The Leadership Versatility Index (LVI) is a valuable tool for organizations seeking to develop and optimize their leaders. It measures an individual's ability to respond flexibly to different leadership situations, identifying strengths and challenges.
The Leadership Versatility Index (LVI) is a 360° feedback process designed specifically for leaders. It focuses on the (further) development of versatile leadership qualities. By combining feedback from different perspectives, the 360° process provides differentiated information about personal strengths and development potential.
Condensed into a compact and comprehensible model of four opposing but complementary leadership dimensions, the LVI enables you to identify and actively counteract the "derailers" in your own behavior. Consciously managing one's strengths and weaknesses increases leadership versatility, enabling leaders to guide their people and teams through an increasingly complex work environment.
Versatility is measured by two complementary pairs of leadership dimensions, categorized as "how to lead" and "what to lead".
The corresponding questionnaire contains 48 items that are rated on a unique seven-point scale ranging from -3 (too little) to +3 (too much). Additionally, there are four open-ended questions. The questionnaire takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
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The rating scales of many feedback instruments follow an implicit "the more, the better" logic. However, managers are not only thrown off track by their shortcomings - sometimes it is their strengths that become weaknesses through overemphasis. The LVI scale helps leaders recognize when they've crossed that line. It also shows them what they are doing right and what they could emphasize more strongly in order to act even more effectively.
With the Forceful & Enabling (leadership) and Strategic & Operational (management) domains, the LVI captures the conflicting yet complementary behaviors required for effective leadership. The model reveals the pressures and trade-offs that make daily leadership a balancing act. The LVI helps leaders guide with greater versatility.
Is 360° feedback for managers only? Not on our watch, because individual contributors also benefit enormously from a comparison of self-assessment and assessment by others. That's why we offer an LVI version tailored to the specific needs of individual contributors and junior staff. While this important group of talent may not have formal leadership authority, they continually need to adapt to successfully collaborate and persuade others. The LVI helps foster their versatility, builds flexible and effective teams, and identifies talented future leaders.
In terms of content and methodology, the LVI aligns very well with the dimensions of the Hogan Assessments. The integration of both views provides practical explanations for how a person behaves and why they exhibit that behavior.
Interested in getting certified to use the LVI yourself? Learn more about our LVI workshops here.
The Leadership Versatility Index is a practical and scientifically-based 360° feedback tool for assessing and improving leadership skills. In addition to assessments for managers, we also evaluate the work of teams and individual contributors with customized versions of the LVI. The LVI Progress Report is an excellent empirical measure of training effectiveness. We are also the first consulting firm in Germany to offer certification for the LVI.
By combining self-assessment and peer assessment, the LVI reliably shows managers their strengths and weaknesses. Compared to other assessments, the patented "too little, too much" scale stands out: Even real strengths can weaken a leadership style if they are present too much. We identify these potential "derailers" and show the direction in which behavior should be adjusted to achieve versatile and successful leadership competence.
What are your teams' common strengths and weaknesses? What adjustments can be made to take collaboration to the next level? We answer these questions with the LVI Group Report and provide insightful recommendations for action.
Individual contributors (key organizational members without formal leadership authority) can also benefit from an LVI assessment and increase their capabilities. We conduct the assessments and help identify future leaders in the process.
The LVI Progress Report is concise and to-the-point, helping to determine how much change occurred. Has a manager been able to use the insights gained from the LVI to improve his or her leadership style? The LVI can be administered again after a period of time, and the Progress Report can be used to show developments.
The Progress Report can also be used to measure the effectiveness of other interventions and training that are independent of the LVI.
If you want to apply the LVI independently in your business, we offer you the necessary certification. In addition to our workshops, we will guide you through the implementation process and pass on our many years of experience.
