Discover exactly where you are in your brave leadership journey — and what's holding you back from leading at your full capacity.
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Personalized AI analysis · Culturally responsive results · Under 10 minutes
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Craig Aarons-Martin, Ed.D.
Founder, CCM Education Group · Former MA Principal of the Year · National Distinguished Principal
Author: The Brave Leaders Playbook (2026)
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Step 1 of 2 — Your Context
Before We Begin
Your leadership doesn't exist in a vacuum. Neither does this assessment.
Most leadership tools were built on research from a very narrow slice of humanity — and they treat that slice as the invisible default. This one doesn't.
The questions that follow will be interpreted through your specific context — your identity, your leadership environment, and the pressures you carry that no generic assessment has ever named. You are not required to share anything you're not comfortable sharing. What you do share makes your results more precise, more honest, and more yours.
Your Leadership Role
Racial / Ethnic Identity (select all that apply)
Black / African American
White / European American
Latine / Hispanic
Indigenous / Native American
Asian / Asian American
Middle Eastern / North African
Multiracial
Prefer not to say
Your racial identity shapes every aspect of your leadership experience — who sees you as an authority, who questions it, and what you carry into every room.
Gender Identity (select all that apply)
Cisgender man
Cisgender woman
Trans man
Trans woman
Non-binary / genderqueer
Gender fluid
Masculine-presenting
Feminine-presenting
Prefer not to say
Sexual Orientation (select all that apply)
Heterosexual / straight
Gay / lesbian
Bisexual / pansexual
Queer
Asexual / aromantic
Prefer not to say
Cultural & Geographic Background
US-born
Immigrant (1st generation)
Child of immigrants (2nd gen)
Indigenous to this land
Diaspora / transnational
Prefer not to say
Class Background
Grew up in poverty / low income
Working class
Middle class
Upper middle class / affluent
First-generation professional
Prefer not to say
Your Leadership Environment
Predominantly white institution
Majority BIPOC institution
Diverse, with equity challenges
Only one like me in leadership
Conservative / resistant institution
Progressive / equity-aligned
One Thing About Your Context (optional but powerful)
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Reading your full leadership context…
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