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Leadership Qualities Assessment Test

Completed in six minutes, this 30-question questionnaire helps you reflect on how you communicate, make decisions, motivate employees, use authority, and support employees. The Leadership Qualities Assessment Test highlights your profile across key workplace dimensions, offering practical insight for personal reflection and professional development.

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How the Scales are Structured

Subordinate MotivationSM

Measures how effectively a leader inspires and encourages subordinates to pursue shared goals and maintain engagement.

example score19/30

19/30Moderateexample score

6 – 11Low

12 – 21Moderate

22 – 30High

A score of 19 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a generally adequate ability to motivate employees with room to strengthen consistent engagement and inspiration practices.

Decision-MakingDM

Assesses how effectively a leader makes timely, well-reasoned decisions under varying levels of uncertainty and pressure.

example score18/30

18/30Adequateexample score

6 – 11Developing

12 – 21Adequate

22 – 30Strong

A score of 18 falls in the Adequate range, suggesting generally sound decision-making with room to improve speed and consistency in more complex situations.

Use of PowerUoP

This scale measures how effectively a leader uses their formal authority to achieve goals without relying on excessive pressure or authoritarian control.

example score12/30

12/30Balanced use of powerexample score

6 – 11Low use of power

12 – 21Balanced use of power

22 – 30High use of power

A score of 12 falls in the Balanced use of power range, suggesting you can assert authority when needed while generally avoiding overly forceful control.

Consideration for OthersCfO

Measures how well a leader notices and takes into account team members’ needs, interests, and feelings to support trust and effective collaboration.

example score17/30

17/30Balanced focus on peopleexample score

6 – 11Low focus on people

12 – 21Balanced focus on people

22 – 30Strong focus on people

A score of 17 falls in the Balanced focus on people range, suggesting you generally consider others’ perspectives while still having room to deepen consistency in support and responsiveness.

Communication DomainCD

Measures how effectively a person communicates, builds rapport, and maintains working relationships in a leadership context.

example score16/30

16/30Adequateexample score

6 – 11Needs development

12 – 21Adequate

22 – 30Strong

A score of 16 falls in the Adequate range, suggesting generally workable communication skills with clear opportunities to strengthen consistency and influence in interactions.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

New and aspiring managers

41%OF USERS

People stepping into a first leadership role use it to spot gaps in confidence, communication, and decision-making before managing others.

Team leads and project owners

34%OF USERS

Working leaders take it to understand how well they motivate, delegate, and handle pressure while coordinating day-to-day work.

HR and L&D specialists

25%OF USERS

HR and training professionals use it in coaching or workshops to quickly map strengths and development priorities across employees.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

Benchmarking

See How You Compare

Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Shaded area — where most people score

Dot — the average

You — your score lands on each curve after the test— your score, after the test

Motivation of SubordinatesMoS

You?

Average19.5

Typical rangeTypical15.4 – 23.6

Possible6 – 30

Decision MakingDM

You?

Average18.2

Typical rangeTypical14.2 – 22.2

Possible6 – 30

Use of PowerUoP

You?

Average20.5

Typical rangeTypical17.3 – 23.8

Possible6 – 30

Attention to PeopleAtP

You?

Average17.1

Typical rangeTypical13.4 – 20.9

Possible6 – 30

Communicative SphereCS

You?

Average19.6

Typical rangeTypical16.6 – 22.7

Possible6 – 30

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

This questionnaire describes 30 types of activities characteristic of effective leaders. Please read each item carefully. Indicate the extent to which the corresponding qualities, skills, and abilities are present by selecting the most appropriate response option.

- Fully evident
- Quite evident
- Moderately evident
- Poorly evident
- Practically absent
- Fully expressed
- Fairly well expressed
- Moderately expressed
- Poorly expressed
- Virtually absent
- Fully developed
- Fairly well developed
- Moderately developed
- Poorly developed
- Practically absent

These are 3 of the 30 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

Leadership Qualities Assessment Test - Description and methodology of the test

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Managers, team leads, and employees preparing for greater responsibility can use this assessment to examine behaviors that shape everyday leadership. The Leadership Qualities Assessment Test turns self-ratings into a profile of communication, decision-making, motivation, authority, and consideration for others. As a leadership assessment, it can help identify strengths and practical areas for reflection at work.

What This Assessment Measures

Questions cover communication, listening, support, teamwork, responsibility, risk, and employee involvement. Supervisors and people reviewing management habits can use it as a leadership skills test.

Five scales organize the result:

Subordinate Motivation (6-30) measures the ability to inspire employees toward shared goals: Low 6-11; Moderate 12-21; High 22-30.
Decision-Making (6-30) measures timely, well-reasoned decisions: Developing 6-11; Adequate 12-21; Strong 22-30.
Use of Power (6-30) measures authority for organizational goals: Low use of power 6-11; Balanced use of power 12-21; High use of power 22-30, with balance indicating no excessive pressure.
Consideration for Others (6-30) measures attention to employees’ interests, needs, and feelings, supporting trust and teamwork: Low focus on people 6-11; Balanced focus on people 12-21; Strong focus on people 22-30.
Communication Domain (6-30) measures effective communication, contact-building, and relationship maintenance: Needs development 6-11; Adequate 12-21; Strong 22-30.

Methodology and Evidence Base

Each statement asks respondents to rate how evident a leadership behavior is, using five ordered choices that move from fully present, developed, or expressed to poorly evident or absent. The questionnaire reports a separate result for each scale and places it in the corresponding displayed band. These categories describe the profile.

The online questionnaire is conceptually consistent with the managerial-potential approach discussed by Travin, Magura, and Kurbatova (2005), especially its attention to directing work, employee involvement, responsibility, and interpersonal influence. It should not be read as the published instrument itself. Its wider leadership framing is compatible with Bass’s 1985 and 1990 work on performance beyond expectations and transformational leadership, while Yukl’s 2006 synthesis adds context for managerial effectiveness.

This assessment is most useful when answers reflect typical behavior across ordinary work situations. The questionnaire is presented as a structured online self-report profile; its displayed categories are descriptive bands. Self-perception and current team context can influence responses, so use the resulting leadership profile to identify areas for reflection and practice rather than as a standalone judgment of leadership effectiveness.

Author: Bernard M. Bass

Literature:

Travin, V. V., Magura, M. I., & Kurbatova, M. B. (2005). Development of Managerial Potential: Module I. Educational and Practical Manual (2nd ed.). Moscow: Delo. ISBN 5-7749-0362-1.
Bass, B. M. (1985). Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations. New York: Free Press. ISBN 0-02-901810-2.
Yukl, G. (2006). Leadership in Organizations (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-814268-8.
Bass, B. M. (1990). From Transactional to Transformational Leadership: Learning to Share the Vision. Organizational Dynamics, 18(3), 19-31. 10.1016/0090-2616(90)90061-S

Updated: 2025-10-02