Discover Your Influence Edge
A practical self-assessment for leaders who want to understand how effectively they shape decisions, build alignment and create momentum in complex environments.
The Influence Edge is a strategic self-assessment designed to help you see how you shape the outcomes around you. It reveals where you currently sit on the Ladder of Influence, highlights your strengths across five critical elements, and shows where to focus to extend your impact.
Set aside 10 minutes to reflect on how your influence shows up today.
Why this matters
The rules of work have changed. Decisions move faster. Issues spill across functions. Access to information is no longer the advantage it once was. What increasingly sets effective leaders apart is their ability to make sense of complexity, align people around what matters, and turn insight into action.
That is influence.
The leaders who succeed are not always the ones with the best technical answer or expertise. They are the ones who can connect, frame and move people towards a shared outcome.
What the assessment measures
The Influence Edge looks at five interlocking elements of strategic influence.
What you will receive
When you complete the assessment, you will receive :
This is not a pass or fail test.
The value lies in helping you see more clearly how your influence is currently showing up and what will help you extend it.
Your Influence Edge Profile gives you a clear starting point. The full Influence Edge Report goes deeper, exploring all five elements in detail and providing a personalised roadmap for growth. The full report is available as part of Michelle’s executive coaching and leadership development work.
The Ladder of Influence
The assessment shows you where you are positioned on the Ladder of Influence, a five-level framework that explains how far your influence currently reaches.
1
Contributor
Reactive, task-bound contributor
2
Technician
Reliable technical expert
3
Advocate
Direction-setter inside a limited arena
4
Partner
Trusted, enterprise-minded adviser
5
Catalyst
System-shaping strategist and change enabler
Who this assessment is for
This assessment is designed for leaders and professionals who want to strengthen influence beyond formal authority or technical expertise. It is especially relevant if you are:
How it works
1
Complete the assessment
Respond to a series of practical workplace statements.
2
See your profile
Explore your Influence Edge Profile including your position on the Ladder of Influence.
3
Identify your next step
Use the insights to focus on the shifts that will strengthen your influence.
Build your influence to shape what matters most
See where your influence sits today, what is strengthening it and where to focus to extend your impact.
The Influence Edge Assessment is a developmental self-assessment designed to support reflection and professional development. It has not been developed or validated as a psychometric test and should not be used as the sole basis for employment, selection, promotion, performance management or other high-stakes decisions.