FREE ASSESSMENT

Identify Your Pressure Pattern

This quick assessment will help you identify your natural pressure pattern and how it may influence the way you lead, communicate, and make decisions.

1. A significant problem surfaces and the team looks to you. What do you instinctively do first? *

A. Step in, establish direction, and begin addressing it immediately.

B. Look for another route that keeps progress moving while reducing friction.

C. Pause to understand the facts, risks, and possible consequences.

2. A difficult conversation becomes tense. What response feels most natural? *

A. Create space to think before deciding what needs to be said next.

B. Address the central issue directly so the conversation can move forward.

C. Shift the approach, timing, or setting to find a more workable path.

3. Priorities change suddenly in the middle of an important project. What happens first? *

A. I adapt the route and redirect people or resources to maintain momentum.

B. I assess what the change affects before committing to the next move.

C. I make the call, clarify the new direction, and mobilize the team.

4. You receive unexpected feedback about a decision you made. What are you most likely to do? *

A. Engage immediately, explain my reasoning, and work toward resolution.

B. Consider the feedback privately and determine what is valid before responding.

C. Reframe the issue or explore another option that may satisfy the concern.

5. A deadline is approaching, but the team does not have complete information. What do you tend to do? *

A. Find a practical workaround or alternate path that keeps the work moving.

B. Choose a direction with the information available and move decisively.

C. Seek more clarity because moving too soon could create unnecessary risk.

6. Two capable team members strongly disagree. Where do you naturally enter? *

A. I observe and gather context before deciding whether or how to intervene.

B. I help them approach the issue differently or identify another workable option.

C. I bring the conflict into the open and guide the group toward a decision.

7. A plan you supported is clearly not working. What is your first instinct? *

A. Name the problem, make a firm adjustment, and establish the next move.

B. Slow down long enough to determine why it failed and what the evidence supports.

C. Pivot quickly and find a different route to the intended outcome.

8. You must make a high-stakes decision that will affect other people. What do you rely on most? *

A. My ability to identify options and create a path around the constraint.

B. My ability to take ownership and move when the moment requires action.

C. My ability to evaluate implications and avoid preventable consequences.

9. When pressure has been building for an extended period, which behavior is most recognizable in you? *

A. I become quieter and hold action until I feel clear or prepared.

B. I become more direct and focused on taking control of what happens next.

C. I stay active by shifting attention, priorities, or routes around the pressure.

10. When pressure peaks and you have little time to prepare, which response are you most likely to rely on first? *

A. Take control, name the direction, and move.

B. Find another route that keeps progress moving.

C. Pause long enough to understand the risk before moving.

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