{"id":531,"date":"2026-05-18T11:13:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deborah-hartung.com\/?page_id=531"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:27:20","slug":"lead-from-truth-survey-deborah-hartung","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deborah-hartung.com\/?page_id=531","title":{"rendered":"Lead from Truth Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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}\r\n .dh-quiz-options { gap: 10px; }\r\n .dh-quiz-main { padding: 32px 16px 60px; }\r\n .dh-quiz-header { padding: 36px 24px 32px; }\r\n .dh-quiz-header h1 { font-size: 26px; }\r\n .dh-quiz-header-sub { font-size: 14px; }\r\n }\r\n @media (max-width: 400px) {\r\n .dh-quiz-question, .dh-quiz-intro { padding: 20px 16px; }\r\n .dh-quiz-option { padding: 12px 14px; font-size: 13px; }\r\n .dh-quiz-likert-btn { padding: 10px 2px; font-size: 13px; }\r\n .dh-quiz-q-text { font-size: 17px; }\r\n .dh-quiz-btn-next { padding: 10px 20px; font-size: 14px; }\r\n .dh-quiz-btn-back { padding: 8px 16px; font-size: 13px; }\r\n }\r\n<\/style>\r\n<base target=\"_blank\">\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dh-quiz-wrap\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dh-quiz-header\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-header-eyebrow\">Deborah Hartung \u00b7 Lead From Truth \u00b7 Self-Assessment<\/div>\r\n <h1>What does your leadership<br><em>actually<\/em> believe?<\/h1>\r\n <p class=\"dh-quiz-header-sub\">Most leaders have never examined what they actually believe about the people they lead. This assessment will show you yours. Five questions. No right answers. Just the truth.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dh-quiz-progress-wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-progress-bar-outer\"><div class=\"dh-quiz-progress-bar-inner\" id=\"dhProgressBar\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-progress-label\">\r\n <span id=\"dhProgressText\">Introduction<\/span>\r\n <span id=\"dhProgressPct\"><\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dh-quiz-main\">\r\n\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-intro\" id=\"dhScreenIntro\">\r\n <h2>Before you begin<\/h2>\r\n <p>Every leader operates from a set of deep beliefs about people \u2014 beliefs so ingrained they shape every decision, often without you realising it.<\/p>\r\n <p>Some leaders believe people fundamentally want to contribute, grow, and take ownership. Others believe people need structure, oversight, and clear consequences to perform. Most have never stopped to ask which camp they are actually in.<\/p>\r\n <p>This assessment will. It takes about three minutes. The value is in the honesty.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-intro-note\">\r\n <strong>How to answer:<\/strong> Respond as you <em>actually<\/em> lead \u2014 not as you aspire to, and not as a textbook answer. There is no professionally correct response. The truth is what matters here.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-btn-start\" onclick=\"dhStart()\">Begin Assessment \u2192<\/button>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-question\" id=\"dhScreenQ1\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-q-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-q-number\">Question 1 of 5<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-q-construct\">Core Beliefs<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-q-text\">When a new team member joins, what do you fundamentally believe about them?<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-options\" id=\"dhOptsQ1\">\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-option\" onclick=\"dhSelectOpt('q1','A',this)\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-inner\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-marker\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-text\">They will do good work if the job is designed well and they feel ownership over it \u2014 most people want to contribute something meaningful.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-option\" onclick=\"dhSelectOpt('q1','B',this)\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-inner\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-marker\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-text\">They will do good work if expectations are clear and there are consequences for falling short \u2014 most people need structure and accountability to perform.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/button>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-nav\">\r\n <div><\/div>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-btn-next\" id=\"dhNextQ1\" onclick=\"dhNext(1)\">Next \u2192<\/button>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-question\" id=\"dhScreenQ2\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-q-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-q-number\">Question 2 of 5<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-q-construct\">Control & Monitoring<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-q-text\">How closely do you monitor how your people spend their working time?<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-likert-wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-likert-labels\">\r\n <span>Very closely \u2014 I need visibility<\/span>\r\n <span>Not at all \u2014 outcomes are enough<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-likert-options\" id=\"dhOptsQ2\">\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-likert-btn\" onclick=\"dhSelectLikert('q2',1,this)\">1<\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-likert-btn\" onclick=\"dhSelectLikert('q2',2,this)\">2<\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-likert-btn\" onclick=\"dhSelectLikert('q2',3,this)\">3<\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-likert-btn\" onclick=\"dhSelectLikert('q2',4,this)\">4<\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-likert-btn\" onclick=\"dhSelectLikert('q2',5,this)\">5<\/button>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-nav\">\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-btn-back\" onclick=\"dhPrev(2)\">\u2190 Back<\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-btn-next\" id=\"dhNextQ2\" onclick=\"dhNext(2)\">Next \u2192<\/button>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-question\" id=\"dhScreenQ3\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-q-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-q-number\">Question 3 of 5<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-q-construct\">Delegation & Autonomy<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-q-text\">A team member asks to lead a high-stakes project they have never managed before.