
MANAGEMENT STYLE AND LEADERSHIP TEST
Management and Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ30)
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The purpose of this management and leadership test is to: - increase your understanding of management and leadership and the distinction between transformational and transactional styles - benchmark your performance and potential against other managers on leadership level, leadership style and situational leadership effectiveness - give you some practical tips and suggestions about how to improve your leadership style and competencies and become a better leader |
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Technical Specification |
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Background |
Management is about business administration and continuous improvement whereas leadership is about strategic thinking, creativity and innovation, and transformation. Great leaders transform and manage organizations through a combination of transformational leadership competencies and transactional management competencies. |
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What the test measures |
The MLQ30 assesses 30 transformational and transactional competencies covering 6 key areas: strategic and creative thinking, leading and deciding, developing and changing, implementing and improving, communicating and presenting, and relating and supporting. For more information about what the test measures and its technical properties, click here... |
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Theory behind the test |
The MLQ30 scales emerged from a review of the leadership literature on leadership competencies, transformational versus transactional style, people versus task orientation and situational leadership effectiveness. The MLQ30 is a modern psychometric test that enables respondents to benchmark their style and competencies against other managers and professionals. |
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Who your responses are
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AAn international comparison group of over 1,000 senior, middle and first-level managers with equal numbers of men and women. The average age of the sample is 37, and the sample is made up mostly of respondents from the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. |
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What the report covers |
The feedback report contains 5 sections covering leadership level, management versus leadership style, task versus people orientation, situational leadership effectiveness and leadership competencies. The report also provides access to a downloadable leadership development booklet. Sample report... |
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How long the test takes |
15-20 minutes. |
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What the test costs |
14.95 USD. |
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Test standards |
This test has been designed to meet the key standards for reliability and validity of a modern psychometric instrument set out in the EFPA review criteria. |
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