Leadership Evaluation Survey Leadership Effectiveness Assessment Survey Three of the key areas of focus and consideration in determining and evaluating the potential effectiveness of a leader or leadership team within an organization revolve around the existence of … • Leaders being aligned behind a company’s vision, values, mission and goals • Leaders who have created and are sustaining a culture that is compatible with the vision, values, mission and goals • Leaders who are effectively communicating among their team and throughout the organization The survey that follows asks questions that pertain to each of the above key areas. We encourage you to provide a ‘true’ rating based on your experience as leader or member of the organization. Rate each question on a scale of 1 (poor attention paid to this) to 5 (forever present in the way you see yourself, your leadership team or the company functioning). Upon completion of the survey you will have some valuable insight as to the areas that require attention to bring them up to a level of maximum effectiveness.Please complete the following informationNAME *Name of Organization Position Email Address *# 1 – Leaders have a clearly defined Vision, Values, Mission and Goals• Vision ~ where you’re going and want to be … 1 ~ Non-existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Known5 ~ Well Understood• Values – What’s “Really” important ... the guiding principles ~ this has been determined and agreed to by organizational leaders 1 ~ Non-existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Known5 ~ Well Understood• Mission – The Purpose of the organization ~ It exists and is well known throughout. The intention and desired impact is known. 1 ~ Non-existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Known5 ~ Well Understood• Goals – How we accomplish our mission and achieve our vision ~ A clear plan of action has been developed and assigned that identifies the steps to be taken in order to achieve the vision 1 ~ Non-existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Known5 ~ Well Understood# 2 – Leaders Create & Sustain A Culture that is Compatible with the Vision, Values, Mission and Goals• Walk your talk - awareness of outside influences. Leaders do as they say and as they expect of others. They understand that others are watching them for a lead as to what is expected 1 ~ Non-Existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Known5 ~ Well Understood• Insist on Challenges. Leadership insists on being challenged in order to insure that all perspectives are ‘on the table’ enabling a decision that considersthem all 1 ~ Non-Existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Known5 ~ Well Understood• Use Failure as an opportunity for learning ~ Leadership reviews failures or underachieved efforts to find the learning that will positively impact future decisions 1 ~ Non-Existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Known5 ~ Well Understood• Every Voice has value – mutual respect Within the leadership of the organization is the sense of individual responsibility to add one’s voice to a discussion knowing that it will be heard and respected 1 ~ Non-Existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Understood5 ~ Well Understood• Challenge Conventional Wisdom ~ There is an atmosphere within the organization that makes challenging what we think we know the right and expected thing to do 1 ~ Non-existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Known5 ~ Well Understood• Culture of Individual responsibility and accountability ~ Throughout the organization all understand their individual responsibility and accountability to achieving the overriding vision 1 ~ Non-Existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Understood5 ~ Well Understood# 3 – Effective Communication• Clear and Understood ~ Communication among leadership and throughout the organization is very clear and steps as they say and as they expect of others. They understand that others are watching them for a lead as to what is expected 1 ~ Non-existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Known5 ~ Well Understood• Impact – intended vs. unintended ~ Actions and communications are well thought out and achieve the intended outcome in terms of message. 1 ~ Non-existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Known5 ~ Well Understood• Listening ~ People on the team make a concentrated effort to be good listeners so as not to miss the message of the communicator. 1 - Non-existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Known5 ~ Well Understood• Healthy conflict - Absence of communication ‘killers’ – blame, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling ~ Expressing differences of opinion that are potentially ‘in-conflict’ with another is encouraged, welcome and embraced among leadership 1 ~ Non-existent2 ~ Barely Addressed3 ~ Neutral4 ~ Moderately Known5 ~ Well Understood VerificationPlease enter any two digits with no spaces (Example: 12) *This box is for spam protection - <strong>please leave it blank</strong>: