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Leadership Effectiveness Scale Test

Understand the behavior patterns that drive your leadership impact in about 11 minutes. Get clear strengths and growth areas to refine your style and improve results.
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example score
8/20
Ineffective Leadership (IL)
Measures the extent of managerial mistakes and ineffective organization or team-interaction behaviors that can reduce leadership effectiveness.
Low risk
Moderate risk
High risk
0 – 6: Low risk | 7 – 14: Moderate risk | 15 – 20: High risk
A score of 8 falls in the Moderate risk range, suggesting some ineffective leadership patterns are present and may occasionally hinder team coordination and results.
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21/40
Effective Leadership (EL)
Measures a leader’s effectiveness in achieving goals, motivating employees, and sustaining a productive team environment.
Needs development
Developing
Strong
0 – 15: Needs development | 16 – 30: Developing | 31 – 40: Strong
A score of 21 falls in the Developing range, suggesting emerging leadership strengths with clear opportunities to build more consistent goal-setting, motivation, and team management behaviors.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS
Who Usually Takes This Test?
People Managers
46%OF USERS
Current team leads and managers use it to spot leadership habits that help or hinder day-to-day effectiveness.
Senior Leaders
31%OF USERS
Department heads and executives take it to reflect on their leadership style and fine-tune how they influence others.
Aspiring Leaders
23%OF USERS
High-potential employees and students preparing for management roles use it to understand their emerging leadership tendencies.
BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.
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Once you finish the test, your results will be compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of the benchmarks we use to place your score in context.
Ineffective Leadership (IL)
Average
6.4
Normal range
3.4 — 9.5
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20
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Effective Leadership (EL)
Average
15.4
Normal range
9.7 — 21.1
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40
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear here so you can see where you land.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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What does this assessment measure?
It measures behavior patterns linked to leadership effectiveness. It highlights tendencies that support results and tendencies that may interfere with management performance.
Who is this assessment intended for?
It is designed primarily for individuals already in leadership roles. It can also be used with students or early-career participants preparing for managerial responsibilities.
How is the questionnaire completed?
Items are presented as pairs of opposite characteristics. For each pair, select the option that best matches typical behavior rather than an ideal response.
How long does it take and how many items are included?
Estimated completion time is about 11 minutes. The questionnaire contains 60 items.
How should results be used?
Results can be used to identify strengths, potential blind spots, and priority areas for skill development. They are intended to support reflection and planning rather than provide a clinical diagnosis.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment

Leadership Effectiveness Scale Test

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The measure is designed to support evaluation of leadership-related behavioral tendencies relevant to effectiveness. Leadership Effectiveness Scale provides a structured self-report format for reflecting on common patterns that may facilitate or hinder performance in supervisory or managerial roles.

The instrument consists of 60 items and typically requires about 11 minutes to complete. It can be used in organizational, coaching, or training contexts to help identify perceived strengths and areas for development, and to inform discussion of leadership style and skill-building targets.

Authorship is listed as Author not specified. Results from the Leadership Effectiveness Scale should be interpreted within the broader clinical or organizational context and integrated with collateral information when used for decision-making.

Author: Author not specified
Literature: Yukl, G. Leadership in organizations. Prentice Hall. 1998.
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