Leadership Development - Test One - What is your leadership style?

This test is designed to help you identify your preferred leadership style. It should take about 5 to 10
minutes to complete.

How do you behave, contribute and interrelate with others when leading your team? We all have
natural tendencies in our workplace. Determining your preferred leadership style can help you in your
career planning and personal development decisions. Your can use this information to find the
environment you need to thrive and work out how best to work with colleagues

Answer the questions below and then click submit.

The questionnaire is to describe your leadership style as you yourself perceive it. Judge how frequently
each statement applies to you. Please rate each statement as follows:

5 - Very often
4 - Quite often
3 - Sometimes
2 -Rarely
1 - Never

1. I talk about my most important personal beliefs and values

2. I talk about the future optimistically

3. I question assumptions to see whether they are still appropriate

4. I spend time supporting, coaching and teaching others

5. I provide others with help in exchange for their efforts

6. I focus my attention on mistakes and deviations from standards

7. I wait for things to go wrong before starting action

8. I avoid getting involved with major issues

9. I try and generate pride in others in my area

10. I talk enthusiastically about what needs to be done

11. I ask for different perspectives when solving a problem

12. I treat people as individuals rather than just as group members

13. I make it clear who is responsible for achieving specific performance targets

14. I tend to concentrate my full attention on complaints and failures

15. I show that I am a believer in “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”

16. I try to avoid making decisions

17. I put the interests of the group before my own self-interests

18. I describe a compelling vision of the future

19. I get others to look at problems from many different perspectives

20. I think of my peers as individuals as having their own needs, abilities and aspirations

21. I make clear the benefits of achieving performance targets

22. I keep track of all my mistakes and errors

23. I believe that problems must become major before I take action

24. I put off responding to urgent problems

25. I display a sense of confidence

26. I show confidence that goals will be achieved

27. I suggest new ways of looking at how to solve problems

28. I help others to develop their strengths

29. I express my pleasure when others meet my expectations

30. I direct my attention toward failures to meet agreed standards

31. I don’t tend to deal with problems until they become serious

32. 32.I deal with problems when they finally become urgent