Authentic Leadership Engine

The Assessment

Measure and strengthen how you lead. Built on a framework that puts humanity at the center — four pillars that turn intention into behavior and behavior into impact.

What It Measures — The Framework
Lead with Courage
Stand up, speak up, and move your team forward — even when it's uncomfortable.
Communicate Openly
Build the channels. Ask why before you change anything.
Nurture Growth
Grow people beyond what they think they're capable of.
Protect Your Team
Earn the right to lead by understanding what they do.
At the center: Be Human — the foundation that drives trust and performance.

The Results Trifecta

What great leadership actually produces.

When people feel seen, heard, and trusted — three outcomes follow. Every time. Not as a theory. As a pattern that holds across every team, every industry, every environment.

01

Productivity

People produce more when they feel safe, heard, and supported.

02

Quality

Their work reflects them. Pride produces superior output.

03

Innovation

When people feel part of the solution, ideas surface.

"There's nothing about the Leadership Engine that doesn't mean get your job done."

The Framework
Authentic Leadership Engine Wheel

One core. Four pillars. Eight behaviors.

The Authentic Leadership Engine is built around a single belief: that humanity is the foundation of trust, and trust is the foundation of performance.

The assessment measures how your team experiences each of the four pillars and the eight behaviors that reinforce them — giving you a concrete, actionable picture of where you're strong and where to focus.

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Core
Be Human
4
Pillars
Stabilizers
8
Behaviors
Reinforcers

"Humanity is the foundation of trust. Trust is the foundation of performance."

— Monika Sachdeva Meacham

New To A Role?

Before you lead, listen.

Most leaders walk into inherited teams without a real read on what those teams have been through. The Team Intake Assessment changes that — hear from your team before your first assessment cycle.

Previous leadership experience

What your team has consistently experienced from leaders before you — scored by pillar and behavior.

What they need most now

What your team is prioritizing going forward — so you know where to focus first.

The gap that needs closing

Where the distance between past experience and current need is largest — your highest-leverage starting point.

Start a Team Intake →
Team Intake Assessment results view

"I've walked into teams that were skeptical, burned out, and done with leadership promises. The intake doesn't tell you what to say — it tells you what they actually need to hear."

What You'll See

Everything you need to lead more intentionally.

ALE Leader View Sample Output
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Pillar & behavior scores
Every area rated 1–5 based on anonymous team responses — broken down by pillar and individual behavior.
Strengths breakdown
The behaviors your team consistently experiences as strengths, with specific insight into what you're doing well.
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Focus areas with AI insights
Your lowest-scoring behaviors paired with AI-generated guidance: what your team sees, what it means, and one concrete thing to try this week.
AI insights look like this

"Your team feels uncertain about their development path. Without a clear roadmap, high performers may disengage or look elsewhere for growth. This week: schedule a 1:1 with each direct report and ask — where do you want to be in 12 months?"

Generated from your team's actual responses. Every leader's insights are unique.
Who It's For

Built for leaders, teams, and organizations.

Leaders & Organizations
Executives, managers, and HR/OD teams who want to measure and develop leadership behavior — not just satisfaction scores. Use the assessment for 1:1 development, cohort programs, or culture initiatives.
Employees & Teams
Anyone who reports to a leader taking the assessment. Your feedback is anonymous and aggregated — you help shape a more accurate picture of how leadership shows up day to day.
Ready to get started?

Choose your path.

For Leaders
Start an assessment for your team
Create an account, build your assessment, and share a unique link with your team. Results come back anonymously — scored by pillar, behavior, and AI-generated insights.
For Employees
Curious what you think of your leader?
No account needed. Take the assessment as a guest and see your own responses visualized immediately. Nothing is stored.
Looking to scale this?
For Organizations
Want to roll this out across your leadership team?
If you're looking to assess leadership culture at scale — across multiple teams or an entire organization — let's talk about a custom deployment.

"With passion, there is possibility."

— Monika Sachdeva Meacham
THE ASSESSMENT

Curious how your team experiences your leadership?

Take the assessment →