Leadership Style Assessment Test

Understand how your leadership balances results and relationships in about 20 minutes. Get a clear profile from real work scenarios and practical tips to adapt your approach.

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How the Scales are Structured

example score

76/230

Integrative (I)

Measures how strongly you demonstrate an integrated leadership style that balances goal achievement with building strong relationships.

Limited integrated focus

Developing integration

Strong integrated style

0 – 80: Limited integrated focus | 81 – 160: Developing integration | 161 – 230: Strong integrated style

A score of 76 indicates a limited integrated style, suggesting your current approach shows less consistent balance between task focus and relationship-building.

example score

130/230

Dedicated (D)

Measures how strongly you emphasize task execution and control over relationship-building in your leadership approach.

People-balanced

Task-leaning

Highly devoted

0 – 80: People-balanced | 81 – 160: Task-leaning | 161 – 230: Highly devoted

A score of 130 falls in the Task-leaning range, indicating a clear preference for driving results through decisiveness, monitoring, and structured incentives with comparatively less focus on relationships.

example score

95/230

Sociable (S)

Measures the extent to which a leader prioritizes building relationships and a friendly team climate over driving task achievement.

Low sociability focus

Moderate sociability focus

High sociability focus

0 – 80: Low sociability focus | 81 – 160: Moderate sociability focus | 161 – 230: High sociability focus

A score of 95 indicates a moderate Sociable style, suggesting you tend to support relationships and team harmony while maintaining some attention to results.

example score

143/230

Detached (D)

Measures how strongly a manager shows a Detached leadership style with low emphasis on both task achievement and relationship-building.

Low detached

Moderate detached

High detached

0 – 80: Low detached | 81 – 160: Moderate detached | 161 – 230: High detached

A score of 143 falls in the Moderate detached range, suggesting a noticeable tendency toward stability-focused, cautious, and administrative leadership with comparatively limited emphasis on both results drive and interpersonal engagement.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Newly promoted managers

41%OF USERS

People who just started leading a team take it to understand their default balance of task focus and relationship building and where they should adapt.

Experienced team leaders

34%OF USERS

Managers with a steady track record use it to spot blind spots, strengthen flexibility across situations, and improve team results and morale.

Coaching and training participants

25%OF USERS

Leaders in coaching, workshops, or development programs take it to get a clear baseline and concrete behaviors to work on next.

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Comprehensive (C)

Average

127.2

Normal range

98.2 — 156.3

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230

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Devoted (D)

Average

152.1

Normal range

113.7 — 190.4

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230

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Sociable (S)

Average

129.9

Normal range

95 — 164.8

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230

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Detached (D)

Average

71.1

Normal range

32.4 — 109.8

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230

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this assessment measure?

It measures leadership behavior across two dimensions: focus on results and focus on working relationships. Scores indicate the degree of balance between these dimensions and the likely style pattern.

How long does it take and how many items are included?

Typical completion time is about 20 minutes. The assessment includes 23 items.

What type of questions are used?

Items describe common workplace situations and ask for responses that reflect typical behavior. The focus is on practical actions rather than abstract preferences.

How are results reported?

Results classify responses into four leadership style patterns based on the two dimensions. A profile also highlights alternative approaches that may fit different conditions.

How should responses be selected?

Select the option that best matches usual behavior in real work conditions. Avoid choosing answers based on an ideal or expected role.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Leadership Style Assessment Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This measure is designed to help managers and other team leaders reflect on how they typically guide work and relate to staff. The Leadership Style Assessment provides a structured self-report snapshot of leadership approach, with attention to balancing task focus and interpersonal relationship focus.

The instrument includes 23 items and generally takes about 20 minutes to complete. Responses are used to characterize patterns consistent with distinct leadership styles based on the combination of goal-directed behavior and relationship-oriented behavior. Development is commonly attributed to Ralph K. White and Ronald Lippitt.

Results from the Leadership Style Assessment can inform coaching, leadership development, and supervision by identifying current tendencies and highlighting situationally appropriate alternative approaches. Interpretation should be integrated with other sources of information (e.g., observed behavior, performance feedback, and context) rather than used as a stand-alone indicator of effectiveness.

Author: kurt-lewin, Ralph K. White, Ronald Lippitt

Literature: Yukl, G. Leadership in organizations. Prentice Hall. 1998.

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