How long does the assessment take?

From initial consultation to results debrief typically takes 3-4 weeks. The survey itself takes your team members 15-20 minutes to complete. The overall timeframe is dependent on your team's availability to connect to the initial context and any communications ahead of completing the survey.

Is the survey anonymous?

Yes. Responses are confidential and anonymous to encourage honest feedback. You'll see aggregate data and patterns, not individual responses. The aggregate data aligns with the quadrants identified by Amy Edmondson and insights can be shared from that point.

How many people need to participate?

The assessment works for teams of most sizes. For small teams (under 7), we recommend discussing whether the anonymous survey or facilitated conversation is the better approach.

What happens after we get the results?

Once I receive the report, we'll schedule a 60-90 minute debrief session to walk through the findings together. From there, you can choose to implement recommendations on your own, do a team workshop, or engage ongoing coaching support.

How is this different from other team surveys or engagement surveys?

Most engagement surveys measure satisfaction or happiness. The Fearless Organization Scan specifically measures psychological safety – the conditions that allow people to speak up, take risks, and innovate. It's based on decades of research by Dr Amy Edmondson and measures the specific behaviours that may predict team performance.

Can we do follow-up assessments to track progress?

Yes. Many teams do an initial assessment, implement recommendations, and then do a pulse check 6-12 months later to review. Note: you're not necessarily aiming for a 'high' score. This can be discussed in the briefing but high scores are not necessarily a 'good' result. Similarly, low scores aren't a failure; they're a starting point. You'll get specific, actionable recommendations for what to do next.

Life Styles Inventory (LSI) Coaching for Leaders

Life Styles Inventory (LSI)

Life Styles Inventory (LSI) Leadership Development

Strengthen your leadership impact with evidence-based behavioural insight.

Working with accredited Human Synergistics practitioner Lisa Bruno, leaders across Australia and New Zealand gain clarity about the thinking and behavioural patterns that shape their effectiveness at work. Lisa helps you translate self-awareness into constructive, sustainable leadership practices that elevate performance, strengthen relationships, and transform organisational culture.

Whether you’re navigating complex stakeholder dynamics, leading through change, or building high-performing teams, this research-based diagnostic provides the foundation for meaningful, targeted development that delivers lasting results.

What is the Life Styles Inventory (LSI)?

The Life Styles Inventory is a research-based diagnostic tool developed by Human Synergistics that helps individuals understand the thinking and behavioural patterns that shape their effectiveness as leaders. Unlike traditional personality assessments, the LSI focuses specifically on the behaviours that influence leadership impact, decision-making, relationships, and performance.

The LSI measures both self-perceptions and observer feedback across three distinct behavioural styles:

Constructive Styles – Behaviours that promote effective leadership, healthy relationships, and sustainable performance. These include achievement-oriented thinking, self-actualising behaviours, humanistic approaches, and affiliative interactions.

Passive/Defensive Styles – Behaviours driven by the need for approval and security that can limit leadership effectiveness. These include approval-seeking, conventional thinking, dependent behaviours, and avoidance patterns.

Aggressive/Defensive Styles – Behaviours focused on maintaining status and control that can undermine team dynamics. These include oppositional tendencies, power-driven actions, competitive approaches, and perfectionistic standards.

By highlighting how these styles influence your leadership impact, the LSI provides a clear, actionable foundation for development. It reveals not just what you do, but why you do it, and offers a structured pathway toward more constructive, adaptive, and high-impact ways of leading.

Why work with Lisa Bruno for your LSI development?

As an accredited Human Synergistics practitioner, Lisa brings substantial experience and a mature understanding of the LSI methodology to every engagement. She doesn’t just administer assessments – she interprets complex behavioural patterns, facilitates meaningful insight, and guides leaders toward constructive, sustainable shifts in how they lead.

Deep Organisational Development Expertise – Across senior organisational development roles, Lisa has positioned LSI as a core component of leadership capability and talent development strategies. She’s integrated it into executive programs, high-potential development pathways, capability frameworks, and structured leadership initiatives across diverse industries and organisational contexts.

Evidence-Based, Outcomes-Focused Approach – Lisa combines rigorous analysis with practical, actionable guidance. Her approach ensures LSI insights directly strengthen leadership performance, improve team dynamics, and support cultural transformation. This isn’t about generating reports – it’s about creating meaningful change that shows up in how leaders work, communicate, and influence.

Comprehensive LSI Capability – Lisa is qualified to deliver both LSI 1 (self-perception) and LSI 2 (observer feedback), providing leaders with a complete picture of how they see themselves and how others experience their leadership. This 360-degree perspective is essential for building genuine self-awareness and identifying blind spots that may be limiting effectiveness.

Practical Application – Every LSI engagement is designed to translate insight into action. Lisa helps leaders understand their results, identify specific behaviours to strengthen or modify, and develop practical strategies for embedding constructive patterns into daily leadership practice. The focus is always on sustainable development that delivers measurable impact.

Program Investment & Details

LSI 1 and LS1 2 Standard Package

AU$1,095 + GST per person

5 people: AU$5,212 + GST

10 people: AU$10,337.50 + GST

LSI 1 and LS1 2 Plus Package

AU$1,250 + GST per person

5 people: AU$5,987.50 + GST

10 people: AU$11,887.50 + GST

Program Structure – LSI engagements are tailored to organisational needs and can be delivered as individual leadership development, team development programs, or integration into existing leadership programs and talent development pathways.

Assessment Process – Participants complete the LSI online assessment (approximately 20-30 minutes), which measures thinking and behavioural patterns across the 12 LSI styles. The LSI 2 component includes observer feedback from managers, peers, and direct reports to provide a comprehensive 360-degree perspective on how your leadership is experienced by others.

