Leadership Styles & Climate Surveys

Improve How Leaders Lead. Transform Team Climate. 

Korn Ferry’s Leadership Styles & Climate Assessment gives you a clear, measurable way to connect leadership styles to their team's motivation and commitment. 

• Employees in low-rated team climates are 2.6 times more likely to be planning to leave within two years. 
• Only 39% of employees in poor climates feel motivated to go above and beyond—compared to 70% in positive climates. 
• Just 17% of employees in poor climates report strong intrinsic motivation—compared to 34% in strong climates. 

This assessment helps you understand how a leader’s day-to-day styles impact team clarity, trust, engagement, and ultimately performance. It's not about personality traits or competencies. It's about behavior, impact, and outcomes. 

Why Organizations Use It 

• Diagnose team climate and leadership impact 
  Uncover how leaders are driving—or hindering— their team’s performance. 
• Equip leaders to lead with range 
  Build the ability to shift between directive, visionary, coaching, participative, and more based on what the team needs most. 
• Improve and engage 
  Surface signals of burnout, disconnection, or low morale early and address them head-on. 
• Create a culture of feedback and accountability  
  Turn insights into action, with feedback to leaders or structured team conversations. 

When to Use It 

• For underperforming or misaligned teams 
• Periods of change, growth, or increased pressure 
• Leadership transitions or reorganizations 
• To scale a leadership development initiative from one team to many