IDEAL LEADER BEHAVIOR – FORM XII (What you Expect of Your Leader) Originated by staff members of The Ohio State Leadership Studies And revised by Studies in Leadership and Organization On the following pages is a list of items that may be used to describe the behavior of your supervisor, as you think he should act. This is not a test of ability. It simply asks you to describe what an ideal leader ought to do in supervising his group. Note: The term, “group” as employed in the following items, refers to a department, division, or other unit of organization that is supervised by the leader. Published by Fisher College of Business The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210 Copyright, 1962

DIRECTIONS:
a. READ each item carefully.
b. THINK about how frequently the leader engages in the behavior described by the item.
c. DECIDE whether he SHOULD (A) Always (B) Often, (C) Occasionaly, (D) Seldom or (E) Never act as described by the item.
d. CHOOSE one of the five letters ( A B C D E) following the item to show the answer you selected. A = Always B = Often C = Occasionaly D = Seldom E = Never