THE LEADERSHIP WORKSHEET (SELF-ASSESSMENT)
Individual Activity: Think of some employee issues you may have struggled with over the last year
and honestly assess what you would like to develop more skills in to make those issues easier in the
future. Also identify what areas where you excel and would not gain any additional skill in investing
time learning.
A rating of “1” is the lowest score and “5” is the highest.
(1) How would you rate the Communication your ability to communicate with your employees on a
regular basis? Do you believe you communicate in regularly scheduled staff meetings and one
on one with all your staff effectively?
Rate:
1
2
3
4
5
(2) How would you rate your ability to hold employees on your staff Accountable?
Do you clearly define and communicate the task to employees. Are your employees clear about
your expected outcome for the task? Do you set up process assessment of progress before the
task is due?
Rate:
1
2
3
4
5
(3) How would you rate your ability to Delegate to employees in a way that ensures team members
know exactly what is expected of them? Are you delegating to streamline the workflow?
Rate:
(4)
1
2
3
4
5
How would you rate your ability to Maintain and Enhance Work Processes in your area? Do you
have a method to communicate process change to your staff and educate new employees on the
standard processes? Do you routinely look for enhancements to your teams processes for more
effective and efficient work processes?
Rate:
(5)
1
2
3
4
5
How would you rate your knowledge of Performance Management and how to use the
techniques to help employees improve their work performance? Do you set goals for
employees and monitor their progress throughout the year? Do you communicate regularly
with your employees on how they are performing in the job to help them succeed?
Rate:
(6)
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2
3
4
5
How would you rate your ability to have Effective Conflict Conversations when an
employee brings conflict to the discussion? Do you address conflict situations in a
timely manner and determine what the true issue is to be resolved? Do you secure
agreement around the issue and the how it will be improved?
Rate:
1
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2
3
4
5
INTERPRETING THE LEADERSHIP SCORES
Individual Activity: If you rated yourself a “4” or less in any of the six areas review the action
steps below that will help guide you to identifying the areas you would like to develop to help
you determine what type of development you would like to target to help enhance your
leadership skills.
Check all the steps you’re not presently doing and the areas you want to develop skills in.
Employee Communication
Performance Management
 Communicate with employees  Communicate expectations of job
on a daily basis one on one
 Schedule and hold efficient
performance and work behaviors
 Work with employees on stretching
Effective Conflict Conversations
 Develop my ability to ask
questions and listen to the
employee in anger
 Evaluate the three sides to the
meetings with team on a
their goals each year to support their
regular schedule
continued value to the organization
story before making
and team
judgments.
 Keep the team informed as
information changes and
 Address employee performance and  Address all conflict situations
situations change in a timely
behaviors that are not meeting
immediately without allowing
manner
expectations in a
too much delay
 Clearly hold employees and
the team accountable for the
pre-disciplinary discussion
 Evaluate employee performance or
 Learn the skills to allow the
angered employee to assess
new communication
behaviors that are below
the situation and guide them
expectations
expectations and document it in
to the possible solution
appraisals for improvement
 Start securing agreement from
the employee on how the
situation will be handled
Accountability
Delegation
Maintaining and enhancing
Work Processes
 Define what needs to be done  Clearly communicate the employees  Identify opportunities to
responsibility to the know what is
streamline processes for
 Communicate what needs to
be completed
expected of them
expectations
delegation decisions
efficiency and effectiveness
 Confirm understanding of my  Streamline the workflow through my  Communicate process
 Start setting up process
assessing progress
 Set standards for the team
about the importance of
accountability
 Give clear directions to employees on
implementing and executing their
delegated responsibilities
 Fairly develop the skills of other
employees through delegated
opportunities to begin cross training
opportunities
enhancements to all team
members to standardize
 Periodically check that all
employees are following the
processes
 Establish a method to train
new employees on processes