5 Levels of Leadership Assessment Part 1: Leadership Level Characteristics (copy)

This first section applies to your leadership in general. Please read the following ten statements. Place a check mark next to each one that you agree is true for you. Answer using your first instinct. Please do not skip any questions, and do not go back and change any of your responses.

If you marked eight or more of the previous statements as true for you, then you have probably already established yourself as a leader on Level 1 and have begun to move to the higher levels. Move on to the next section of the test. However, if you checked fewer than eight, then you have probably not yet mastered Level 1, and this is where you will probably begin your work in personal leadership development. Why? Because you are only as good as the lowest level you’ve mastered.

If you marked eight or more of the above statements as true for you, then move on to the next section. If not, you may want to save the rest of Part 1 of the test for later because your answers indicate that you’ve not yet mastered Level 2 and you don’t yet think like a Level 2 leader. If you do decide to complete Part 1 at this time, please be aware that even if you mark eight or more statements true in subsequent sections, you cannot be on the higher levels of leadership because you have not yet won Level 2. This also applies as you answer the questions in subsequent levels.

If you marked eight or more of the above statements as true for you, then move on to the next section. If not, your answers indicate that you’ve not yet mastered Level 3 and you don’t yet think like a Level 3 leader.

If you marked eight or more of the above statements as true for you, then move on to the next section. If not, your answers indicate that you’ve not yet mastered Level 4 and you don’t yet think like a Level 4 leader.

In leadership, you are only as good as the lowest level you’ve mastered. So I just want to remind you that even if you scored highly in one of the higher levels, if you scored poorly on a lower level, your leadership is actually on that lower level. That is where you will need to give your attention when working with people to improve your leadership ability.