Test to Assess Leadership Qualities - the question form
Questions: 30 · 6 minutes
1. Communicates information effectively to subordinates.
1 – Fully evident
2 – Quite evident
3 – Moderately evident
4 – Poorly evident
5 – Practically absent
2. Expresses thoughts clearly and persuasively.
1 – Fully expressed
2 – Fairly well expressed
3 – Moderately expressed
4 – Poorly expressed
5 – Virtually absent
3. Ability to speak effectively to a large audience.
1 – Fully developed
2 – Fairly well developed
3 – Moderately developed
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Practically absent
4. Ability to listen to and understand the other person.
1 – Fully present
2 – Fairly well present
3 – Moderately present
4 – Poorly present
5 – Practically absent
5. Ability to engage others with your thoughts, ideas, and proposals.
1 – Fully present
2 – Fairly well present
3 – Moderately present
4 – Poorly present
5 – Virtually absent
6. Ability to gain and maintain authority.
1 – Present to a full extent
2 – Present quite well
3 – Moderately present
4 – Poorly present
5 – Virtually absent
7. Ability to gather information from subordinates.
1 – Fully demonstrated
2 – Demonstrated fairly well
3 – Moderately demonstrated
4 – Poorly demonstrated
5 – Virtually absent
8. Attention to subordinates' problems and needs.
1 – Fully present
2 – Fairly well present
3 – Moderately present
4 – Poorly present
5 – Virtually absent
9. Ability to appropriately recognize and appraise subordinates' work.
1 – Fully developed
2 – Fairly well developed
3 – Moderately developed
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Virtually absent
10. Ability to provide moral and emotional support to subordinates.
1 – Fully expressed
2 – Fairly well expressed
3 – Moderately expressed
4 – Poorly expressed
5 – Practically absent
11. Ability to win people over.
1 – Fully developed
2 – Fairly well developed
3 – Moderately developed
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Virtually absent
12. Stay informed about the work being carried out by subordinates.
1 – Fully developed
2 – Fairly well developed
3 – Moderately developed
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Virtually absent
13. Ensuring teamwork to achieve the stated goal.
1 – Fully present
2 – Fairly well present
3 – Moderately present
4 – Poorly present
5 – Almost absent
14. When assigning a task, clearly defining the limits of team members’ authority and responsibility.
1 – Fully developed
2 – Fairly well developed
3 – Moderately developed
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Virtually absent
15. Creates conditions in which achieving the organization’s (unit’s) goals supports employees’ achievement of their personal goals.
1 – Fully present
2 – Quite well developed
3 – Moderately present
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Virtually absent
16. High standards for others.
1 – Fully present
2 – Fairly well present
3 – Moderately present
4 – Poorly present
5 – Practically absent
17. Ability to give directions and orders that are supported by subordinates.
1 – Fully expressed
2 – Quite well expressed
3 – Moderately expressed
4 – Poorly expressed
5 – Virtually absent
18. Firmness and decisiveness in carrying out planned actions.
1 – Fully developed
2 – Fairly well developed
3 – Moderately developed
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Virtually absent
19. Ability to take responsibility.
1 – Fully developed
2 – Fairly well developed
3 – Moderately developed
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Practically absent
20. Ability to involve employees in the preparation and decision-making process.
1 – Fully present
2 – Quite well developed
3 – Moderately present
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Virtually absent
21. Ability to clearly justify a decision being made.
1 – Fully expressed
2 – Expressed fairly well
3 – Moderately expressed
4 – Poorly expressed
5 – Virtually absent
22. Ability to work with information (gathering, evaluating, analyzing) when preparing for and making decisions.
1 – Fully developed
2 – Fairly well developed
3 – Moderately present
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Practically absent
23. Able to acknowledge a personal mistake or misjudgment.
1 – Fully developed
2 – Fairly well developed
3 – Moderately developed
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Virtually absent
24. Ability to make risky decisions (including accurately assessing the level of risk).
1 – Fully developed
2 – Fairly well developed
3 – Moderately developed
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Almost absent
25. Ability to identify and make use of subordinates’ strengths.
1 – Fully present
2 – Fairly well present
3 – Moderately present
4 – Poorly present
5 – Virtually absent
26. Ability to motivate subordinates to work at full capacity.
1 – Fully developed
2 – Fairly well developed
3 – Moderately developed
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Practically absent
27. Ability to support and encourage subordinates when they encounter difficulties at work.
1 – Fully expressed
2 – Fairly well expressed
3 – Moderately expressed
4 – Poorly expressed
5 – Practically absent
28. Ability to inspire and motivate employees.
1 – Fully expressed
2 – Fairly well expressed
3 – Moderately expressed
4 – Poorly expressed
5 – Practically absent
29. Ability to create a professional, businesslike atmosphere within the team.
1 – Expressed fully
2 – Expressed fairly well
3 – Moderately expressed
4 – Poorly expressed
5 – Practically absent
30. Ability to foster in subordinates a strong sense of satisfaction with their work and pride in the results achieved.
1 – Fully developed
2 – Fairly well developed
3 – Moderately developed
4 – Poorly developed
5 – Virtually absent