Authentic Leadership Trait Questionnaire
Key: 1 = Strongly 2 = Disagree 3 = Neutral disagree 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly agree
Scoring:
Want to see what your score truly means?
(Both are tied to being able to identify your strengths & weaknesses)
Self-Awareness: You understand your strengths & weaknesses and consistently reflect on your core values, emotions, goals and motives in being aware of the impact those traits have on others. Also, you are fully aware to trust your own feelings in being open and agreeable. You would also score highest in Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness, as you are aware of your own abilities.
Internalized Moral Perspective: You are very open and informed of your own standards, in not giving into others ideas or peer pressures. You have a very internal locus of control in which you are most likely extroverted in task at hand. You would also score highest in Openness and Extraversion.
Balanced Processing: You are an objective analyst, meaning you explore other peoples opinion's in not solely depending on your own. You consistently remain unbias when considering your actions. You would also score highest in Openness.
Relational Transparency: You are open and honest in relationships with others whether than be negative or positive aspects of yourself. You would also score highest in Consciousness and Agreeableness.
This questionnaire was taken from: Peter G. Northouse book titled, "Leadership: Theory and Practice" Sixth Edition
Key: 1 = Strongly 2 = Disagree 3 = Neutral disagree 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly agree
- I can list my three greatest weaknesses. 1 2 3 4 5
- My actions reflect my core values. 1 2 3 4 5
- I seek others’ opinions before making up my own mind. 1 2 3 4 5
- I openly share my feelings with others. 1 2 3 4 5
- I can list my three greatest strengths. 1 2 3 4 5
- I do not allow group pressure to control me. 1 2 3 4 5
- I listen closely to the ideas of those who disagree with me. 1 2 3 4 5
- I let others know who I truly am as a person. 1 2 3 4 5
- I seek feedback as a way of understanding who I really am as a person. 1 2 3 4 5
- Other people know where I stand on controversial issues. 1 2 3 4 5
- I do not emphasize my own point of view at the expense of others. 1 2 3 4 5
- I rarely present a “false” front to others. 1 2 3 4 5
- I accept the feelings I have about myself. 1 2 3 4 5
- My morals guide what I do as a leader. 1 2 3 4 5
- I listen very carefully to the ideas of others before making decisions. 1 2 3 4 5
- I admit my mistakes to others. 1 2 3 4 5
Scoring:
- Sum the responses on items 1, 5, 9, and 13 (self-awareness). =
- Sum the responses on items 2, 6, 10, and14 (internalized moral perspective)=
- Sum the responses on items 3, 7, 11, and 15 (balanced processing)=
- Sum the responses on items 4, 8, 12, and 16 (relational transparency)=
- 16-20: High
- 15-Below: Low
Want to see what your score truly means?
- Apply Authentic Leadership to Northouse's Big Five Personality Traits in The Trait Approach
(Both are tied to being able to identify your strengths & weaknesses)
Self-Awareness: You understand your strengths & weaknesses and consistently reflect on your core values, emotions, goals and motives in being aware of the impact those traits have on others. Also, you are fully aware to trust your own feelings in being open and agreeable. You would also score highest in Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness, as you are aware of your own abilities.
Internalized Moral Perspective: You are very open and informed of your own standards, in not giving into others ideas or peer pressures. You have a very internal locus of control in which you are most likely extroverted in task at hand. You would also score highest in Openness and Extraversion.
Balanced Processing: You are an objective analyst, meaning you explore other peoples opinion's in not solely depending on your own. You consistently remain unbias when considering your actions. You would also score highest in Openness.
Relational Transparency: You are open and honest in relationships with others whether than be negative or positive aspects of yourself. You would also score highest in Consciousness and Agreeableness.
This questionnaire was taken from: Peter G. Northouse book titled, "Leadership: Theory and Practice" Sixth Edition