The Virtues Alignment Index

The Virtues Alignment Index© is a leadership assessment framework developed by Nico Hohman that evaluates how consistently leaders operate within the optimal balance of the five core virtues of empathy, accountability, guidance, courage, and transcendence.

Rather than measuring personality traits alone, the Index examines how leadership behaviors align with these virtues over time. The results reveal whether a leader’s instincts are aligned or skewed toward deficiency or excess across each pillar.

Take the Assessment

Answer 40 questions.

Review your Discovery Audit.

Unlike many leadership assessments that reward the highest possible score, the Virtues Alignment Index is built on the principle of the golden mean. Leadership excellence emerges not from maximizing virtues, but from calibrating them with balance and discipline.

Your results are mapped into one of 32 unique leadership indicators, offering a clear diagnostic of how your leadership instincts are aligned or skewed across the five virtues.

The framework provides practical insight for leaders seeking to balance professional rigor with human compassion in high-stakes environments such as higher education, municipal governance, real estate development, and many more.

The Virtues Alignment Index

The Virtues Alignment Index© is a leadership assessment developed by Nico Hohman that identifies your unique leadership indicator. It measures how closely your leadership tyle aligns with the five pillars of virtuous leadership: empathy, accountability, guidance, courage, and transcendence.

The Virtues Alignment Index