System for measuring leadership effectiveness

• US 5,743,742 A
• Filed: 04/01/1996
• Issued: 04/28/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation (Perspecta, Inc.)
• Inventors: Morrel-Samuels, Palmer
• Primary Examiner(s): Apley, Richard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ROVNAK, JOHN EDMUND
• Application Number:
  US08/625,967
• Time in Patent Office: 757 Days
• Field of Search: 434/107, 434/108, 434/109, 434/322, 434/236-238, 283/115, 283/54, 283/56, 283/57, 283/6.1, 283/66.2, 283/67, 283/70
• US Class Current: 434/236
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/004 Questionnaires, statistics for manually- or mechanically-operated teaching appliances G09B3/00
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/0046 Forms for staff or material planning; Inventories
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/0053 Forms specially designed for commercial use, e.g. bills, receipts, offer or order sheets, coupons
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/066 with answer indicating cards, blocks

Abstract

Assessment tool (12) for gathering meaningful information concerning an object. The assessment tool (12) includes a plurality of statements (40) directed toward observable characteristics of the object. A frequency estimation scale (42) corresponds to each statement (40). At least one statement (40) is reverse keyed from the remaining statements (40).

Claims

1. An assessment tool for gathering meaningful information concerning an object, comprising:

a plurality of statements directed toward observable characteristics of said object;

a frequency estimation scale corresponding to each statement, the frequency estimation scale comprising a non-response option; and

at least one statement being reverse keyed from the remaining statements.

2. The assessment tool of claim 1, further comprising said object being a manager.

3. The assessment tool of claim 1, the scale further comprising a neutral pole.

4. The assessment tool of claim 1, further comprising a legend for the scale, the legend including a low pole having an infrequent label and a high pole having a frequent label.

5. The assessment tool of claim 4, further comprising the infrequent label being a never label and the frequent label being an always label.

6. The assessment tool of claim 4, the legend further comprising a plurality of un-labeled intermediate poles.

7. The assessment tool of claim 1, further comprising a legend for the scale being displayed prominently.

8. The assessment tool of claim 1, further comprising the statements being of approximate equal length and each generally arranged on a single line.

9. The assessment tool of claim 1, wherein the statements and the frequency estimation scales are printed as a form.

10. The assessment tool of claim 1, further comprising said characteristics being leadership behavioral characteristics.

11. The assessment tool of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of sections each directed toward a different domain; and

each section including at least one statement directed toward a directly observable characteristic of said object relevant to the respective domain.

12. The assessment tool of claim 11, the section further comprising a statement summarizing the characteristics of said object relevant to the domain.

13. The assessment tool of claim 1, further comprising a validation section having at least one statement directed toward verifiable performance of a business where said object is employed.

14. The assessment tool of claim 1, further comprising a respondent section for recording the relationship between a respondent and said object.