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LAQ: Leadership Self - Assessment Questionnaire
Background
Historically we have sent individuals on leadership training/development workshops without understanding the individual's particular strengths or limitations with regard to their leadership abilities. The leadership training or development approach was typically one-size-fits-all.
In terms of Leadership Development, the thinking is to have an individual assessment done with the resultant individualised feedback provided by an independent and neutral professional (Dr Caren Scheepers - A psychologist by profession). This assessment will not only provide you with improved self-insight but also assist you in identifying appropriate learning interventions for yourself.
The information will largely remain confidential with the understanding that the manager will receive a summarised update from Caren with regard to the team's leadership profile. It could be to your benefit, though, to share your profile result with your manager if you feel it would be appropriate.
Based on the outcome of your profile, you can then identify appropriate leadership training to assist you, not only in your current role, but also future leadership roles.
Attached please find the questionnaire that needs to be completed. Please attempt to provide as much information on each question as possible. It goes without saying that there is no right or wrong; better or worse answer that you can provide - Just share your leadership intentions and live story honestly. This information is for the benefit of Caren the analyst only, as she uses this to produce the final leadership profile – nobody else will have insight into your stories that you wrote. Some of the information you will provide will be intensely personal and you might even have to share certain aspects that results in emotional memories been raised.
You might need at least 2 hours to complete this. Attempt to complete it in one sitting.
Should you have any concerns or questions with regard to this process, please feel free to contact Caren.
The Questionnaire
Subsequent to psychometric tests we also provide an approach to enable increased self – awareness. It is a questionnaire on Leadership intentions and situations as well as an opportunity for the team member to provide his/ her life story and how it relates to his leadership style. (LAQ)
We prefer to take an individualised, self – reflective approach to the development of Leadership. In stead of focusing on generic leadership characteristics we would like to suggest an individualised approach. This approach enables a leader to comprehend the causes for his / her behaviour.
We designed a questionnaire to elicit the leadership intentions and his/her life story with specific reference to incidents that impacted his leadership development. The instrument relates to a critical incident interview and therefore the results are qualitative. We do analysis on the responses and utilise a reflective listening technique to formulate leadership implications. Various Leadership models, relevant experience and literature have been consulted to provide practical guidelines for growth to the individual leader, given his/ her unique leadership development process. We draw up a report to indicate the leadership strengths and development areas. We also mention the individual’s drivers and emotional triggers. This leads to deeper insight into the psychological functioning of the leader.
This is an unique service offering and we are not aware of any other service provider that also does this qualitative analysis on leadership intentions and leadership development from such an early age.
We provide feedback on:
- Leadership intentions and aspirations
- Leadership qualities the person admires
- Perceptions on ideal leadership the person strives for
- Ideal followers for unique leadership style of individual
- Interpersonal interaction strengths and development areas
- Conflict handling
- People leader projects on to that influences relationship
- Behaviour patterns that make the leader ineffective and how to improve
- Suggested reading and courses to improve leadership style
Should there be a need we are also available to facilitate feedback on the report and provide coaching on action plans to address the development areas.
The questionnaire takes about three hours to complete. It is recommended that the leader does it in one sitting.
We are able to draw up a group report, based on the reports of the individuals. This report can be utilised in a team intervention.