Self-assessment
How to recognize good leadership
The twenty behaviors of the seven principles, the twenty faces of the symbol, for you to rate with your team in mind. It is a guide, with no sign-up: nothing is saved or sent. It works best when the people you lead answer it too.
1. Purpose
1The team explains its priorities in the same words as the person who leads it.
2Hard decisions are justified by the purpose, and it shows.
2. Preparation
3Nobody leads people without first preparing to do it.
4Whoever leads spends time every year training how they lead, with real practice and input from their team.
5What they learn shows later in their behavior, and someone checks.
3. Trust
6Bad news arrives early, and people are thanked for bringing it.
7Someone can say no in a meeting, and nothing bad happens.
8Different voices change decisions.
4. Growth
9They delegate real decisions, and people take on more responsibility every year.
10There are successors ready for the critical roles.
11People grow from within: internal promotions and mobility.
12With the time artificial intelligence frees up, whoever leads is more present with their team, and people do higher-value work.
5. Sustainability
13Results are reviewed together with turnover, workload, and team burnout.
14The workload is sustainable: there is rest, and there are limits.
6. Self-awareness
15They ask for input on how they lead from people who can give it without fear.
16They check what they believe about themselves against what their team experiences.
17They can be seen changing something after hearing it.
7. Integrity
18What gets reported matches what gets rewarded.
19Whoever leads holds themselves accountable for their own example.
20Decisions made under pressure follow the stated values.