Leadership Style Survey

         
1. I always retain the final decision making authority within 5 4 3 2 1
my department or team.
2. I always try to include one or more employees in 5 4 3 2 1
determining what to do and how to do it. However, I
maintain the final decision making authority.
3. My employees and I always vote whenever a major 5 4 3 2 1
decision has to be made.
4. I do not consider suggestions made by my employees, 5 4 3 2 1
as I do not have the time for them.
5. I ask for employee ideas and input on upcoming plans 5 4 3 2 1
and projects.
6. For a major decision to pass in my department, it must 5 4 3 2 1
have the approval of each individual or the majority.
7. I tell my employees what has to be done and how to do 5 4 3 2 1
it.
8. When things go wrong and I need to create a strategy 5 4 3 2 1
to keep a project or process running on schedule, I call
a meeting to get my employee's advice.
9. To get information out, I send it by email, memos, or 5 4 3 2 1
voice mail; very rarely is a meeting called. My
employees are then expected to act upon the
information.
10. When someone makes a mistake, I tell them not to ever 5 4 3 2 1
do that again and make a note of it.
11. I want to create an environment where the employees 5 4 3 2 1
take ownership of the project. I allow them to participate
in the decision making process.
12. I allow my employees to determine what needs to be 5 4 3 2 1
done and how to do it.
13. New hires are not allowed to make any decisions unless 5 4 3 2 1
it is approved by me first.
14. I ask employees for their vision of where they see their 5 4 3 2 1
jobs going and then use their vision where appropriate.
15. My workers know more about their jobs than me, so I 5 4 3 2 1
allow them to carry out the decisions to do their job.
16. When something goes wrong, I tell my employees that a 5 4 3 2 1
procedure is not working correctly and I establish a new
one.
17. I allow my employees to set priorities with my guidance. 5 4 3 2 1
18. I delegate tasks in order to implement a new procedure 5 4 3 2 1
or process.
19. I closely monitor my employees to ensure they are 5 4 3 2 1
performing correctly.
20. When there are differences in role expectations, I work 5 4 3 2 1
with them to resolve the differences.
21. Each individual is responsible for defining his or her job. 5 4 3 2 1
22. I like the power that my leadership position holds over 5 4 3 2 1
subordinates.
23. I like to use my leadership power to help subordinates 5 4 3 2 1
grow.
24. I like to share my leadership power with my 5 4 3 2 1
subordinates.
25. Employees must be directed or threatened with 5 4 3 2 1
punishment in order to get them to achieve the
organizational objectives.
26. Employees will exercise self-direction if they are 5 4 3 2 1
committed to the objectives.
27. Employees have the right to determine their own 5 4 3 2 1
organizational objectives.
28. Employees seek mainly security. 5 4 3 2 1
29. Employees know how to use creativity and ingenuity to 5 4 3 2 1
solve organizational problems.
30. My employees can lead themselves just as well as I 5 4 3 2 1
can.
In the table below, enter the score of each item on the above
questionnaire. For example, if you scored item one with a 3
(Occasionally), then enter a 3 next to Item One. When you have
entered all the scores for each question, total each of the three
columns.

Item Score Item Score Item Score

1 ______
4 2 ______4 3 ______
5
4 ______
1 5 ______5 6 ______
5
7 ______
3 8 ______4 9 ______
2
10 ______
5 11 ______5 12 ______
4
13 ______
3 14 ______4 15 ______
3
16 ______
4 17 ______4 18 ______
4
19 ______
5 20 ______5 21 ______
5
22 ______
2 23 ______5 24 ______
4
25 ______
1 26 ______3 27 ______
4
28 ______
4 29 ______5 30 ______
3
32 44 39
Total Total Total
_____ _____ _____
Author-itarian Partici-pative Delegat-ive
     
Style Style Style
  autocratic   democratic   free reign

Conclusion:
Therefore, I conclude that my style of leadership is participative or democratic.
Based from the total scores in each column, the highest number is 44 which is the
participative style. Next to it is the delegative style with a total score of 39. Lastly, the
least style of leadership I use is the authoritarian style or autocratic, with a total score of
32.