Leadership Style Inventory

Identifies your dominant leadership orientation (visionary, affiliative, task-focused, or coaching). Based on Goleman’s six styles

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Category: Focus & Work Style

1. The New Horizon: When launching a major 5-year initiative, your first move is to:

Paint a vivid, emotional picture of the future that makes people want to follow you anywhere.

Bring the team together to ensure everyone feels safe, heard, and bonded before starting.

Define the hard KPIs, set the deadlines, and establish the "No Excuses" standard immediately.

Identify the specific skills each person needs to learn to grow through this project.

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Category: Focus & Work Style

2. The Performance Shadow: A star player misses a critical deadline. Your initial gut reaction is to:

Remind them of the "Big Why" and how their delay dims the collective vision.

Ask them what’s happening in their life and how you can support their well-being.

Tell them clearly that the standard was not met and ask how they will fix it today.

Use the mistake as a teaching moment to help them master the process for next time.

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Category: Focus & Work Style

3. The Crisis Command: The building is "on fire" (metaphorically). What is your default state?

Standing on the bridge, pointing to the exit, and radiating calm confidence.

Making sure everyone is "holding hands" and that no one is left behind emotionally.

Giving sharp, one-word orders to stop the bleed and get the job done.

Asking the team what they think the best move is to help them learn under pressure.

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Category: Focus & Work Style

4. The Talent Lens: You look at your team and you primarily see:

Co-Creators who are there to help you bring a new world into existence.

A "Work Family" that you have a sacred duty to protect and nurture.

A precision engine that needs to be driven at top speed to hit the numbers.

Raw gold that needs to be refined and coached into future masters.

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Category: Focus & Work Style

5. The Conflict Ripple: Two of your senior VPs are in a heated, public argument. You:

Step in to refocus their energy on the mission that is bigger than their egos.

Meet with them privately to heal the relationship and restore the office harmony.

Tell them to end the friction immediately or both will be replaced.

Help them look inward to see what this conflict reveals about their own growth gaps.

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Category: Focus & Work Style

6. The Meeting Frequency: Your typical strategy session feels most like:

An inspiring "TED Talk" where the team leaves feeling like they can fly.

A warm kitchen table where everyone feels safe to share their deepest concerns.

A high-stakes war room where only results and data are allowed in the room.

A classroom where you are constantly pulling the best out of every person.

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Category: Focus & Work Style

7. The Ultimate Win: You want to be remembered most for:

The world-changing vision you brought to life.

The deep loyalty and love your people felt for you.

The unstoppable empire you built and the results you delivered.

The legendary leaders you created who went on to do even better than you.

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