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Instructions
To use this tool, show the extent to which you agree with each of these statements, on a
scale running from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree. For each question, click the
button in the column that most applies. Then, click the "Calculate My Total" button to
add up your score. Next, check your result using the "Score Interpretation" panel below.
We then direct you to resources that you can use to explore and develop your
motivation to lead.
Neither
Strongly Agree Strongly
Disagree Agree
14 Statements to Answer Disagree Nor Agree
Disagree
1 I am energized when people
count on me for ideas.
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Neither
Strongly Agree Strongly
Disagree Agree
14 Statements to Answer Disagree Nor Agree
Disagree
6 People often take my ideas and
run with them.
Total = 58
Score Interpretation
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ScoreComment
Source: This set of questions was constructed for this self-assessment and for illustrative purposes
only. No prior validation work has been conducted that enables us to address the construct validity of
this assessment. This self-assessment was patterned after that of A.J. DuBrin in Leadership:
Research Findings, Practice and Skills (2nd edition) (Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Co., 1998). P. 10-11.
Now that you have the results of this self-test, read on to decide how to move forward.
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Key Points
Leadership is not something to be entered into half-heartedly. You have to be highly
motivated to do it effectively. Your people will soon pick up on any hesitancy or doubts
you may have about your desire to lead, which will impact their confidence in you.
The rewards of leadership can be great, but so is the level of responsibility and hard
work that goes with it. And a leader needs to be more than a hard worker – he or she
must also be able to motivate and inspire people to deliver a vision.
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