Leadership Influence Diagnostic™
Identify where influence is being absorbed under pressure. Powered by the Calibrated Influence Diagnostic™ framework - where influence starts compensating.
A structured diagnostic for leaders and business owners who sense that effort is increasing - even though capability is not the issue.
The Calibrated Influence Diagnostic™ reveals how your influence is operating under pressure - and where it may be compensating rather than converting cleanly into movement.
This is not a personality assessment.
It does not measure potential, style, or motivation.
It identifies systemic distortion - the structural patterns that reroute pressure, soften consequence, or absorb momentum, even in high performing environments.
Created by Judith Germain, founder of The Maverick Paradox and architect of the Strategic Influence Arc™, this diagnostic reflects more than a decade of examining how influence behaves under sustained pressure.
WHAT THIS
DIAGNOSTIC IS,
AND IS NOT
The Calibrated Influence Diagnostic™ is for leaders and business owners who are accountable for outcomes.
It examines how your influence is operating under pressure - and how it interacts with the leadership conditions around you.
For business owners, this often shows up as:
• Growth creating structural strain
• Influence requiring increasing effort to convert into commercial traction
• Role clarity shifting as the business evolves
For leaders within organisations, it often shows up as:
• Decisions requiring repeated reinforcement
• Accountability softening across teams
• Alignment appearing stable while producing uneven movement
This diagnostic operates at structural level.
It does not assess personality, leadership style, or motivation.
It does not offer behavioural advice or development plans.
It clarifies how your influence is currently converting into movement - or being absorbed by distortion.
When influence is absorbed rather than converted, effort increases, accountability softens, and traction slows - even when capability is strong.
Seeing that distinction prevents you from misdiagnosing the issue as performance, motivation, or skill.
What the diagnostic reveals
• Five Systemic Distortion Patterns™ that commonly emerge under pressure • Your current distortion level (Low, Active, or Systemic) • Where pressure is being held - and where it is being redirected
• How influence converts into movement - or is absorbed by compensation
It makes visible where influence is doing more work than it should - and why.
WHAT HAPPENS
AFTER YOU
COMPLETE IT
You will see your results immediately, your results will explain:
- What your distortion level means
- How each distortion pattern is showing up
- What proportionate pathways exist, if a next step is relevant
There is no obligation to book anything.
No automated funnel.
No pressure to decide.
The diagnostic stands on its own.
Practical Details
• Time to complete: approximately 10 minutes
• Format: Structured diagnostic
Begin the Diagnostic
This is not a test.
It is a mirror.
If influence is travelling cleanly, that will be clear.
If it is compensating, you will see where - and at what level.