<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-q-scenario\">They are capable, motivated, and have been asking for more stretch. The project matters. What is your instinct?<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-options\" id=\"dhOptsQ3\">\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-option\" onclick=\"dhSelectOpt('q3','A',this)\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-inner\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-marker\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-text\">Say yes \u2014 with clear goals and a check-in cadence. They will grow into it and will work harder for having the trust placed in them.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-option\" onclick=\"dhSelectOpt('q3','B',this)\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-inner\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-marker\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-text\">Assign a more experienced colleague to co-lead. The stakes are too high to risk on someone who has not done it before.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/button>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-nav\">\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-btn-back\" onclick=\"dhPrev(3)\">\u2190 Back<\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-btn-next\" id=\"dhNextQ3\" onclick=\"dhNext(3)\">Next \u2192<\/button>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-question\" id=\"dhScreenQ4\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-q-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-q-number\">Question 4 of 5<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-q-construct\">Failure & Accountability<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-q-text\">A team member makes a significant error on a client deliverable.<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-q-scenario\">The client is unhappy. The team member knew the deadline and the stakes. What do you do first?<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-options\" id=\"dhOptsQ4\">\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-option\" onclick=\"dhSelectOpt('q4','A',this)\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-inner\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-marker\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-text\">Sit with them to understand what went wrong in the process \u2014 what was unclear, under-resourced, or overwhelming. Address the system before the person.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-option\" onclick=\"dhSelectOpt('q4','B',this)\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-inner\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-marker\"><\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-option-text\">Address it directly with the individual \u2014 they need to understand the impact of their error and what the consequence is if it happens again.<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/button>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-nav\">\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-btn-back\" onclick=\"dhPrev(4)\">\u2190 Back<\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-btn-next\" id=\"dhNextQ4\" onclick=\"dhNext(4)\">Next \u2192<\/button>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-question\" id=\"dhScreenQ5\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-q-meta\">\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-q-number\">Question 5 of 5<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-q-construct\">Human Potential<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-q-text\">Honestly \u2014 how much untapped potential do you believe most people in your team are carrying?<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-likert-wrap\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-likert-labels\">\r\n <span>Very little \u2014 they are at their ceiling<\/span>\r\n <span>A great deal \u2014 rarely fully unlocked<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-likert-options\" id=\"dhOptsQ5\">\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-likert-btn\" onclick=\"dhSelectLikert('q5',1,this)\">1<\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-likert-btn\" onclick=\"dhSelectLikert('q5',2,this)\">2<\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-likert-btn\" onclick=\"dhSelectLikert('q5',3,this)\">3<\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-likert-btn\" onclick=\"dhSelectLikert('q5',4,this)\">4<\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-likert-btn\" onclick=\"dhSelectLikert('q5',5,this)\">5<\/button>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-nav\">\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-btn-back\" onclick=\"dhPrev(5)\">\u2190 Back<\/button>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-btn-next\" id=\"dhNextQ5\" onclick=\"dhShowGate()\">See My Results \u2192<\/button>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-gate\" id=\"dhScreenGate\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-gate-header\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-gate-eyebrow\">Almost there<\/div>\r\n <h2>Your results are ready.<\/h2>\r\n <p>Enter your email to reveal your leadership philosophy \u2014 and get practical insights on what it means for the people you lead.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-gate-body\">\r\n <p>Where shall we send your personalised results? No spam, ever. Just the insight you came here for \u2014 plus occasional leadership wisdom from Deborah.