2.3.6 Leader Competency Inventory (LCI-Kelner) 

Purpose 

The Leader Competency Inventory (LCI) measures four specific dimensions of leadership: information seeking, conceptual thinking, strategic orientation, and customer service orientation. This self-reporting questionnaire enables participants to assess the degree to which they exhibit leadership competencies based on their own perceptions, as well as those reported by their colleagues and supervisors. Suggested applications are:

Leadership seminars and workshops

Executive career development

Executive succession planning

Performance appraisals.

Description 

The Leadership Competency Inventory was developed by Stephen D. Kelner (1993). This self-scoring pencil-and-paper questionnaire requires participants to respond to 46 items, rating the degree to which they have demonstrated or witnessed various behaviors. At most, 1 hour is needed for completion for the LCI. Scoring grids in the interpretive notes are used to provide an overall profile of the four major competencies.

Limitations may include length of the test and lack of empirical studies to support the instrument.

Access 

The tool is available for purchase via this website: https://www.creativeorgdesign.com/

Reference 

Statistics Solutions. (n.d.) Leader Competency Inventory (LCI). https://www.statisticssolutions.com/free-resources/directory-of-survey-instruments/leader-competency-inventory-lci/