12.1 Leadership Test (1) (30Qs)

Leadership Style Survey
Directions
This questionnaire contains statements about leadership style beliefs. Next to each
statement, circle the number that represents how strongly you feel about the
statement by using the following scoring system:
Almost Always True - 5
Frequently True - 4
Occasionally True - 3
Seldom True - 2
Almost Never True - 1
Be honest about your choices as there are no right or wrong answers - it is only for
your own self-assessment.
Leadership Style Survey

Almost Frequently Occasionally Seldom Almost
Always True True True Never
True True
1. I always retain the final 5 4 3 2 1

decision making authority
within my team.
2. I always try to include one 5 4 3 2 1

or more team members in
determining what to do and
how to do it. However, I
maintain the final decision
making authority.
3. I and my team members 5 4 3 2 1

always vote whenever a
major decision has to be
made.
4. I do not consider 5 4 3 2 1
suggestions made by my
team members as I do not
have the time for them.
5. I ask for team member 5 4 3 2 1

ideas and input on
upcoming plans and
projects.
6. For a major decision to 5 4 3 2 1

pass in my union committee
or project, it must have the
approval of each individual
or the majority.
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7. I tell my team members 5 4 3 2 1
what has to be done and
how to do it.
8. When things go wrong and I 5 4 3 2 1

need to create a strategy to
keep a project or process
running on schedule, I call a
meeting to get my team
members’ advice.
9. To get information out, I 5 4 3 2 1

send it by email, memos, or
voice mail; very rarely is a
meeting called. My team
members are then expected
to act upon the information.
10. When someone makes a 5 4 3 2 1

mistake, I tell them not to
ever do that again and
make a note of it.
11. I want to create an 5 4 3 2 1

environment where the
team members take
ownership of the project. I
allow them to participate in
the decision making
process.
12. I let my team members 5 4 3 2 1

determine what needs to be
done and how to do it.
13. New team members are not 5 4 3 2 1

allowed to make any
decisions unless it is
approved by me first.
14. I ask team members for 5 4 3 2 1

their vision of where they
see their jobs going and
then use their vision where
appropriate.
15. My team members know 5 4 3 2 1

more about their jobs than
me, so I allow them to carry
out the decisions to do their
job.
16. When something goes 5 4 3 2 1

wrong, I tell my team
members that a procedure
is not working correctly and
I establish a new one.
17. I allow my team members 5 4 3 2 1

to set priorities with my
guidance.

18. I delegate tasks in order to 5 4 3 2 1
implement a new procedure
or process.
19. I closely monitor my team 5 4 3 2 1

members to ensure they
are performing correctly.
20. When there are differences 5 4 3 2 1

in role expectations, I work
with them to resolve the
differences.
21. Each individual is 5 4 3 2 1

responsible for defining
their job.
22. I like the power that my 5 4 3 2 1

leadership position holds
over subordinates.
23. I like to use my leadership 5 4 3 2 1

power to help subordinates
grow.
24. I like to share my leadership 5 4 3 2 1

power with my
subordinates.
25. Team members must be 5 4 3 2 1

directed or threatened in
order to get them to achieve
the organizational
objectives.
26. Team members will 5 4 3 2 1

exercise self-direction if
they are committed to the
objectives.
27. Team members have the 5 4 3 2 1

right to determine their own
organizational objectives.
28. Team members seek 5 4 3 2 1

mainly security.
29. Team members know how 5 4 3 2 1

to use creativity and
ingenuity to solve
organizational problems.
30. My team members can lead 5 4 3 2 1

themselves just as well as I
can.

In the fill-in lines below, mark the score of each item on the questionnaire.
For example, if you scored item one with a 3 (Occasionally), then enter a 3
next to Item One. When you have entered all the scores for each question,
total each of the three columns.
Item Score Item Score Item Score
1 ______ 2 ______ 3 ______
4 ______ 5 ______ 6 ______
7 ______ 8 ______ 9 ______
10 ______ 11 ______ 12 ______

13 ______ 14 ______ 15 ______
16 ______ 17 ______ 18 ______
19 ______ 20 ______ 21 ______
22 ______ 23 ______ 24 ______
25 ______ 26 ______ 27 ______
28 ______ 29 ______ 30 ______
TOTAL _______ TOTAL ________ TOTAL ________

Authoritarian Participative Delegative
Style Style Style
(autocratic) (democratic) (free reign)
This questionnaire is to help you assess what leadership style you normally
operate out of. The lowest score possible for a stage is 10 (Almost never)
while the highest score possible for a stage is 50 (Almost always).
The highest of the three scores indicates what style of leadership you
normally use. If your highest score is 40 or more, it is a strong indicator of
your normal style.
The lowest of the three scores is an indicator of the style you least use. If
your lowest score is 20 or less, it is a strong indicator that you normally do
not operate out of this mode.
If two of the scores are close to the same, you might be going through a
transition phase, either personally or at work, except:
If you score high in both the participative and the delegative then you are
probably a delegative leader. Or, If there is only a small difference between
the three scores, then this indicates that you have no clear perception of the
mode you operate out of, or you are a new leader and are trying to feel out
the correct style for you.
Final Thoughts
Normally, some of the best leaders operate out of the participative mode and
use the other two modes as needed. An example of an exception would be a
leader who has a new crew, or temporary workforce, or new volunteers. That
leader would probably need to operate out of the authoritarian mode most of
the time. On the other hand, a leader who has a crew of professionals or a
crew that knows more than she or he does, would probably operate out of the
delegative mode.
Leaders who want their team members to grow, use a participative style of
leadership. As they "grow" into their jobs, then they are gradually given more
authority (delegative) over their jobs.

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Leadership Style Survey

Leadership Style Survey

1. I always retain the final 5 4 3 2 1

2. I always try to include one 5 4 3 2 1

3. I and my team members 5 4 3 2 1

5. I ask for team member 5 4 3 2 1

6. For a major decision to 5 4 3 2 1

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8. When things go wrong and I 5 4 3 2 1

9. To get information out, I 5 4 3 2 1

10. When someone makes a 5 4 3 2 1

11. I want to create an 5 4 3 2 1

12. I let my team members 5 4 3 2 1

13. New team members are not 5 4 3 2 1

14. I ask team members for 5 4 3 2 1

15. My team members know 5 4 3 2 1

16. When something goes 5 4 3 2 1

17. I allow my team members 5 4 3 2 1

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19. I closely monitor my team 5 4 3 2 1

20. When there are differences 5 4 3 2 1

21. Each individual is 5 4 3 2 1

22. I like the power that my 5 4 3 2 1

23. I like to use my leadership 5 4 3 2 1

24. I like to share my leadership 5 4 3 2 1

25. Team members must be 5 4 3 2 1

26. Team members will 5 4 3 2 1

27. Team members have the 5 4 3 2 1

28. Team members seek 5 4 3 2 1

29. Team members know how 5 4 3 2 1

30. My team members can lead 5 4 3 2 1

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28 ______ 29 ______ 30 ______

TOTAL _______ TOTAL ________ TOTAL ________

(autocratic) (democratic) (free reign)

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