Presidential Leadership Project
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Presidential Scorecard

The following list of important character traits and competencies was contributed by a group of invited experts on leadership.

Please select a person you would like to rate, and then give him or her a score on each of the ten key traits and each of the nine key competencies. Just click the number on the multiple choice scale beside each item, to register your opinion of his or her likely performance as President.

If you feel you don't have enough information about a person to evaluate him or her on a particular factor, it's best to leave the question blank (don't click any of the five options).

For completeness and comparison, the list includes the current President as well as other prominent prospective candidates.

When you've rated the selected individual, click "Contribute" (only once - duplicated responses are disqualified). You may rate as many people as you like, but you may only rate any one person once per visit.

If you don't want to provide information about yourself, just leave the "comparison" questions blank. Thank you for participating.

1. Select the Person You Want to Rate:
2. Rate This Person on These Ten Key Traits:
These are the "top ten" important traits identified by the experts who were surveyed for the Presidential Leadership Project. For the person you selected, please click the appropriate button beside each trait, to indicate your evaluation of him or her on that particular trait.
1. Trustworthy Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
2. Intelligent Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
3. Visionary Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
4. Collaborative Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
5. Courageous Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
6. Authentic Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
7. Open-minded Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
8. Compassionate Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
9. Wise Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
10. Articulate Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
3. Rate this Person on These Nine Key Competencies:
These are the nine important competencies, or skill categories, identified by the experts who were surveyed for the Presidential Leadership Project. For the person you selected, please click the appropriate button beside each competency, to indicate your evaluation of him or her on that particular skill.
1. Global/Strategic Thinking Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
2. Building, Selling, and Modeling a "Big Vision" for the Country Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
3. Engagement (the Skillful Use of "Self") Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
4. Leading Public Opinion Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
5. Leading the Executive Team Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
6. Political Autonomy Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
7. Building Coalitions Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
8. Advocating America's Highest Values Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
9. Representing America to the World Very Low Low Moderate High Very High
(Optional) Information About Yourself:
For Comparison: in what country do you currently reside?
For Comparison: your gender?
Male
Female
For Comparison: your age?
For Comparison: your educational level
Less than high school diploma
High school graduate
Some colleage
College degree
One or more advanced degrees
For Comparison: do you align yourself with a particular political party (as recognized in US politics)?
Democrat
Republican
Libertarian
Other
No party
Any comments you'd like to offer?