42 leadership tests for every stage of leading

Most leadership tests describe who you think you are. These ask what you did last week.

Coach42 has 42 free leadership tests: six for each of seven career stages, from stepping up to lead for the first time to the CXO chair, plus the moments that test any leader. Some are self-tests, some calculators. All 42 are live, free and private; team versions are on the way.

The week a team problem landed on you that nobody had trained you for.

Drafted with AI for Jay Sampat, Chief Mirror Holder · coach review pending

Stage 1 of 7

Stepping up

  1. 01Ready to Lead?LiveStepping up · How ready you are for a first management role
  2. 02The Expert TrapLiveStepping up · How much you still rely on doing instead of enabling
  3. 03Influence Without a TitleLiveStepping up · How you get things done without authority
  4. 04Feedback AppetiteLiveStepping up · How well you ask for and take feedback
  5. 05Peer to BossLiveStepping up · Where the friend-to-manager shift will get awkward
  6. 06Career CompassLiveStepping up · Whether the manager track or the expert track suits you

Stage 2 of 7

New managers

  1. 07The 42 TestLiveNew managers · Your leadership type across 42 questions
  2. 08Blind SpotLiveNew managers · The gap between how you see yourself and how your team sees you
  3. 09Delegation DetoxLiveNew managers · What you hold on to that you should hand over
  4. 101:1 Health CheckLiveNew managers · How useful your one-on-ones really are
  5. 11Hard ConversationsLiveNew managers · How you handle conflict and tough feedback
  6. 12Meeting TaxLiveNew managers · What your team’s recurring meetings cost

Stage 3 of 7

Managers of managers

  1. 13Span CheckLiveManagers of managers · Whether your span of control is healthy
  2. 14Amplifier or BottleneckLiveManagers of managers · Whether your team gets bigger or smaller around you
  3. 15Decision DebtLiveManagers of managers · The hours and money your team loses waiting on you
  4. 16Bench StrengthLiveManagers of managers · Who could step into your role, and when
  5. 17Skip-Level PulseLiveManagers of managers · What life is like two layers below you
  6. 18Strategy TranslatorLiveManagers of managers · How well you turn strategy into team priorities

Stage 4 of 7

Senior leaders

  1. 19RippleLiveSenior leaders · How many people your mood and decisions reach
  2. 20Presence CheckLiveSenior leaders · How you come across in the rooms that matter
  3. 21Cross-Team TrustLiveSenior leaders · How strong your relationships with peer leaders are
  4. 22Change LoadLiveSenior leaders · How much more change your organisation can absorb right now
  5. 23Talent MagnetLiveSenior leaders · Whether good people want to join and stay on your team
  6. 24Cost of a Bad BossLiveSenior leaders · What manager-driven exits cost, in your currency

Stage 5 of 7

Founders

  1. 25Two Weeks AwayLiveFounders · What breaks if you disappear for a fortnight
  2. 26Builder or OperatorLiveFounders · Which mode you are in, and which mode the company needs now
  3. 27The First Ten HiresLiveFounders · The culture your hiring habits are creating
  4. 28Founder LoadLiveFounders · How heavy your load is: decisions, hours, energy
  5. 29Co-founder CheckLiveFounders · Where co-founders agree and quietly don’t
  6. 30Board-ReadyLiveFounders · How ready you are to work with a board

Stage 6 of 7

CXOs

  1. 31The Echo ChamberLiveCXOs · How much truth actually reaches you
  2. 32Shadow 360LiveCXOs · The culture your behaviour creates, as your leadership team sees it
  3. 33Succession ReadyLiveCXOs · Whether a credible successor exists, and when
  4. 34Exec Team HealthLiveCXOs · How well your leadership team works together
  5. 35Calendar AuditLiveCXOs · Where your time goes compared with your stated priorities
  6. 36The Legacy QuestionLiveCXOs · What you want to be remembered for, and whether your week matches it

Stage 7 of 7

Moments that matter

  1. 37First 90 DaysLiveMoments that matter · Whether your plan for a new role covers what matters
  2. 38After a LayoffLiveMoments that matter · How to lead the team that stayed
  3. 39Back from LeaveLiveMoments that matter · How to re-enter after parental, medical or other leave
  4. 40Remote Team CheckLiveMoments that matter · How well you lead people you rarely see
  5. 41Leading Through a CrisisLiveMoments that matter · How calm and clear you stay under pressure
  6. 42Leader WrappedLiveMoments that matter · Your year in leadership, from your team’s ratings

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