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Understand every leader. Build the whole team.

Take the LDNA assessment. Free, and under 10 minutes.

The assessment takes under 10 minutes. You'll see an instant snapshot the moment you finish, and your full behavioral report, all seven dimensions scored and your Adaptation Gap mapped, arrives by email within one business day. Pick the words that fit. We do the math.

Free. Under 10 minutes. Instant snapshot on-screen, full report emailed within one business day.

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How it works · four quick steps, all on this page
  1. 1About youA few details, right below.
  2. 2Words that fit youPick what describes your natural style.
  3. 3Words your role demandsThe same list, through your role's lens.
  4. 4Get your reportYour full LDNA report, emailed free.
Step 1 of 4 · Start here

Tell us a bit about yourself

This context helps us tailor your profile.

More about the LDNA

What LDNA reads.

Seven dimensions grounded in established behavioral science. Each one captures a different driver of how you naturally lead, and how your role asks you to adapt.

LDNA 7 DIMENSIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Drive & Independence Social Energy Pace & Patience Structure & Order Creative Battery Logic & Analysis Vision & Ideas

Hover or tap any dimension to see what it measures.

Each of the seven dimensions captures a different driver of how you naturally lead. Hover or tap one to see the definition.
The signature profile

The Adaptation Gap.

Where your natural self and your role behavior diverge, energy is spent. The LDNA quantifies that load per dimension and names its shape, aligned, demand-weighted, or bidirectional. It is the daily cost of being who your role asks you to be, made visible.

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What you'll receive.

Complete the assessment and we'll email you your full LDNA report: your archetype, all seven dimensions scored and explained, your Adaptation Gap, your AI-exposure profile, and development guidance written to your profile. Free, and no sharing required.

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Your full LDNA report

  • All seven dimensions, scored and explained
  • Your archetype on the value-stream field
  • Your full Adaptation Gap: the daily cost, dimension by dimension
  • Your AI-exposure profile: where your strengths stay durable vs. exposed
  • Development guidance written to your own profile

Free, and no sharing required.

Part 1 of 2 · Natural self

Which of these describe who you are most of the time?

Select every word that genuinely fits your natural style across work and life. Typical range is 20 to 50 words.

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Part 2 of 2 · Role behavior

Which of these describe how you must behave to succeed in your current role?

Same list, different lens. What does the role itself reward or require? It's normal for this set to overlap with, or differ from, your natural self.

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One last step

One last step

Thanks for completing the Leadership DNA assessment. Before we generate your profile, please review how your responses are used and confirm your choices below.

About you

Name:,
Email:,
Role:,
Experience:,
Seniority:,

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Thank you.

Your full report arrives within one business day from support@vmleader.com. Add that address to your contacts so it doesn't get filtered to spam.

Bring your team

The LDNA is sharper across a team.

Pass the assessment to anyone who'd benefit. No strings, and they each get their own full report free. Want your whole team assessed together? Email support@vmleader.com about a team assessment, and we'll map how your leaders fit, where they cover each other, and where they share a blind spot.

Go deeper

Want to go deeper?

Two paths through Vertical Motion. Start with the framework, or get the full LDNA inside a personalized executive read.