The
Leadership Motivation Assessment How
motivated are you to lead?
(All Members)
The first and most basic prerequisite
for leadership is the desire to lead. After all, becoming
an effective leader takes hard work. If you're not prepared
to work hard at developing your leadership skills or if,
deep down, you're really not sure whether you want to lead
or not, you'll struggle to become an effective leader.
Are you motivated to lead? This assessment helps you find
the answer.
How to use the tool:
To use this tool, show the extent to which
you agree with each of the following statements on a scale
running from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree).
Score Interpretation
Score
Comment
14
– 27
This
implies a low motivation to lead
28
- 55
This
implies some uncertainty over your motivation to lead
56
- 70
This
implies a strong motivation to lead.
Source: This set of questions
was constructed for this self-assessment and for illustrative
purposes only. No prior validation work has been conducted
that enables us to address the construct validity of this
assessment. This self-assessment was patterned after that
of A. J. DuBrin in Leadership: Research Findings, Practice
and Skills (2nd edition) (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.,
1998). Pp. 10-11.
Within the Club, the next article
available to you gives you some great techniques for building
your motivation to lead.
The next tour article
explains the PDCA Cycle - a great technique for piloting
new ideas in a controlled way. To read this, click 'Next
article' below.
(All
articles are also available to members in printable format)
