Take Our Quiz | What's Your Leadership Style?

While we may not all be leaders in the sense that we're managing a team or running an organization, we all possess certain habits and instincts when we're presented with an opportunity to lead, be it as a project manager, a volunteer, a parent or friend, or a proactive voice within an organization. So when you find yourself in those situations, how do you handle the responsibilities and the pressures? What types of leadership styles make up your identity and attitude as a leader?

Take this quiz to understand more about your leadership leanings, and to learn how to call on a variety of styles in order to become a more impactful leader.

Question 1

When giving direction to a team, your go-to philosophy can be summed up with which of the following:

Question 2

When you find yourself in a last minute rush to meet a deadline, your first inclination is to:

Make sure your team has had an opportunity to learn and grow amid the chaos.

Make sure your team does whatever it takes to meet the deadline.

Roll up your sleeves and do more than your share of the work, hoping others will follow your lead.

Question 3

If your direct reports or colleagues were asked to share one positive aspect of your leadership style, they would say:

You are an excellent motivator and share endless energy and optimism with your team.

Your willingness to take suggestions and feedback from others makes colleagues feel valued and respected.

The clear and decisive direction that you provide has helped your organization on its path to achieving long-term goals.

Question 4

If your direct reports and colleagues were asked to share one negative aspect of your leadership style, they would say:

You struggle in situations where you are required to deliver criticism or reproach.

You often try to teach others but are unable to recognize when your team or colleagues have something useful to teach you.

Your unwillingness to make executive decisions when necessary tends to slow down projects.

Your style of communication can, at times, come off as harsh and insensitive.

Your style of communication can, at times, come off as verbose and flowery.

Question 5

Which of these do you feel is a more effective motivator?

Collaboration

Competition

Question 6

Which of the following statements accurately describes how you like to manage a project?

I give my team a lot of leeway to manage and execute their individual tasks and responsibilities. I think autonomy and ownership are useful ways to build up a strong team.

I like to model work for my team before I delegate. It's important to me that they have a good sense of my expectations of their work.

I prefer that most responsibilities and tasks be shared among the team. I feel that our work is more impactful when it is done around the conference room table rather than sitting in our cubicles.

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