Assess your team’s collective leadership capacity for sound, balanced judgment under pressure.
| Statement | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| The team slows down rather than speeds up under pressure. | |||||
| Members feel safe acknowledging stress or uncertainty. | |||||
| Urgency does not routinely override reflection. | |||||
| After mistakes, the team recovers emotional balance quickly. |
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| Dissenting viewpoints are welcomed and explored. | |||||
| Disagreement is treated as a resource rather than a threat. | |||||
| Important decisions reflect multiple perspectives. | |||||
| Blind spots are intentionally surfaced before commitments are made. |
| Statement | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anyone can respectfully challenge ideas without fear of backlash. | |||||
| Quiet or minority voices meaningfully influence decisions. | |||||
| Changing one’s mind is viewed as maturity, not weakness. | |||||
| Emotional triggers and conflicts are handled constructively. |
| Statement | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision criteria are clarified before debates begin. | |||||
| Facts are separated from interpretations and emotions. | |||||
| We regularly review how we decided, not just what we decided. | |||||
| Reversible vs. irreversible decisions are consciously distinguished. |
| Statement | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| Past decisions are revisited to examine our reasoning patterns. | |||||
| Judgment strengths and gaps are identified and discussed. | |||||
| Lessons learned are documented and reused in future decisions. | |||||
| Feedback is viewed primarily as developmental, not judgmental. |
| Statement | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decisions remain aligned with stated values, even when costly. | |||||
| Short-term pressure does not routinely override long-term wisdom. | |||||
| Ethical ambiguity is resolved collaboratively, not unilaterally. | |||||
| Behavior under stress reflects the culture the team aspires to create. |
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