<\/p>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-gate-form\">\r\n <input type=\"email\" id=\"dhGateEmail\" class=\"dh-quiz-gate-input\" placeholder=\"Your email address\" required \/>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-gate-error\" id=\"dhGateError\">Please enter a valid email address.<\/div>\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-gate-submit\" id=\"dhGateSubmit\" onclick=\"dhSubmitGate()\">Show me my results \u2192<\/button>\r\n <p class=\"dh-quiz-gate-privacy\">We respect your privacy. Unsubscribe at any time.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result\" id=\"dhScreenResultX\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-header type-x\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-type-label\">Your Leadership Philosophy<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-title\">The Control-Oriented Leader<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-summary\">Your responses point to a leadership philosophy built around structure, oversight, and extrinsic accountability. This is not a character flaw; it is a coherent worldview, and one that many organisations have actively rewarded. But it has costs \u2014 both to the people you lead and to your own capacity to scale your impact.<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-score-row\">\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-score-chip\">Structure-driven<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-score-chip\">Extrinsic motivation focus<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-score-chip\">Risk-averse delegation<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-body type-x\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-section\">\r\n <h3>What this looks like in practice<\/h3>\r\n <ul class=\"dh-quiz-insight-list\">\r\n <li>You likely review work closely before it goes out, often catching things others miss \u2014 but rarely handing over the pen.<\/li>\r\n <li>Your team probably delivers reliably within defined parameters, but rarely surprises you with initiative beyond their brief.<\/li>\r\n <li>When things go wrong, your first instinct is to tighten the process, increase check-ins, or clarify expectations.<\/li>\r\n <li>Trust is something you extend after it has been earned \u2014 not as a starting position.<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-section\">\r\n <h3>The blind spot<\/h3>\r\n <p>This philosophy is often self-confirming. When people are closely monitored, given little autonomy, and held accountable primarily through consequence, they tend to disengage \u2014 doing exactly what is required and no more. This disengagement then <em>appears<\/em> to confirm the original belief that people need controlling. The data you are generating about your team may be a reflection of your philosophy, not their character.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-section\">\r\n <h3>Questions to sit with<\/h3>\r\n <ul class=\"dh-quiz-coaching-list\">\r\n <li>When did you first learn that people need managing closely? Was that lesson true, or was it situational?<\/li>\r\n <li>Think of someone in your team who consistently exceeds expectations. What is different about them \u2014 or about how you treat them?<\/li>\r\n <li>What would you have to believe about your team to hand over a project without a weekly check-in? What is the risk you are actually protecting against?<\/li>\r\n <li>If your team described your leadership philosophy in one sentence, what would they say? Would you be comfortable with that?<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-cta type-x\">\r\n <h4>Your next step<\/h4>\r\n <p>Your results suggest your leadership beliefs may be limiting what is possible for your team. The Lead From Truth coaching programme was built for exactly this \u2014 a journey that helps you examine the beliefs running your leadership and build something more empowering in their place.<\/p>\r\n <a href=\"\/coaching\" class=\"dh-quiz-cta-primary\">Let's get REAL \u2192<\/a>\r\n <a href=\"\/contact\" class=\"dh-quiz-cta-secondary\">Talk to Deborah<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div style=\"padding:0 40px 40px\">\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-retake\" onclick=\"dhReset()\">\u21bb Retake Assessment<\/button>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result\" id=\"dhScreenResultY\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-header type-y\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-type-label\">Your Leadership Philosophy<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-title\">The Trust-First Leader<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-summary\">Your responses point to a leadership philosophy built on a deep-seated belief that people are capable, motivated, and fundamentally trustworthy when given the right conditions. You lead from curiosity rather than control, and you see human potential as the primary lever of performance. The question for your coaching work is not whether this philosophy is right. It is whether you are living it with enough rigour to generate the results it promises.<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-score-row\">\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-score-chip\">Autonomy-led<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-score-chip\">Intrinsic motivation focus<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-score-chip\">Growth-oriented delegation<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-body type-y\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-section\">\r\n <h3>What this looks like in practice<\/h3>\r\n <ul class=\"dh-quiz-insight-list\">\r\n <li>You tend to delegate stretch assignments and then genuinely step back \u2014 uncomfortable with the urge to intervene.<\/li>\r\n <li>When someone fails, your first instinct is to understand the conditions that made failure likely, not just the individual's conduct.<\/li>\r\n <li>Your team is probably capable of more than most outsiders expect \u2014 because you have created the conditions for it.