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16 FEARLESS LEADERSHIP

Directions: Using the scale below, complete the following assessment individually
and with your team.
Scale:
1—Have not observed 2—Rarely 3—Some of the time
4—Frequently 5—Consistently
Your Team
Behaviors Assessment Assessment
1. Do you feel there are unresolved issues and
problems that surface again and again?
2. Are there unresolved conflicts between
individuals on your team?
3. Are there unresolved conflicts between your
team and other groups in the organization?
4. Is the work environment disempowering
(unconstructive, uninspiring, pessimistic,
or negative)?
5. Do you align in meetings but conspire
against others outside of meetings?
6. Do you tolerate unproductive behavior in
meetings?
7. Does your organization ignore unproductive
behavior or address it inconsistently?
8. Do you talk behind each other’s back instead
of talking directly to each other?
9. Do you trust the senior leaders?
10. Do you trust the team leader and/or other
immediate leaders?
11. Do you trust the team members, and do they
trust you?
12. Do you hold others accountable for delivering
on commitments?
13. Do you blame, point the finger at, or complain
about others or circumstances?
14. Do you protect and defend your area (silo)
to the exclusion of doing what is best for
the enterprise as a whole?
15. Do you have an unspoken truce with others
to not hold each other accountable
(that is, not to call each other out)?

EXHIBIT 1-1: Identifying Unproductive Behavior