What's Included:

Standard Package:

Human Synergistics LSI 1 and 2 assessment
Comprehensive Human Synergistics Debrief Kit
1.5 hour personalised debrief session with Lisa Bruno
1.0 hour follow-up session for implementation support
Practical development planning and goal-setting
Access to LSI resources and development materials

Plus Package:

Everything in the Standard Package
Extended support and additional development resources
Enhanced implementation guidance

Debrief Sessions – Lisa conducts thorough, personalised debrief sessions that help leaders:

Understand their LSI profile and what it reveals about their leadership approach
Identify constructive behaviours to strengthen and defensive patterns to modify
Recognise how their thinking and behaviour patterns influence team dynamics, decision-making, and organisational culture
Develop targeted strategies for sustainable leadership development
Create actionable development plans with clear, measurable goals

Location – Programs are delivered in-person across Australia and New Zealand. Virtual delivery is available via Microsoft Teams for geographically dispersed teams or when circumstances require it.

Customisation – Every LSI engagement begins with understanding your organisational context, leadership challenges, and development objectives. Lisa conducts stakeholder discussions to ensure the LSI process aligns with your broader talent strategy, capability frameworks, and cultural goals. Whether you’re developing emerging leaders, strengthening executive capability, or supporting organisational change, the LSI is positioned to deliver maximum value.

Who benefits from LSI development?

The Life Styles Inventory is valuable for:

Mid to Senior-Level Leaders – Executives, senior managers, and department heads seeking to strengthen their leadership impact, navigate complex stakeholder relationships, and drive cultural transformation.

High-Potential Leaders – Emerging leaders being developed for senior roles who need to build self-awareness and refine their leadership approach before stepping into greater responsibility.

Project and Program Leaders – Project managers, program directors, and delivery leads who need to influence without authority, manage diverse stakeholder expectations, and lead cross-functional teams effectively.

Organisational Development Professionals – HR leaders, talent development specialists, and OD practitioners seeking evidence-based tools to strengthen leadership capability across their organisations.

Teams Experiencing Change – Leadership teams navigating mergers, restructures, or cultural transformation who need to understand how individual behavioural patterns are influencing collective effectiveness.

Ready to strengthen your leadership impact?

The most effective leaders aren’t the ones who avoid feedback or assume they have it all figured out. They’re the ones who actively seek insight into how they show up, embrace the opportunity to refine their approach, and commit to constructive development that strengthens their impact.

If you’re ready to move beyond generic leadership training and gain evidence-based insight into the behaviours that shape your effectiveness, let’s talk.

Get in touch today to discuss:

How LSI can support your leadership development goals
Tailored program options for individuals, teams, or organisations
Integration with existing talent development strategies
Package options and group pricing for your specific needs

Frequently Asked Questions

What is LSI leadership development coaching?

LSI leadership development coaching uses the Human Synergistics Life Styles Inventory in two parts: LSI 1 (self-assessment) and LSI 2 (others’ descriptions/360 feedback). LSI 1 helps leaders reflect on the thinking and behavioural styles they believe they use, while LSI 2 gathers feedback from colleagues (such as peers, managers, and direct reports) to show how those behaviours are experienced by others. Coaching focuses on interpreting both profiles, identifying alignment and gaps, and translating insights into practical, constructive behaviour change.

How is Human Synergistics LSI used in leadership development?

Human Synergistics LSI is used in leadership development as a diagnostic and development tool to identify patterns of leadership behaviour across constructive, passive/defensive, and aggressive/defensive styles. Individual and group profiles are analysed to understand behavioural strengths, risks, and gaps in relation to leadership expectations. This information is then used to guide structured reflection, inform development priorities, and support targeted behaviour change through coaching, learning interventions, and on-the-job application.

Who should use the Human Synergistics Leadership Styles Inventory (LSI)?

The Human Synergistics Leadership Styles Inventory is appropriate for people in leadership roles where behaviour directly influences others, decision-making, and organisational culture. It is particularly valuable where leaders are expected to model constructive behaviours, lead through complexity, and reinforce consistent leadership expectations across teams and functions.

By identifying patterns associated with constructive, passive/defensive, and aggressive/defensive leadership styles, the LSI supports informed reflection and targeted development focused on leadership effectiveness and cultural impact.

How and why do organisations benefit when leaders undertake the LSI?

Organisations benefit from leaders undertaking the Human Synergistics Leadership Styles Inventory because leadership behaviour is a primary driver of organisational culture, decision-making, and performance. When leaders develop a clearer understanding of the impact of their behaviour, it creates a more consistent, constructive leadership environment that supports accountability, engagement, and effective execution of strategy.

At an organisational level, LSI supports a shared language for leadership behaviour, enabling more targeted development, better alignment between leadership expectations and day-to-day practice, and clearer links between leadership behaviour and cultural outcomes. This strengthens leadership capability while reinforcing the conditions required for sustainable performance and change.

Is this approach evidence-based?

Yes. The Human Synergistics Leadership Styles Inventory is underpinned by more than four decades of research and a large global database of leadership and organisational culture assessments. Human Synergistics’ research examines the relationships between leadership behaviour, organisational culture, and performance outcomes across a wide range of industries and sectors.

This body of research consistently shows that constructive leadership styles are associated with higher levels of effectiveness, quality decision-making, engagement, and organisational performance, while passive/defensive and aggressive/defensive styles are linked to lower effectiveness and less sustainable outcomes. These findings form the evidence base for using LSI as a leadership development and culture diagnostic tool.

Ready to Lead with Greater Impact?

The Life Styles Inventory (LSI) gives you research-based insight into the thinking and behavioural patterns shaping your leadership, so you can build more constructive habits and strengthen performance, relationships, and culture.