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Leadership Capacity Assessment

Is your leadership capacity keeping pace?

Important priorities don’t always stall because they lack support or good ideas. Sometimes, the people responsible for moving them forward simply don’t have enough bandwidth.

This brief leadership capacity assessment can help you recognize where your organization’s capacity may be stretched. Complete the Leadership Capacity Check below to see where additional support could help you regain momentum. Your answers and results are private, and no email address is required.

Think about what is happening in your organization today.

For each statement, select the answer that best reflects what is happening now.

1. Important priorities are repeatedly postponed.
2. Day-to-day demands crowd out longer-term work.
3. Important projects lack a clear leader or owner.
4. Too much responsibility rests with one or two people.
5. Leaders spend much of their time solving immediate problems.
6. Decisions are made, but follow-through is inconsistent.
7. Team members frequently wait for senior leaders to provide direction.
8. Managers need more support than current leaders can provide.
9. Growth or change is stretching the leadership team.
10. A vacant or changing leadership role has created a gap.
11. Opportunities are being missed because no one can pursue them.
12. Leaders know what needs to happen—but not who can move it forward.
Please answer all 12 statements before viewing your results.
Your score: out of 48

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