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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 23

 

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 23

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 23

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 23

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 23

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 23

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 23

S7-A Strategic plan collapses

 

Scenario: An important strategy or plan fails unexpectedly.

 

 

 

“I start explaining or framing the bigger pattern.”

Question 9 of 23

S7-B Strategic plan collapses

 

Scenario: An important strategy or plan fails unexpectedly.

 

 

“I increase my energy to fix the situation.”

Question 10 of 23

S7-C Strategic plan collapses

 

Scenario: An important strategy or plan fails unexpectedly.

 

 

“I immediately take full control of everything.”

Question 11 of 23

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 23

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 23

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

Choose the reaction that happens first inside you in the moment itself 

Question 15 of 23

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 23

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 23

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 how others notice, can be different. 

Choose the answers that others would probably not see, but what internally does get triggered:

Question 19 of 23

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 23

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 23

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

Question 22 of 23

Reflection question

 

Which pressure situation in your life or leadership currently activates you the most internally - even if others barely notice? 

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