<\/li>\r\n <li>You occasionally frustrate peers or stakeholders who expect more visible control.<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-section\">\r\n <h3>The blind spot<\/h3>\r\n <p>This philosophy can tip into naivety. A commitment to autonomy without clarity becomes abdication. A belief in people's intrinsic motivation without accountability structures can inadvertently shield underperformance. The most effective trust-first leaders pair deep trust with high expectations \u2014 they do not lower the bar, they change what the bar measures. If your team occasionally lacks direction or pushes boundaries without consequence, your philosophy may need more scaffolding.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-section\">\r\n <h3>Questions to sit with<\/h3>\r\n <ul class=\"dh-quiz-coaching-list\">\r\n <li>Is there anyone in your team you have been giving autonomy to who actually needs more structure right now? What is stopping you from naming that?<\/li>\r\n <li>When did you last give someone feedback that was genuinely uncomfortable to deliver \u2014 and how did you handle the discomfort?<\/li>\r\n <li>How do you distinguish between trusting someone and avoiding accountability? Where is that line for you?<\/li>\r\n <li>If your philosophy is right, what results should your team be producing? Are they? If not \u2014 what is the gap telling you?<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-cta type-y\">\r\n <h4>Your next step<\/h4>\r\n <p>Your leadership philosophy is in a strong place. The question now is how well you are operationalising it \u2014 for yourself and your team. 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This is not inconsistency; it is the experience of a leader in the middle of a real shift. The coaching work here is about making that shift conscious \u2014 because an unconscious transition is exhausting for everyone around you.<\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-score-row\">\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-score-chip\">Philosophically in motion<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-score-chip\">Context-dependent<\/span>\r\n <span class=\"dh-quiz-score-chip\">High coaching leverage<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-body type-t\">\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-section\" id=\"dhTBreakdownSection\">\r\n <h3>Your construct-by-construct profile<\/h3>\r\n <p>Your overall philosophy is in transition \u2014 but the picture is not uniform. Here is where each dimension of your leadership is currently sitting:<\/p>\r\n <div id=\"dhTBreakdown\"><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-section\" id=\"dhTPatternSection\">\r\n <h3>What your pattern is telling you<\/h3>\r\n <p id=\"dhTPatternText\"><\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-section\">\r\n <h3>Why this moment matters<\/h3>\r\n <p>The journey from control to trust is not just a skill upgrade \u2014 it requires a genuine shift in what you believe about human nature. Leaders in transition are often the most developable, precisely because they are already questioning. The danger is staying in transition indefinitely: retaining control habits while espousing autonomy, or delegating without the psychological commitment to let go. The people you lead can feel the gap.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-section\">\r\n <h3>Questions to sit with<\/h3>\r\n <ul class=\"dh-quiz-coaching-list\" id=\"dhTCoachingQs\">\r\n <li>In which situations do you most easily extend trust \u2014 and where does it break down? What do those two contexts have in common?<\/li>\r\n <li>Is there a specific person or experience that taught you to pull back control? Is that lesson still serving you?<\/li>\r\n <li>What would it mean for your identity as a leader to fully commit to a trust-first philosophy? What are you afraid of losing?<\/li>\r\n <li>What would your team say if you asked them: "Do you feel trusted to do your best work here?" Would you be surprised by the answer?<\/li>\r\n <\/ul>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div class=\"dh-quiz-result-cta type-t\">\r\n <h4>Your next step<\/h4>\r\n <p>You are already questioning \u2014 and that is the hardest part. The Lead From Truth coaching programme helps leaders in exactly this position complete the shift consciously, so the change is real and lasting rather than situational.<\/p>\r\n <a href=\"\/coaching\" class=\"dh-quiz-cta-primary\">I'm ready for REAL Talk \u2192<\/a>\r\n <a href=\"\/contact\" class=\"dh-quiz-cta-secondary\">Talk to Deborah<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <div style=\"padding:0 40px 40px\">\r\n <button class=\"dh-quiz-retake\" onclick=\"dhReset()\">\u21bb Retake Assessment<\/button>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dh-quiz-footer\">\r\n \u00a9 Deborah Hartung 2026 \u00b7 Lead From Truth \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/deborah-hartung.com\">deborah-hartung.com<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<script>\r\n (function() {\r\n var answers = {};\r\n var currentQ = 0;\r\n var pendingResult = null;\r\n var pendingConstructScores = null;\r\n\r\n var scoring = {\r\n q1: { A: 'Y', B: 'X' },\r\n q2: 'likert-x-low',\r\n q3: { A: 'Y', B: 'X' },\r\n q4: { A: 'Y', B: 'X' },\r\n q5: 'likert-x-low',\r\n };\r\n\r\n function showScreen(id) {\r\n var screens = document.querySelectorAll('.dh-quiz-intro, .dh-quiz-question, .dh-quiz-gate, .dh-quiz-result');\r\n for (var i = 0; i < screens.length; i++) {\r\n screens[i].classList.remove('active');\r\n screens[i].style.display = 'none';\r\n }\r\n var el = document.getElementById(id);\r\n if (el) {\r\n el.classList.add('active');\r\n el.style.display = 'block';\r\n }\r\n window.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: 'smooth' });\r\n }\r\n\r\n function updateProgress(q) {\r\n var pct = q === 0 ? 0 : Math.round((q \/ 5) * 100);\r\n document.getElementById('dhProgressBar').style.width = pct + '%';\r\n document.getElementById('dhProgressText').textContent = q === 0 ? 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