DKA Toolkit

The Control Compass

Locus of Control Assessment

Where you locate the source of what happens to you -- inside yourself or in the forces around you -- shapes nearly every professional decision you make. Locus of control is one of the most predictive psychological constructs in leadership research. The Control Compass gives you a precise, multi-dimensional picture of your orientation across 8 subscales, with a personalized interpretation of what each score means for your professional effectiveness.

The 8 dimensions measured
Achievement Motivation
Self-Efficacy
Attribution Style
Learned Helplessness
Chance and Fate Beliefs
Authority and Power Dependence
Personal Responsibility
Outcome Expectancy
Your report includes
  • An overall Internal Locus Score indicating your general orientation
  • Individual scores and bar graphs for all 8 subscales
  • A "How to Read This Report" explainer on what internal vs. external means professionally
  • Personalized score-adaptive narrative for every subscale
  • An Internal Strengths and Development Areas summary
  • Practical advice for building greater strategic agency in the areas where you need it most
  • A print-ready report you can save as PDF

40 questions. Approximately 12-18 minutes. One of the most consequential psychological assessments for professional self-understanding.

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DKA Toolkit

The Control Compass

Locus of Control Assessment | 40 Questions | 12-18 minutes

40 Questions 8 Subscales 12-18 Minutes Personalized Report

Locus of control describes where you place the source of what happens to you. People with a strong internal locus believe that their actions, decisions, and effort are the primary drivers of their outcomes. People with a strong external locus attribute outcomes to circumstance, luck, other people, and systems outside their influence.

Neither orientation is absolute -- effective professionals draw on both. The question is which orientation dominates your thinking, and whether that orientation is serving your career goals. Answer honestly based on how you actually think and behave, not how you wish you did.