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# Leadership Styles II

Reveals desire to be a leader and willingness to delegate power, showing how one balances authority and collaboration.

## Concept

Measures leadership desire and power delegation

## Details

- Duration: ~20 min
- Source: 16personalities.com specialized tests battery
- Website: 16personalities.com/specialized-tests/trait-monarch

## My detailed results

**Title:** Leadership Styles II

**Subtitle:** My leadership inclination, delegation ability, and dominant styles (Democratic 43%, Authoritarian 38%, Laissez-faire 18%).

### Inclination

**Title:** Leadership Inclination

**Score:** 88.89%

**Level:** High

#### Paragraphs

- My high score in leadership aptitudes indicates that I'm not afraid to be in the spotlight. I enthusiastically take initiative when a group loses track or struggles to make decisions. I'm fully willing to propose solutions, encourage my colleagues to reach a decision, and act to bring projects to fruition.
- I place great importance on group performance and I want to see the group achieve its goals. Appreciating leadership, I may be naturally drawn to groups where I feel these skills will be needed.
- If a decision needs to be made, I don't hesitate to make it and accept the consequences. But being a leader doesn't necessarily mean doing everything alone. I probably have a gift for mobilizing the quieter team members and for energizing everyone's energy and enthusiasm.
- That said, I risk entering into conflict with other group members who share my tendencies and finding myself in competition with them for power. I could also have disagreements with an official leader. My natural inclination to lead might prevent me from stepping back and letting someone else take the reins.

**Quote:** I naturally take the lead.

### Styles

**Title:** Leadership Styles (results)

**Primary:** Primary style: Democratic (43.33%)

#### Authoritarian

**Name:** Authoritarian Leaders (38.33%)

**Description:** Give instructions, not suggestions. They prefer to supervise rather than collaborate, rarely solicit or expect feedback, and remain involved in every detail of the process instead of delegating responsibilities.

#### Democratic

**Name:** Democratic Leaders (43.33%) - my primary style

**Description:** Find a fair balance: they firmly retain final decision-making power and closely monitor their team's progress, but they also expect and encourage feedback and creativity, and readily adopt changes or suggestions that lead to improvements.

#### Laissez Faire

**Name:** Laissez-faire Leaders (18.33%)

**Description:** Explain a goal and give their team members the means to achieve it without needing direct supervision or their approval for every decision made. They are much more interested in the result than in the details of the process.

#### Paragraphs

- As a democratic leader, I find a balance between maintaining control of a project and creating space for my team members to express themselves and influence the process.
- I balance control and collaboration, which allows me to combine rapid decisions with collective creativity. This approach fosters lasting engagement and decision quality.

**Quote:** I balance control and collaboration.

### Delegation

**Title:** Power Delegation

#### Paragraphs

- Alongside my leadership inclination, I strongly value delegation. I understand that leading doesn't mean controlling everything. I prefer to delegate operational decisions to the experts who master the subject, focusing myself on vision and strategic direction.
- This balanced approach between authority and collaboration allows the team to develop autonomously. I believe each member should have the latitude to take initiative in their area of expertise, which strengthens engagement and decision quality.
- Effective delegation requires clear trust in everyone's skills, explicit objectives, and available support without micromanagement. It's a delicate balance between letting go and staying engaged.

**Quote:** I lead through vision and delegate through trust.

**Footer:** This page includes results from the Leadership Styles II test (16personalities.com/specialized-tests/trait-monarch). Test taken on December 4, 2025.

## My profile summary

**Participative delegator with collaborative drive**

I score high on willingness to delegate power and share decision-making. I prefer a participative governance model where team members contribute to strategic decisions rather than simply execute a pre-made plan. This test complements Leadership Styles I by measuring the authority/collaboration balance rather than the inspiration style.

### Key insights

- High delegation willingness (80+ percentile)
- Moderate desire to lead - I seek leadership when the mission aligns, not for the status
- Balance between leading and collaborating - I rotate leadership in cross-functional initiatives

Full interactive version with visual charts, percentages, and cross-test comparisons: https://portfolio.josedacosta.info/en/about/personality-tests/leadership-styles-ii