Leadership Spectrum Profile

1. How long will it take to complete the Leadership Spectrum Profile®?

As with pencil and paper instruments, the time, an individual will take to complete the Leadership Spectrum Profile® will vary. On average, the time to read, complete, and score the inventory is 12 to 18 minutes. Reading the accompanying information and completing the exercises is harder to estimate and will vary by individual.

2. Do I have to complete the Leadership Spectrum Profile®, read the material, and complete the exercises in all one session?

The Leadership Spectrum Profile® can be completed in one or more sessions. The results and data are saved on file for a period of thirty days from the first session. If you cannot complete the Inventory in one session, please save the answers before closing the browser. Any remaining portions of the Inventory or Exercises can be completed by logging in within the thirty day period.

3. How can I print out my Leadership Spectrum Profile® scores and completed exercises?

You can print out your Leadership Spectrum Profile® scores by using the File->Print menu. Use the File->Page Setup menu option to configure the different print options such as Page Header, Page Footer, URL, Print Background, etc.

4. Are my responses confidential?

Your unique User name/Password pair are generated by the computer. Your scores and other information are not associated with your name or e-mail address. The computer pools your scores with those of other designated participants on your team to form the Team Composite, which does not identify individual contributors.

5. Is the Leadership Spectrum Profile® valid?

The Leadership Spectrum Profile® was subjected to and meets vigorous scientific and statistical standards of validity and reliability.

6. How does the Leadership Spectrum Profile® differ from other leadership inventories?

Most leadership inventories concentrate on personal traits or relationships. The Leadership Spectrum Profile® focuses on desired decision priorities or results.

7. Why is the term enterprise used?

The term enterprise is used to encompass a wide range of organized groups ranging from a corporation to a nonprofit association, from a strategic business unit to an office, and from a project team to a self led team.

8. What are some resources for more information?

Adizes, I. Corporate Life Cycles: How and Why Corporations Grow and Die and What To Do About it. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1988.

de Geus, A. The Living Company. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1997.

Hesselbein, F., Goldsmith, M., and Beckhard R. (Eds.). The Leader of the Future. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.

Kouzes, J. and B. Posner. The Leadership Challenge: How to Keep Getting Extraordinary Things Done in Organizations. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995.

Lippitt, M. The Leadership Spectrum: 6 Business Priorities That Get Results, San Francisco: DaviesBlack, 2002.

Lippitt, M. The Priority Balancing Handbook. Potomac, MD: Enterprise Management Ltd., 2001.

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