Listening is not the absence of talking. It is one of the most cognitively demanding professional skills there is -- and most people have never received a clear picture of exactly how well they do it or where they fail. The Listen Index measures your listening across 9 distinct dimensions, from physical attentiveness to the discipline of actually hearing people out.
The 9 listening dimensions measured
Physical Attentiveness
Managing External Distractions
Conversation Flow
Speaker-Listener Transition
Reading Body Language
Mental Attentiveness
Managing Internal Distractions
Attention Span
Hearing a Person Out
Your report includes
An overall Listen Index score with performance tier
Individual scores and bar graphs for all 9 subscales
A full personalized narrative for every subscale at your score level
A Listening Strengths and Development summary
Targeted listening development advice for your lowest-scoring dimensions
A print-ready report you can save as PDF
45 questions. Approximately 15-20 minutes. One of the most granular professional listening assessments available.
This assessment is a professional development tool. Please read and confirm each statement before proceeding.
This is an assessment, not a test. There is no right or wrong answer, no pass or fail -- be honest with your responses. Do not answer what you think is best or correct; answer the truth for you as you know it.
I understand that this assessment captures tendencies and patterns -- not fixed limitations. These results reflect where I am today, not who I am permanently.
I will use these results for professional strategy and development -- not as confirmation of grievances or as evidence in workplace disputes.
I understand this assessment is part of the DKA Toolkit framework and is designed to be used alongside Duane K. Andrews' course content and the 17 Keys.
Listening is not passive. It is one of the most demanding cognitive and interpersonal skills in professional life. The Listen Index measures how well you listen across nine distinct dimensions -- from your ability to manage distractions and decode body language, to how effectively you allow others to finish their thoughts without mentally drafting your response.
Answer each question honestly based on how you actually behave, not how you wish you behaved. There are no right or wrong answers -- only accurate and inaccurate ones. The more honest your responses, the more useful your results.