Leadership Assessment
Self Survey or 360: You Choose!
Have you ever had a boss who asked: “How am I doing? In your opinion, am I supervising/leading you in a good way?”
I thought not. Neither have I; but what a great thing to ask. And what great feedback you might get. In fact, there are a lot of specific leadership areas to think about.
Below is a list of the leadership characteristics that anyone would agree are important. As a self-assessment, it is designed to identify important personal strengths as well as areas where improvement is needed. Simply evaluate your satisfaction level in the 30 areas below by checking one answer per question.
Additionally, you can ask your employees and colleagues to anonymously rate you. Just remember to accept their feedback graciously with absolutely no repercussion..
Self Assessment or 360 Assessment
As the leader I: As the leader you:
1. Create an atmosphere of mutual trust.
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2. Demonstrate honest, ethical behavior in all transactions.
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3. Lead by example as in “doing what I ask others to do.”
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4. Demonstrate courage in all transactions.
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5. Communicate a clear vision with recognizable goals for the organization and its people.
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6. State expectations clearly and confirm understanding.
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7. Expect people to be accountable and offer support.
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8. Translate organizational goals practically and meaningfully for people from the lowest level to the highest level.
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9. Make and communicate decisions promptly.
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10. Resolve conflict with the goal for all to succeed.
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11. Communicate with charisma and effectiveness to groups.
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12. Take responsibility for decisions without finger pointing.
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13. Involve others in planning actions.
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14. Praise people for work well done.
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15. Delegate in a way that encourages others to have full ownership.
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16. Appropriately provide authority to others to make decisions.
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17. Believe in and provide training that teaches leadership, teamwork and technical skills.
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18. Implement innovation as a method to improve performance.
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19. Demonstrate no tolerance for organizational turfing or “them and us” scenarios.
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20. Create forums to celebrate organizational successes .
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21. Support and demonstrate efficient management of personal stress levels.
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22. Support and demonstrate balance between leadership responsibilities, family and outside activities.
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23. Support and facilitate efficient cross functional communication that results in few project or production delays.
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24. Manage impending change, real or rumored, efficiently.
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25. Encourage at least 80% of the organization’s communications to close immediately in some form.
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26. Use time constructively and efficiently.
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27. Help people by listening without pre-judging.
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28. Have excellent relationships with work associates regardless of position in the organization.
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29. Am accessible to communication.
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30. Encourage people to communicate their differing opinions.
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