Authentic Leadership Questionnaire by Avolio, Gardner & Walumbwa

Measure Authentic Leadership

Basis for the ALQ

Multi-rater Report

Self-Only Report

Example Items & Scale for the Rater Form

References/Resources

Bruce J. Avolio, William L. Gardner & Fred O. Walumbwa

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Instructions

Books:

Articles:

ALQ 360 Multi-rater Report
ALQ Self-Only Report
Example Items
References
ALQ for Researchers

The Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ) is designed to measure the components that comprise Authentic Leadership. The ALQ scales address the following questions:

Self Awareness: To what degree is the leader aware of his or her strengths, limitations, how others see him or her and how the leader impacts others?
Transparency: To what degree does the leader reinforce a level of openness with others that provides them with an opportunity to be forthcoming with their ideas, challenges and opinions?
Ethical/Moral: To what degree does the leader set a high standard for moral and ethical conduct?
Balanced Processing: To what degree does the leader solicit sufficient opinions and viewpoints prior to making important decisions?

This report is based on rating yourself and having others rate you using the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire. It will help you to develop a plan for enhancing your personal and leadership effectiveness in terms of the ALQ components: Self Awareness, Transparency, Ethical/Moral, Balanced Processing
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Authentic Leadership can be measured with the use of self-only, or self-perception, ratings. The result is one's "self perspective" (ALQ Self-Only Report) as opposed to "what others perceive in you" (ALQ 360 Multi-Rater Report).

While both "self" and "other" ratings are included in the multi-rater report, the Self-Only Report -- as the name indicates -- provides the self-perspective without the other-rating perspective.

The ALQ Self-Only Report is useful for teaching the concepts of Authentic Leadership. It can be used when assessment time is limited and when there is a desire to create general awareness of -- and interest in -- the concept of authentic Leadership.
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The following survey items refer to your leader’s style, as you perceive it. Judge how frequently each statement fits his or her leadership style using the following scale:

Not at all	Once in a while	Sometimes	Fairly often	Frequently, if not always
0	1	2	3	4

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The theoretical and empirical basis for the ALQ is covered extensively in the resources indicated below. The ALQ has gone through extensive validation work, and is being used currently in a number of projects around the globe to augment other measures of leadership including the MLQ.

Gardner, W.L., Avolio, B.J., & Walumbwa, F. (2006). Authentic leadership theory and practice: Origins, effects and development. Amsterdam: Elsevier JAI Press.

Avolio, B.J., & Luthans, F. (2006). High impact leader: Moments matter in authentic leadership development. NY: McGraw-Hill.

Avolio, B.J. (2011). The No People: Tribal Tales of Organizational Cliff Dwellers. Charlotte, NC: Information Age.

Avolio, B.J. (2005). Leadership development in balance: Made/Born. NJ: Erlbaum & Associates.

says exactly what he or she means

demonstrates beliefs that are consistent with actions

solicits views that challenge his or her deeply held positions

seeks feedback to improve interactions with others

Walumbwa, F. O., Avolio, B.J., Gardner, W.L., Wernsing, T.S., Peterson, S.J. (2008, February). Authentic leadership: Development and validation of a theory-based measure. Journal of Management, 34(1), 89-126.

Avolio, B.J., & Chan, A. (2008). The dawning of a new era for genuine leadership development. Hodgkinson, G., & Ford, K. (eds.). International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 23, 197-238.

Avolio, B.J. (2007). Promoting more integrative strategies for leadership theory building. American Psychologist, 62, 25-33.

Avolio, B.J., & Gardner, W.L. (2005). Authentic leadership development: Getting to the root of positive forms of leadership. Leadership Quarterly, 16, 315-338.
Gardner, W.L., Avolio, B.J., Luthans, F., May, D.R., & Walumbwa, F.O. (2005). Can you see the real me? A self-based model of authentic leader and follower development. Leadership Quarterly, 16, 434-372.

Avolio, B.J., Gardner, W.L., Walumbwa, F.O., Luthans, F., & May, D. (2004). Unlocking the mask: A look at the process by which authentic leaders’ impact follower attitudes and behaviors. Leadership Quarterly, 15, 801-823.

Moriano, J.A. , Molero, F., & Lévy Mangin, J.P. (2011). Liderazgo auténtico. Concepto y validación del cuestionario ALQ en España. Psicothema, Vol. 23, nº 2, pp. 336-341. www.psicothema.com. Authentic leadership. Concept and validation of the ALQ in Spain. This study presents the validation of the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ) in a sample of more than 600 Spanish employees. This questionnaire measures four distinct but related substantive components of authentic leadership. These components are: self-awareness, relational transparency, balanced processing, and internalized moral perspective. Structural equation modeling confi rmed that the Spanish version of ALQ has high reliability and predictive validity for important leadership outputs such as perceived effectiveness of leadership, followers’ extra effort and satisfaction with the leader.

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