Quiz – Insight Leadership Consulting

Leadership Styles at Work Assessment

INSTRUCTIONS:

Please mark in rank order of your preference for each question,
where “1” = what matters most to you
and “5” = what matters least to you

**(think: 1st Choice through 5th/Last Choice).**

Your results will range from one of these 5 following Leadership Styles:
Delegator, Connector, Coach, Director, Commander

There are no wrong answers as this indicates the leadership style (or job/role) you were thinking of when you take the quiz.

1. My number one goal as a leader in accomplishing tasks is to…

A: do it correctly by the correct people/teams, regardless of time

B: Provide inspirational guidance on vision, set goals

C: Ensure the team works well together and they make decisions

D: work as a team and support each other to achieve success

E: demonstrate my abilities as a leader who listens and allows ideas

2. As a leader, the most rewarding part of my job is…

A: digging into details, making decisions, and assigning roles

B: the recognition my team gets when a task is done

C: listening and motivating followers to thrive

D: help followers understand how their work contributes

E: collaborating with followers & peers to generate ideas

3. If there are numerous methods to complete a job, I typically…

A: outline all factors, make a decision, implement it

B: choose a trusted follower/team who shares my vision

C: brainstorm methods with followers, motivate them, hand reins over

D: provide vision, reach consensus, encourage someone to volunteer

E: discuss task with team, generate ideas, provide tools/resources

4. When taking on a long-term project, it is most important to me as a leader to…

A: be organized, follow policy, assign tasks to qualified people

B: understand all steps, invite followers with vision, finish quickly

C: pass work to team to develop own method, motivate, inspire

D: connect followers to project, praise work, keep team excited

E: gain consensus with team, encourage collaboration, give free rein

5. As a leader, I will take chances or accept risk if…

A: there is precedent for success, when facts support my decision

B: it gets most of the team involved and they meet high standards

C: all team members feel included

D: the team looks and feels good when the project is completed

E: I can assign the task/project to a competent team/follower

6. I will share my authority when…

A: the chain of command supports it and it won’t reflect poorly

B: I don’t need to track all the details and it gets the job done

C: when I trust the follower/team with the task

D: everyone feels included and their part is important

E: consensus can be reached, and project be completed successfully