What is the LPI Online?

Fully secure, intuitive, and interactive, this technology-driven system provides 24/7 web-based access to a full complement of LPI assessment products and tools. Only one username and password is required—whether you are an Administrator, Leader, Student Leader, or Observer.

Individual participants can link directly to their LPI assignments, take assessments (which were once only available using paper and pencil), and manage all activities related to their experience with LPI online:

• All assignments can be easily created, tracked, and managed
• Assessment responses are accurately recorded
• Scoring is automated
• Feedback reports can be produced immediately and are accessible from any web-enabled computer

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Who are the LPI assessments for?

Anyone interested in becoming a more effective leader and learning to apply Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner's acclaimed Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® model to real-life challenges and opportunities will benefit from the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI). This comprehensive suite of LPI tools includes leadership assessment instruments for both working adults and students with little or no work experience. Typically administered by human resource professionals within training, organization development, talent management, or leadership development departments and independent management consultants and coaches, the LPI 360 and LPI Individual are designed for both new and seasoned leaders. The Student LPI is aimed at young people who are looking to enhance their leadership role in school or in the community. Supporting the authors' core philosophy that "Leadership is Everyone's Business," LPI Online underscores the belief that anyone can learn to be an effective leader if they are given the right feedback and tools.

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What methodology was used to create the LPI?

The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) was developed through a triangulation of qualitative and quantitative research methods and studies. In-depth interviews and written case studies from personal-best leadership experiences generated the conceptual framework, which consists of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®:

• Model the Way
• Inspire a Shared Vision
• Challenge the Process
• Enable Others to Act
• Encourage the Heart

The actions that make up these practices were translated into behavioral statements. Following several iterative psychometric processes, the assessments were created and administered to managers and non-managers across a variety of organizations, disciplines, and demographic backgrounds. A version of the LPI (Student LPI) also has been developed for specific use with high school and college students.