question 8 of 20

Dimension 2 — Stakeholder Investment

I have had a non-agenda conversation — a genuine check-in with no specific ask — with at least one senior stakeholder outside my immediate team in the last month.

Question 9 of 20

Dimension 2 — Stakeholder Investment

I could describe — specifically — what the three people most influential to my career are currently focused on, worried about, or working toward.

Question 10 of 20

Dimension 2 — Stakeholder Investment

I have had a direct conversation with at least one senior person in my organisation about where I am heading in my career and what I am working toward.

Question 11 of 20

Dimension 2 — Stakeholder Investment

I have at least two people in my organisation who I am confident would mention my name positively — without being asked — if a relevant opportunity came up in a conversation they were having.

Question 12 of 20

Dimension 2 — Stakeholder Investment

When I build relationships at work, I invest across functions — not just within my own team or reporting line.

Question 13 of 20

Dimension 2 — Stakeholder Investment

I follow up on things that colleagues and senior stakeholders have mentioned in conversations — showing I remembered and that I was genuinely listening.

Question 14 of 20

Dimension 2 — Stakeholder Investment

I reach out to key stakeholders when I have something useful for them — not only when I need something from them.

Question 15 of 20

Dimension 3 — Organisational Intelligence

I could name — specifically and accurately — the five to seven people whose opinions most shape career decisions and opportunities in my organisation, including people who are not the most senior in the formal hierarchy.

Question 16 of 20

Dimension 3 — Organisational Intelligence

I have a working understanding of how decisions actually get made in my organisation — including the conversations and relationships that shape a decision before it reaches the formal meeting.

Question 17 of 20

Dimension 3 — Organisational Intelligence

I understand what my organisation actually rewards and promotes — including the things that are rewarded in practice but not explicitly stated in any official criteria.

Question 18 of 20

Dimension 3 — Organisational Intelligence

I can identify patterns in my organisation that tell me where influence sits — for example, who gets invited to which conversations, whose framing tends to shape how decisions are described.

Question 19 of 20

Dimension 3 — Organisational Intelligence

I know specifically which relationships in my organisation are the most important for me to invest in right now — based on where influence sits rather than who is most accessible.

Question 20 of 20

Dimension 3 — Organisational Intelligence

I factor what I understand about my organisation's political landscape into how I communicate, what I prioritise, and which opportunities I pursue — without feeling like I am compromising my values in doing so.

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