This is a personal check-in, not a test. It's designed to help you see where you're operating right now, and what might be pulling you away from your best leadership.
The above / below the line model
Above the line
— The line —
Below the line
For each question below, mark where you are on the scale. 1 = left description, 10 = right description.
Your reflection
Right now
When something unexpected lands on your desk, what's your instinctive first response?
I pause and get curious
5
I react and try to fix it immediately
Accountability
When things go wrong, where do you tend to look first?
At my own role in it
5
At external factors or other people
Presence
How present do you feel in your leadership right now?
Fully present and engaged
5
Running on autopilot
Certainty vs curiosity
When you're in a situation you don't fully understand, how do you show up?
Open — I sit with not knowing
5
Closed — I reach for certainty quickly
Open reflection
Thinking about the last few weeks — what's been pulling you below the line most?
If you could give yourself one thing right now as a leader — what would it be?
What's one thing you could do this week to lead from a little further above the line?