Grab a pen and tally the number of Always and Sometimes responses you get:
1. I frequently ask others to check assumptions and think creatively.
Always                                                Sometimes                                          Hardly Ever
2. I give every idea a fair consideration; I frequently improve the quality of my thoughts & actions.
Always                                                Sometimes                                          Hardly Ever
3. I regularly evaluate how we spend our time and resources and come up with out of the box ways to do it better.
Always                                                Sometimes                                          Hardly Ever
4. Identifying big challenges, dreaming up solutions and blasting forward energize me.
Always                                                Sometimes                                          Hardly Ever
5. We dig up deeper problems and seek to solve those over fixing symptoms.
Always                                                Sometimes                                          Hardly Ever
6. I have a specific & quick method to check my ego; I seek to empower and inspire others, not be a lone hero.
Always                                                Sometimes                                          Hardly Ever

7. I push the boundaries of the rules and think strategically about using existing policies to advance learning.
Always                                                Sometimes                                          Hardly Ever
0 – 3 Always and Sometimes = Novice Transformative Leader. You are just dipping your toe into this new kind of leadership. Congrats! Read our post on 3 Keys for Transformative Leadership for ideas to grow.
4 – 5 Always and Sometimes = Apprentice Transformative Leader. You are on well on your way to becoming a transformative leader. Kudos! Read our post on Cage-Busting Leadership and Systems-Thinking for resources to push yourself further.
6 – 7 Always and Sometimes = Practitioner Transformative Leader. Wow. You must have put in a lot of effort to get to this place. Bravo! Comment below with advice for the rest of us please!
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