Leadership Style Assessment Step 1 of 4 - Step 1 25% The Leadership Style Assessment you are about to take originated from the work Daniel Goleman conducted for his book Primal Leadership. All six leadership styles are important. The Leadership Style Assessment is part of our 7 Stages of Growth process that helps Leaders understand which style will provide the most value and when to use it. If you are a CEO or Business Owner, click on the number of employees in your organization. If you lead a department or team, click on the number of employees you manage. How Many Employees Do you Currently Have?* 1-10 11-19 20-34 35-57 58-95 96-160 161-500 Leadership StyleWhat style of leader do you think you are?Leadership Style* Pacesetting: Leaders who expect excellence and exemplify it. Visionary: When you are utilizing your Visionary Style, you are strongly driving the emotional climate upwards and transforming the spirit of the organization. Coaching: Helps people identify their strengths and weaknesses – tying these to career opportunities. Commanding: Sometimes called the coercive approach but can be helpful in a crisis situation. Affiliative: Open sharing of emotions. Tend to value people and their feelings – put more emphasis on emotional needs than on tasks and goals. Democratic: Getting buy in – building trust and respect, keeping morale high. Directions: For each section, please rank each statement from 1-6 based on what most represents your leadership style—6 being your first choice and 1 being your last. Be sure to use all six numbers without duplicating any.Characteristics & TraitsA. Your leadership style helps the organization understand where it is going.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.B. Your leadership style helps people identify their unique strengths and weaknesses and tying those to personal and career aspirations.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.C. Your leadership style helps people repair broken trust in the organization.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.D. Your leadership style is based on genuinely listening to people.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.E. Your leadership style is based on a high standard of excellence.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.F. Your leadership style is based on a decisive commanding presence that people can trust.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.Culture & ValuesA. People feel pride in the organization as a result of your values and vision.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.B. People believe that your advice is genuinely in their best interest.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.C. People experience greater harmony, better communication and improved morale based on your leadership abilities.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.D. People believe that you can settle any conflict.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.E. People feel a drive to improve their performance in your company.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.F. People under your leadership have clear guidelines and understand what is expected of them.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.Results & OutcomesA. As a result of your leadership style people see how their work fits into the big picture.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.B. As a result of your leadership style people have a sense that your believe in them and that you expect their very best effort.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.C. As a result of your leadership style people feel they are more important to you than the task they are doing.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.D. As a result of your leadership style people believe they are really a part of an overall team.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.E. As a result of your leadership style people feel a need to create new opportunities for the company.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6.F. As a result of your leadership style people feel confident that someone is in charge.*Please enter a number from 1 to 6. ResultsBased on the number of employees you currently have, you are in the following stage of business growth: Start Up In this stage, these should be the leadership style focus: Primary - Visionary Secondary - Coaching Auxiliary - Commanding To keep your business on track, review the 7 stages of business growth.Based on the number of employees you currently have, you are in the following stage of business growth: Ramp Up In this stage, these should be the leadership style focus: Primary - Coaching Secondary - Pacesetting Auxiliary - Commanding To keep your business on track, review the 7 stages of business growth.Based on the number of employees you currently have, you are in the following stage of business growth: Delegation In this stage, these should be the leadership style focus: Primary - Coaching Secondary - Democratic Auxiliary - Pacesetting To keep your business on track, review the 7 stages of business growth.Based on the number of employees you currently have, you are in the following stage of business growth: Professional In this stage, these should be the leadership style focus: Primary - Coaching Secondary - Affiliative Auxiliary - Pacesetting To keep your business on track, review the 7 stages of business growth.Based on the number of employees you currently have, you are in the following stage of business growth: Integration In this stage, these should be the leadership style focus: Primary - Democratic Secondary - Visionary Auxiliary - Affiliative To keep your business on track, review the 7 stages of business growth.Based on the number of employees you currently have, you are in the following stage of business growth: Strategic In this stage, these should be the leadership style focus: Primary - Affiliative Secondary - Pacesetting Auxiliary - Visionary To keep your business on track, review the 7 stages of business growth.Based on the number of employees you currently have, you are in the following stage of business growth: Visionary In this stage, these should be the leadership style focus: Primary - Visionary Secondary - Coaching Auxiliary - Democratic To keep your business on track, review the 7 stages of business growth.What leadership style you think you have: Visionary When you are utilizing your Visionary Style, you are strongly driving the emotional climate upwards and transforming the spirit of the organization.What leadership style you think you have: Coaching Helps people identify their strengths and weaknesses – tying these to career opportunities.What leadership style you think you have: Democratic Getting buy in – building trust and respect, keeping morale high.What leadership style you think you have: Affiliative Open sharing of emotions. Tend to value people and their feelings – put more emphasis on emotional needs than on tasks and goals.What leadership style you think you have: Pacesetting Leaders who expect excellence and exemplify it.What leadership style you think you have: Commanding Sometimes called the coercive approach but can be helpful in a crisis situation.Based on the survey results, your actual leadership style is: Visionary When you are utilizing your Visionary Style, you are strongly driving the emotional climate upwards and transforming the spirit of the organization. To learn more about the different types of leadership styles, click here.Based on the survey results, your actual leadership style is: Coaching Helps people identify their strengths and weaknesses – tying these to career opportunities. To learn more about the different types of leadership styles, click here.Based on the survey results, your actual leadership style is: Democratic Getting buy in – building trust and respect, keeping morale high. To learn more about the different types of leadership styles, click here.Based on the survey results, your actual leadership style is: Affiliative Open sharing of emotions. Tend to value people and their feelings – put more emphasis on emotional needs than on tasks and goals. To learn more about the different types of leadership styles, click here.Based on the survey results, your actual leadership style is: Pacesetting Leaders who expect excellence and exemplify it. To learn more about the different types of leadership styles, click here.Based on the survey results, your actual leadership style is: Commanding Sometimes called the coercive approach but can be helpful in a crisis situation. To learn more about the different types of leadership styles, click here.TotalsVisionary ScoreCoaching ScoreDemocratic ScoreAffiliative ScorePacesetting ScoreCommanding ScoreHiddenYour Leadership Style Email me my resultsName* First Last Email* Company Name Privacy* By using this form you agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. Sign me up for email communications CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
