Leadership Styles Questionnaire

 

Leadership Styles Questionnaire

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.

 

Statements:

  1.  Employees need to be supervised closely, or they are not likely to do their work.

         1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

  2.  Employees want to be a part of the decision-making process.

        1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

  3.  In complex situations, leaders should let subordinates work problems out on their own.

        1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

  4.   It is fair to say that most employees in the general population are lazy.

       1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

  5.  Providing guidance without pressure is the key to being a good leader.

      1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

  6.   Leadership requires staying out of the way of subordinates as they do their work.

      1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

  7.   As a rule, employees must be given rewards or punishments in order to motivate them to

Achieve organizational objectives.

      1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

  8.   Most workers want frequent and supportive communication from their leaders.

      1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

  9.   As a rule, leaders should allow subordinates to appraise their own work.

      1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

10.   Most employees feel insecure about their work and need direction.

       1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

11.   Leaders need to help subordinates accept responsibility for completing their work.

       1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

12.   Leaders should give subordinates complete freedom to solve problems on their own.

       1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

13.   The leader is the chief judge of the achievements of the members of the group.

       1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

14.   It is the leader’s job to help subordinates find their “passion.”

       1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

15.   In most situations, workers prefer little input from the leader.

       1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

16.   Effective leaders give orders and clarify procedures.

       1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

17.   People are basically competent and if given a task will do a good job.

       1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

18.   In general, it is best to leave subordinates alone.

       1) Strongly disagree 2) Disagree 3) Neutral 4) Agree 5) Strongly agree

 

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 _____