Description

The Spiritual Leadership Qualities Inventory (SLQI) is an assessment tool developed to measure the qualities and skills associated with spiritual leadership. Spiritual leadership is a form of leadership that integrates spiritual values and principles to guide and empower individuals and organizations.

Goal

The primary goal of the Spiritual Leadership Qualities Inventory is to assess the spiritual qualities that contribute to effective leadership. Specifically, the SLQI aims to:
Evaluate key spiritual qualities: Understand which spiritual values and principles are adopted by a leader.
Measure spiritual leadership skills: Examine the skills that enable leaders to empower and inspire their followers.
Promote the development of spiritual leadership: Determine how leaders can integrate spiritual principles into their daily practice.
Identify the impact on organizational culture: Understand how spiritual leadership affects organizational culture and effectiveness.

Analysis

The analysis of data from the SLQI involves evaluating responses to statements that reflect spiritual qualities and leadership skills. Participants are asked to express their level of agreement or disagreement with statements related to their spiritual leadership abilities. The analysis can reveal patterns and trends in the spiritual qualities of leaders and examine their impact on organizational performance and culture.

Scoring

The scoring of the inventory is typically done using a Likert scale, where participants rate the intensity of their spiritual qualities and skills. Responses are converted into numerical values, which are used to calculate overall spiritual leadership scores. This process allows for the comparison of spiritual leadership levels among different leaders and organizations and the analysis of the impact of spiritual leadership on organizational culture and performance.

References

Fry, L. W. (2003). “Toward a theory of spiritual leadership”. The Leadership Quarterly.
Benefiel, M. (2005). “The second half of the journey: Spiritual leadership for organizational transformation”. The Leadership Quarterly.
Reave, L. (2005). “Spiritual values and practices related to leadership effectiveness”. The Leadership Quarterly.