Your Authority Drift Index Result

Eroding Authority — Score: Below 55

What this score says about you

You are a capable leader who has quietly drifted from the standard you once held. This isn't a character flaw — it's a pattern. Somewhere along the way, the pressure to keep everyone moving, keep the peace, or keep yourself out of difficult conversations has accumulated. And it's showing up in ways you probably sense but haven't fully named yet.

What's likely showing up

• Conversations you know you need to have that keep getting delayed
• Standards that have slipped and you're not sure when you stopped enforcing them
• A creeping sense that you're carrying more than you should be
• Decisions that feel harder than they used to

What this costs you

Your team is reading you — even when you think they're not. Every avoided conversation and every tolerated gap quietly signals that the standard is negotiable. That erodes trust, and it erodes your authority faster than any single mistake could.

What's possible

This is recoverable. Completely. But it requires naming what's actually happening — not just what's visible on the surface. That's exactly what the Authority Reset Debrief is designed to do.