Assessments
The Kershner Lab: free leadership and entrepreneurship self-assessments
Each tool takes about five minutes on your phone, scores you on the dimensions research links to performance, and gives you specific next steps. Dr. Kershner reads every result.
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Built from published, peer-reviewed constructs and written in plain language. Results are instant, private, and yours to keep.
Leadership Effectiveness Self-Assessment
See how your everyday leadership habits stack up against what the research says works. Five dimensions, 20 questions.
Take the free assessment →AI-Era Leadership Readiness
Are you leading in a way that compounds in the age of intelligent machines? Literacy, learning agility, delegation, judgment, human skills.
Take the free assessment →Entrepreneurial Mindset Profile
Your opportunity recognition, risk posture, innovativeness, proactiveness, self-efficacy and grit, scored and explained.
Take the free assessment →Are You Ready to Lead?
A 15-question reflection on the habits, judgment, adaptability and self-awareness that shape how you lead. Runs on your device; nothing is stored.
Take the free assessment →Organizational Life Cycle Scale
Lester, Parnell & Carraher's (2003) 20-item scale. Find out which stage your organization is in and what that stage demands of you.
Take the free assessment →Who Wins the Future? Perspectives Survey
An anonymous, nonpartisan listening project on how leaders balance preservation and innovation. Add your voice.
Take the free assessment →Curated third-party instruments
Vetted, evidence-based tools Dr. Kershner uses in courses and executive workshops. The last column shows what you can access without a certified practitioner.
| Instrument | What it measures | Best used when | Free / paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument (TKI) | Your default response across 5 conflict modes: competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding, accommodating | Before a difficult conversation, team conflict, negotiation | Paid (~$25) |
| Know Yourself — Big Five (Jordan Peterson) | The Big Five dimensions and 10 sub-traits | Deep self-understanding, leadership development, team composition | Paid (~$10) |
| Dweck Growth Mindset Scale | Fixed vs. growth orientation toward challenge, failure and feedback | Career inflection points, coaching conversations | Free |
| Wealth Dynamics | Your entrepreneurial archetype and where you naturally create value | Entrepreneurs, team design | Paid (~$97) |
| CliftonStrengths (Gallup) | Your top talent themes from 34 dimensions | Team building, hiring, self-leadership | Paid ($20–$50) |
| EQ-i 2.0 Emotional Intelligence | 15 EI competencies across five composites | Executive coaching, high-stakes team dynamics | Paid (practitioner) |
| DISC Behavioral Assessment | Communication and work-style preferences | Onboarding, manager–employee alignment | Paid ($15–$40) |
Want to debrief your results?
Dr. Kershner has spent years using these instruments in workshops and one-on-one coaching. If you want to talk through what your results mean for your leadership or your business, that is a conversation worth having.