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LEADERSHIP STYLE COMPASS™
Purpose: This assessment identifies your natural leadership approach and measures your capacity to adapt your style based on situational demands. The most effective leaders know their default tendencies AND can flex when circumstances require a different approach.
What This Measures: Two integrated components: (1) Your dominant leadership style across four research-validated approaches, and (2) Your situational adaptability—how effectively you match leadership behavior to context.
Time Required: 10-14 minutes (20 questions)
1 / 20
Category: Directive Leadership
Task-focused approach emphasizing clear direction, structure, and accountability.
1. I provide clear, specific instructions rather than leaving room for interpretation.
2 / 20
2. I establish explicit expectations and timelines before work begins.
3 / 20
3. I make decisions quickly and communicate them decisively to my team.
4 / 20
Category: Coaching Leadership
Development-focused approach emphasizing growth, guidance, and building capability.
1. I invest time helping team members develop skills even when it would be faster to do it myself.
5 / 20
2. I use challenges as learning opportunities and facilitate reflection after setbacks.
6 / 20
3. I provide regular feedback focused on growth rather than just performance evaluation.
7 / 20
Category: Participative Leadership
Collaborative approach emphasizing input, consensus, and shared ownership.
1. I actively solicit input from team members before making significant decisions.
8 / 20
2. I believe the best solutions emerge from collective dialogue rather than individual insight.
9 / 20
3. I share decision-making authority with my team when stakes and complexity warrant it.
10 / 20
Category: Visionary Leadership
Inspiration-focused approach emphasizing purpose, meaning, and long-term direction.
1. I consistently connect daily work to larger purpose and organizational mission.
11 / 20
2. I paint compelling pictures of future possibilities that energize my team.
12 / 20
3. I empower autonomy once direction is set, trusting people to find their path to outcomes.
13 / 20
Category: SITUATIONAL ADAPTABILITY
These questions measure your capacity to adjust leadership approach based on context.
1. I consciously adjust my leadership approach based on the experience level of team members.
14 / 20
2. I can shift from directive to delegative leadership within the same project as conditions change.
15 / 20
3. I recognize when a situation requires me to lead differently than my natural preference.
16 / 20
4. I effectively adapt my communication style to different audiences and stakeholders.
17 / 20
5. I have consciously developed capabilities in leadership styles that don't come naturally to me.
18 / 20
6. I regularly seek feedback on whether my leadership approach is working for my team.
19 / 20
7. I can maintain leadership effectiveness when circumstances force me outside my comfort zone.
20 / 20
8. I understand the trade-offs of each leadership style and when each is most appropriate.
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