Assignment

Leadership Practices Inventory

Instructions:

This inventory includes thirty statements describing various leadership behaviors. Please read each statement carefully. Then rate yourself in terms of how frequently you engage in the behavior described. This is not a test (there are no right or wrong answers).

The rating scale provides five choices. Using the scale below, ask yourself:

“How frequently do I engage in the behavior described?”

1 If you RARELY or SELDOM do what is described

2 If you do what is described ONCE IN A WHILE

3 If you SOMETIMES do what is described

4 If you OFTEN do what is described

5 If you VERY FREQUENTLY or ALMOST ALWAYS do what is described

Pointers:

· Be realistic about the extent to which you engage in the behavior. Be as honest and accurate as you can be.

· Do not answer in terms of how you would like to behave or in terms of how you or someone else might think you should behave.

· Do answer in terms of how you typically engage on most days, on most projects, with most people.

· Be thoughtful about your responses; giving yourself all fives or all threes or all ones is most likely not an accurate description of your behavior. Most people will do some things more or less often than they do other things.

· If you feel a statement does not apply to you, it’s probably because you don’t frequently engage in the behavior; and, in that case, simply circle the number 1.

· Please respond to every statement.

For each statement, decide on a response and then circle the corresponding number to the right of the statement. For example, the first statement is “I set a personal example of what I expect from other people.” If you believe you do this once in a while, then circle the number 2. If you believe you set a personal example of what you expect from others fairly often, circle the number 4. Select and circle only one option (response number) for each statement.

When you have responded to all thirty statements, please turn to the response sheet and transfer your responses as instructed.

How frequently do you typically engage in the following behaviors and actions?

Circle the number to the right of each statement, using the scale below, that best applies.

1	2	3	4	5
RARELY OR SELDOM	ONCE IN A WHILE	SOMETIMES	OFTEN	VERY FREQUENTLY

1.	I set a personal example of what I expect from other people	1	2	3	4	5
2.	I look ahead and communicate about what I believe will affect us in the future	1	2	3	4	5
3.	I look for ways to develop and challenge my skills and abilities	1	2	3	4	5
4.	I foster cooperative rather than competitive relationships among people I work with	1	2	3	4	5
5.	I praise people for a job well done	1	2	3	4	5
6.	I spend time making sure that people behave consistently with the principles and standards we have agreed upon	1	2	3	4	5
7.	I describe to others in our organization what we should be capable of accomplishing	1	2	3	4	5
8.	I look for ways that others can try out new ideas and methods	1	2	3	4	5
9.	I actively listen to diverse points of view	1	2	3	4	5
10.	I encourage others as they work on activities and programs in our organization	1	2	3	4	5
11.	I follow through on the promises and commitments I make	1	2	3	4	5
12.	I talk with others about a vision of how things could be even better in the future	1	2	3	4	5
13.	I search for innovative ways to improve what we are doing	1	2	3	4	5
14.	I treat others with dignity and respect	1	2	3	4	5
15.	I express appreciation of the contributions that people make	1	2	3	4	5
16.	I seek to understand how my actions affect other people’s performance	1	2	3	4	5
17.	I talk with others about how their own interests can be met by working toward a common goal	1	2	3	4	5
18.	When things do not go as we expected, I ask, “What can we learn from this experience?”	1	2	3	4	5
19.	I support the decisions that other people make on their own	1	2	3	4	5
20.	I make it a point to publicly recognize people who show commitment to shared values	1	2	3	4	5
21.	I make sure the people support the values we have agreed upon	1	2	3	4	5
22.	I am upbeat and positive when talking about what we can accomplish	1	2	3	4	5
23.	I make sure that big projects we undertake are broken down into smaller and doable parts	1	2	3	4	5
24.	I give others a great deal of freedom and choice in deciding how to do their work	1	2	3	4	5
25.	I find ways for us to celebrate accomplishments	1	2	3	4	5
26.	I talk about my values and the principles that guide my actions	1	2	3	4	5
27.	I speak with passion about the higher purpose and meaning of what we are doing	1	2	3	4	5
28.	I take initiative in experimenting with the way things can be done	1	2	3	4	5
29.	I provide opportunities for others to take on leadership responsibilities	1	2	3	4	5
30.	I make sure that people are creatively recognized for their contributions	1	2	3	4	5

TRANSFERRING THE RESPONSES

After you have responded to the thirty statements, please transfer your responses to the blanks below. This will make it easier to record and score your responses.

Notice that the numbers of the statements are listed horizontally across the page. Make sure that the number you assigned to each statement is transferred to the appropriate blank. Remember to fill in a response option (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) for every statement.

Model the Way	Inspire a Shared Vision	Challenge the Process	Enable Others to Act	Encourage the Heart
1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
6.	7.	8.	9.	10.
11.	12.	13.	14.	15.
16.	17.	18.	19.	20.
21.	22.	23.	24.	25.
26.	27.	28.	29.	30.
Total:	Total:	Total:	Total:	Total: