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Free self-assessment

Discover where you stand as a manager

60 statements across the 12 leadership behaviours that separate great managers from struggling ones. Complete it inside the app during onboarding and get a personalised starting point in minutes.

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The Framework

The 12 behaviors of a great manager

It's hard to know which management skills actually matter, or where your own gaps are. LeadWise is built around 12 research-backed behaviours across three areas — relationships, developing yourself and others, and driving results — and your free self-assessment scores you on all 12, so you know exactly where to focus first.

Building Relationships

Great managers earn trust before they demand results. This covers how to communicate clearly, build psychological safety and create a team that genuinely wants to follow you.

Behaviours that are relevant here are:

Stay true to yourself and be reliable and consistent in your behaviours. Authentic managers build deeper trust by showing up the same way every day — their team always knows what to expect, which creates the psychological safety needed for high performance.
Role model collaboration and fully leverage the strengths of your team. Great managers do not work in silos — they actively break down barriers between people, celebrate collective wins and create an environment where the best idea wins regardless of where it comes from.
Create a psychologically safe environment where everyone feels included and valued. Inclusive managers proactively seek out different perspectives, address unconscious bias in their decisions, and ensure every team member has equal opportunity to contribute and grow.
Communicate openly, speak the truth and be radically transparent with your team. Clear communication means sharing context, explaining the "why" behind decisions, and giving people the information they need to do their best work — even when the message is difficult.

Developing Yourself & Others

The shift from individual contributor to manager is the hardest career transition there is. This helps you grow your self-awareness while actively developing the people around you.

Behaviours that are relevant here are:

Do not micromanage — delegate effectively to build trust and autonomy. Empowering managers give their team the space to own their work, make decisions and learn from mistakes. This frees you up to focus on leadership while growing the capabilities of everyone around you.
Coach your team rather than just telling them what to do. Ask powerful questions, listen actively and help your people find their own solutions. A coaching approach builds independence, critical thinking and long-term capability far more effectively than simply providing answers.
Cultivate a growth mindset and actively seek feedback to keep developing. The best managers are deeply curious — they reflect on their own performance, welcome challenges as learning opportunities, and model the kind of continuous improvement they expect from their team.
Attract, develop and retain talent by focusing on the strengths of your people. Career-enabling managers have regular, meaningful conversations about growth, connect their team members to new opportunities, and take genuine pride in watching the people they manage succeed and progress.

Growing Your Business

Being liked isn't enough — you need to deliver results. This covers how to set a clear direction, hold people accountable for outcomes, and drive strong team performance without micromanaging.

Behaviours that are relevant here are:

Articulate an inspiring vision and define high-level goals that connect daily work to a bigger purpose. Visionary managers help their team understand not just what they are working on, but why it matters — turning abstract strategy into clear, motivating direction.
Take responsibility for failures — your own and those of your team. Accountable managers do not deflect or blame others when things go wrong. They own the outcome, learn from it and move forward with integrity, which earns lasting respect from their team and stakeholders.
Prioritise ruthlessly, know your subject matter and roll up your sleeves when needed. Results-driven managers set clear expectations, remove blockers and keep their team focused on what truly moves the needle — while recognising and celebrating success along the way.
Anticipate and embrace change, and be comfortable navigating the unknown. Adaptable managers help their team stay calm and productive through uncertainty, pivot quickly when circumstances shift, and model the resilience and flexibility that modern organisations demand.
Track Your Growth

See exactly how you're growing as a manager

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Day 1 — Self-assessment

60 statements scoring you across all 12 leadership behaviours, giving you a personalised starting point.

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Month 3 — 360° feedback

Invite your manager and team to rate you on the same 12 behaviours — see how others actually experience your leadership.

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Year 1 — Progress check

Retake your assessment at your one-year anniversary and see exactly how far you've come.

How the self-assessment works

Rate yourself, then see where you stand

Answer 60 honest statements in the app and get a score for each of the 12 leadership behaviours — your personal starting point.

  1. LeadWise self-assessment screen showing statement 1 of 60 with a five-point scale from Strongly disagree to Strongly agree

    Rate 60 statements

    One at a time, on a simple 5-point scale. There are no right answers.

  2. LeadWise assessment results screen showing a score and progress bar for each leadership behaviour, grouped by area

    See your results

    A score for each of the 12 behaviours, grouped into three areas, so you know where to focus first.

FAQs

Questions about the self-assessment

Yes. It's included free when you download the LeadWise app and start your 14-day free trial — cancel anytime before it ends and you pay nothing.
Inside the LeadWise app, as part of onboarding. You won't find a version of it on this website — this page explains what it covers so you know what to expect.
Most people complete it in around 10 minutes. There are 60 statements in total, each rated from Strongly disagree to Strongly agree.
A personalised starting point that scores you across all 12 leadership behaviours, shown inside the app — highlighting your strengths and the areas most worth focusing on first.
New and first-time managers, recently promoted team leads, and anyone preparing to step into management. It's also useful for experienced managers who want an honest baseline.
It's the first step in an ongoing system: later in the programme you'll get 360° feedback from your manager and team. Periodic retakes, so you can see how far you've come, are planned but not available yet.
You don't need a LeadWise account, and taking part is entirely voluntary. Your invitation link is unique to you, can be used once, and is valid for 30 days; if you'd rather not take part you can simply ignore it, and we send at most one reminder. The response is ratings only — you rate a series of statements on a scale, and there are no free-text fields. If you were invited as a direct report, your answers are only ever shown to the person combined with those of other direct reports, and only once at least 3 have responded and at least 7 days have passed; they never see your individual answers or whether you responded. If you were invited as their manager, your answers are shown to them individually as your own assessment. You can ask us to delete your response at any time by emailing info@leadwise.app.

Ready to become the manager your team deserves?

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