Purpose

1. To identify your style of leadership

2. To examine how your leadership style relates to other styles of leadership

Directions

1. For each of the statements below, circle the number that indicates the degree to which you agree or disagree.

2. Give your immediate impressions. There are no right or wrong answers.

Scoring

1. Sum the responses on items 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, and 16 (authoritarian leadership).

2. Sum the responses on items 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, and 17 (democratic leadership).

3. Sum the responses on items 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 (laissez-faire leadership).

Total Scores Authoritarian Leadership ________ Democratic Leadership _________ Laissez-Faire Leadership ________

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Statements 1. Employees need to be supervised closely, or they are not likely to do their work. 2. Employees want to be a part of the decision-making process. 3. In complex situations, leaders should let followers work problems out on their own. 4. It is fair to say that most employees in the general population are lazy. 6. Leadership requires staying out of the way of followers as they do their work. Strongly disagree 5. Providing guidance without pressure is the key to being a good leader. 1 8. Most workers prefer supportive communication from their leaders. 1 9. As a rule, leaders should allow followers to appraise their own work. 1 7. As a rule, employees must be given rewards or punishments in order to motivate 1 them to achieve organizational objectives. 1 Disagree Neutral Agree 2 2 2 N 2 N 2 N N 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 + H t st + + A 1 H Strongly agree 5 S in 5 5 in 5 5 5