Transformational Leadership Survey
“You have achieved excellence as a leader when people will follow you anywhere if only out of curiosity.” ~ Colin Powell
This survey is designed to provide you with feedback about your level of preference or comfort with leadership factors.
Circle the number on the scale that you believe comes closest to your proficiency.
Be honest about your choices as there are no right or wrong answers—it is only for your own self-assessment.
Transformational Leadership Survey
Scale
1 = rarely 2 = sometimes 3 = often 4 = almost always
1. I go out of the way to make others feel good to be around me. 1 2 3 4
2. I help others with their self-development. 1 2 3 4
3. I help others to understand my visions through the use of images, stories, models. 1 2 3 4
4. I ensure others get recognition and/or rewards when they reach their goals. 1 2 3 4
5. I let others work in the manner that the want. 1 2 3 4
6. I get things done. 1 2 3 4
7. I have an ever expanding network of people who trust me. 1 2 3 4
8. I provide challenges for my team members to help them grow. 1 2 3 4
9. I use simple words to convey to others what we should or could be doing. 1 2 3 4
10. I manage others by setting standards that we agree on. 1 2 3 4
11. I rarely give direction or guidance to others. 1 2 3 4
12. I consistently provide coaching and feedback so that my team members know how they are doing. 1 2 3 4
13. People listen to my ideas and concerns not out of fear, but because of my skills, knowledge, and personality. 1 2 3 4
14. I provide an empathic shoulder when others need help. 1 2 3 4
15. I help others with new ways of looking at new and complex ideas or concepts. 1 2 3 4
16. I ensure poor performers get unpunished 1 2 3 4
17. As long as things are going smoothly I am satisfied. 1 2 3 4
18. I closely monitor all projects that I am in charge of. 1 2 3 4
Scoring
This survey measures you leadership skills on six factors, Charisma, Social, Vision, Transactional, Laissez-Faire, and Execution. Each factor is measured by three questions as shown below. Your score is determined by adding your three scores together for each factor in the chart below. Note that the lowest score you can get for each factor is 3 and the highest score is 12.
Strength and Weakness Chart for Leadership Factors
Charisma (questions 1, 7, 13) Total______
Social (questions 2, 8, 14) Total______
Vision (questions 3, 9, 15) Total______
Transactional (questions 4, 10, 16) Total______
Laissez-Faire (questions 5, 11, 17) Total______
Execution (questions 6, 12, 18) Total______
As noted earlier, there are no correct answers. However, this survey gives you an idea of what factors you use the most and which factors you use the least. The highest scoring factors in the chart above are your strong leadership factors, while the lower scoring factors are you weak ones. You should spend some time reflecting on you weak scores as normally most good leaders use a balanced approach. Once you have identified possible ways to improve, take some action to ensure you carry through (execute).
Reliability and Validity
Since this survey is a learning tool used in training programs, such as leadership development, rather than a research tool, it has not been formally checked for reliability or validity. However, since I have received feedback from various sources and has been updated numerous times, I believe it to be a fairly accurate tool.