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Leadership Under Pressure - Scan

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Block 1: internal activation

For each of the following statements, rate how strongly this reaction becomes active in you under pressure.

 

0 = not at all

10 = very strongly

 

Use the full scale: if something feels strong, rate it high. If it’s not present, keep it low.

 

Answer quickly and honestly.

Your first inner response is usually the most accurate.

Question 2 of 22

 

S1-A Public contradiction

 

Scenario: You are openly contradicted by someone with status in a leadership meeting.

 

 

“I feel an immediate urge to defend my position.”

 

 

(Please rate between 0 and 10)

Question 3 of 22

S1-B Public contradiction

 

Scenario: You are openly contradicted by someone with status in a leadership meeting.

 

 

“I feel tension about losing support.” 

Question 4 of 22

S1-C Public contradiction

 

Scenario: You are openly contradicted by someone with status in a leadership meeting.

 

 

“I feel a strong drive to prove myself and perform even better.”

 

 

Question 5 of 22

S4-A Team member vs. board

 

Scenario: A team member confides in you about something that goes against a decision made by the board.

 

 

“I feel tension about losing the team member’s loyalty.”

Question 6 of 22

S4-B Team member vs. board

 

Scenario: A team member confides in you about something that goes against a decision made by the board.

 

 

“I feel responsible to solve it for both sides.”

Question 7 of 22

S4-C Team member vs. board

 

Scenario: A team member confides in you about something that goes against a decision made by the board.

 

 

“I feel pressure to protect the relationship with the team member.”

Question 8 of 22

S7-A Strategic plan collapses

 

Scenario: An important strategy or plan fails unexpectedly.

 

 

 

“I start explaining or framing the bigger pattern.”

Question 9 of 22

S7-B Strategic plan collapses

 

Scenario: An important strategy or plan fails unexpectedly.

 

 

“I increase my energy to fix the situation.”

Question 10 of 22

S7-C Strategic plan collapses

 

Scenario: An important strategy or plan fails unexpectedly.

 

 

“I immediately take full control of everything.”

Question 11 of 22

S10-A Your partner project anger onto you

 

Scenario: You are blamed by your partner for something that you do not recognise as true.

 

 

“I try to calm or soften their emotion.”

Question 12 of 22

S10-B Your partner project anger onto you

 

Scenario: You are blamed by your partner for something that you do not recognise as true.

 

 

“I start explaining and defending myself.”

Question 13 of 22

S10-C Your partner project anger onto you

 

Scenario: You are blamed by your partner for something that you do not recognise as true.

 

 

“I withdraw internally or emotionally.”

Block 2: what happens first

Several reactions may happen almost at the same time.

Choose the one reaction that tends to activate first inside you in the moment itself, before your visible response follows.

Question 15 of 22

S2 Public doubt about your decision

 

Scenario: A decision you made is publicly described as "too fast" 

 

(What happens first inside you in that moment)

A

I try to restore a constructive atmosphere

B

I feel challenged in my competence

C

I stay calm without needing to prove myself

D

I immediately structure and direct the conversation

E

I intensify my arguments

Question 16 of 22

S6 Senior subtly undermines you

 

Scenario: Someone above you in the hierarchy makes a subtle dismissive content

 

What happens first

A

I work harder to prove myself

B

I analyse and name the pattern

C

I try to smooth things over relationally

D

I remain internally unaffected

E

I feel inner resistance

Question 17 of 22

S12 Unexpected criticism

 

Scenario: Someone gives you painful personal feedback

 

First...

A

I analyse the deeper pattern behind it

B

I remain internally stable

C

I become defensive

D

I feel a need to prove myself

E

I try to protect the relationship

Block 3: Inner versus outer

How you feel inside and what others notice can be different.

People may never see some of your internal reactions.

Select all reactions that tend to happen internally, even if they are not visible to others.

Question 19 of 22

S8 Team in panic

 

Scenario:

Your team becomes emotional or anxious during a crisis

 

 

--> Select only these answers: you know it doesn't show for others, but inside it does happen:

(Select all that apply)
A

I tightly structure everything

B

I feel irritation about the emotional reaction

C

I take on their tension emotionally

D

I try to stabilise the atmosphere

Question 20 of 22

S13 Public failure

 

Scenario:

A project under your name fails visibly. 

 

 

--> Select only these answers:

you know it doesn't show for others, but inside it does happen:

(Select all that apply)
A

I position blame outside myself

B

I focus on limiting damage through relationships

C

I take control of the process and details

D

I start overcompensating and doing more

Question 21 of 22

S14 Comparison with another leader

 

Scenario:

You are compared to someone who is seen as "stronger" or "more effective" 

 

 

--> Select only these answers:

you know it doesn't show for others, but inside it does happen:

 

(Select all that apply)
A

I feel a strong need to prove myself

B

I feel inner opposition to the comparison

C

I minimise or downplay myself

D

I feel competitive

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