Aug 24, 2021
Quiz: What kind of leader are you?
As an entrepreneur, it is worth knowing your leadership style so that you may better manage your team. It will also help you find the best people to work with and give you confidence in your ability to collaborate with your partners, teammates and clients to ensure the success of a project.
To help you discover your leadership style, try out this questionnaire which is based on the research findings in the book Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. In this book, Daniel Goleman, specialist in emotional and social intelligence, along with Richard Boyatzis, specialist and professor at a management school, and Annie Mckee, senior fellow and business consultant, describe six leadership styles: commanding, pacesetting, visionary, affiliative, democratic and coaching.
Please answer the questions below. Keep in mind that the goal of this exercise is to make you think about the leadership style that best describes you. There is no perfect style. There are advantages to each style, depending on the context.
Sources:
http://www.kolibricoaching.com/leadership/6-styles-de-leadership-et-leurs-effets/
http://www.danielgoleman.info/
1. Which of the following sentences would you tend to say naturally:
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Do what I tell you!
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"0"}]
Do what I am doing right away!
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We’re going to hit this one out of the park! Come with me!
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"3"}]
Employees first!
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What you think?
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2. What do you do when you feel your team is becoming less productive?
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I ask for a specific follow-up.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"0"}]
I do the work over myself.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"2"}]
I motivate everyone and remind them what we are working for and why.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"3"}]
I organize a team-building activity.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"3"}]
I ask every team member their opinion in order to find a solution.
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I make sure every team member is taking on a role that suits them.
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3. When you delegate tasks to team members or partners, which of the following behaviours to you tend to exhibit:
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"0"}]
You want to control everything.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"0"}]
You set high standards and expect everyone to meet them.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"2"}]
You explain why the task is being done.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"3"}]
You urge everyone to work as a team.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"3"}]
You urge people to be creative.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"5"}]
You encourage everyone to be autonomous.
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4. What people most admire about you is:
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Your ability to take control of difficult situations.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"0"}]
Your ability to excel at everything you do.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"2"}]
Your charisma and empathy.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"2"}]
Your ability to resolve conflicts.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"3"}]
Your ability to generate ideas quickly.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"5"}]
Your ability to help people enhance their skills.
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5. Sometimes you are surprised…:
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that people don’t listen to you
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"0"}]
that your team doesn’t share your notion of excellence at work
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"0"}]
that your team has not managed to understand your vision for a project.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"2"}]
that, even after a special meeting, your team members do not manage to communicate better among themselves
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that you have not received any new ideas from your co-workers to help you make an important decision
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"0"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"5"}]
that one of your co-workers is not moving up through the company ranks
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6. When a difficult work situation arises you…
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"0"}]
give specific instructions to your employees or partners.
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make sure your team meets your performance standards.
[{"title":"You are a commanding leader","points":"2"},{"title":"You are a pacesetting leader","points":"3"},{"title":"You are a visionary leader","points":"5"},{"title":"You are an affiliative leader","points":"4"},{"title":"You are a democratic leader","points":"1"},{"title":"You are a \u201ccoaching\u201d leader*","points":"0"}]
demonstrate leadership by motivating your team.
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support your team through this difficult time.
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call a meeting to get as many ideas as possible from the team.
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put together a competent team that will take action in the event of a problem.
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Private: Quiz: What kind of leader are you?
You are a commanding leader
You have a very authoritarian leadership style that leaves little room for other people’s initiatives. You like to impose concrete action, explain the ins and outs of all your decisions and lead without thinking too far ahead. In other words, you like to have control over everything that is done. Your greatest strength is your ability to correct mistakes, find solutions to problems or put pressure on others to follow your instructions or to move projects forward when task execution is lacking or slows down.
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You are a pacesetting leader
You have a very demanding leadership style, but a bit less so than the commanding leader. You aim for excellence and you ask no less of others. You have no patience for people who do not match your pace or perform less efficiently. In other words, you always want more and better. Your greatest strength lies in getting very quick results from a highly motivated and competent team. People who work with you show a lot of respect for you.
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Private: Quiz: What kind of leader are you?
You are a visionary leader
Your leadership style is very motivating. In contrast to the commanding and pacesetting leaders, you have a very clear overall vision of each situation, meaning that you excel at defining the purpose of every project you take on. You have a strong idea and you trust that the key members of your team will make it work with concrete solutions. Your greatest strength is above all your ability to motivate your team to make sense of changes in the company. In other words, with your charisma and empathy and a clear and inspiring vision, you are able to lead the way for others.
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You are an affiliative leader
You have a leadership style that encourages relationships between people, prompting them to work together. Your approach involves focusing on the importance of working together. You also understand the needs of your team and your partners very well, and you try to satisfy them. Your greatest strength lies in your ability to ease tensions or motivate all your team members during difficult periods. You also have a knack for getting people who are accustomed to working alone to work together instead.
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You are a democratic leader
Your leadership style is based on collective intelligence. You like to organize meetings to consult your team members or partners before making decisions. Your good listening skills draw ideas out of everyone. That is how you improve group creativity and innovation. Your greatest strength is your ability to motivate the key people you work with. In other words, you know how to get on the right path.
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You are a “coaching” leader*
(The word “coaching” is in quotes because it is used as a metaphor).
Your leadership style is based on individual autonomy. You like spending time with your team members and helping them develop their skills so they can attain their goals. Whether discussing your team members’ strengths or their weaknesses, you are attentive and a good listener. Your greatest strength lies in being able to help your co-workers increase their productivity, enhance their skills and become more independent. In other words, you are fully confident in each person’s ability to improve. You have a long-term vision, but you do not lose sight of more immediate objectives.
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