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Your tell.
Whether you prove or hide under pressure, and the question that catches you in the moment.
A 4-question leadership assessment for coaches
Become the leader your team needs.
The IFQ® reveals what drives your leadership under pressure and the effect it has on your team, so you can get more out of yourself and everyone around you.
Take the IFQ®Receive your results immediately.
“This is the exact clarity I needed.”
Built by a data scientist.Developed by a leadership development expert.Delivered by a coach.
The gap
Do you know what’s keeping you from becoming the leader your team needs?
Every season starts with good intentions, and then the pressure hits: the losing streak, the fourth quarter, the parent in your office.
- You grab control: more rules, more reps, a louder voice.
- You pull back, and the hard decision waits another day.
- You say something in the locker room you regret.
Different roster, different season, same results.
The hardest part isn’t the moment. It’s the gap between the leader you know you are and the one who shows up when it matters.
What it costs
What you can’t see
is costing you.
- Your team takes on your tension and plays tight when it matters most.
- The same problems follow you from one season to the next.
- The job comes home with you, affecting your sleep, your health, and your family.
- You’re running on an edge you know you can’t sustain.
How you lead under pressure sets the ceiling for your team.
“Coaching is hard and can be hard on families. It can wear on you. This year was the first time I felt like I was getting better at this. I saw a change in myself, and even my wife said this is the best I’ve ever been as a coach.”
Strategy wins games. Leadership wins seasons.
More film won’t fix what pressure does to your culture. Seeing what drives your leadership will.
Meet the IFQ®
Now you can see it.
The IFQ® measures what no playbook covers: what drives you under pressure, what it does to your team, and what you can do about it.
Pressure doesn’t go away. It just stops hijacking your reactions and decisions.
“ChampionShift gave me more confidence in my decision-making and allowed my character to pour out through my coaching.”
What the data reveals
A measurement of how your leadership is tested.
Your answers become the clearest picture you have ever had of your leadership under pressure.
What drives your actions, reactions, and decisions under pressure.
How your leadership under pressure affects your team.
The strength of your leadership when pressure isn’t driving.
Sample report data.
What the data reveals
A measurement of how your leadership is tested.
Your answers become the clearest picture you have ever had of your leadership under pressure.
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What drives your actions, reactions, and decisions under pressure.
The driver -
How your leadership under pressure affects your team.
The risk -
The strength of your leadership when pressure isn’t driving.
The advantage
Sample report data.
The payoff
The leader you are when pressure isn’t driving.
Every default you fall back on under pressure sits on top of a real strength. When you can see it, the same instinct that made things harder becomes your leadership strength.
The IFQ® names that leader. It’s called your Impact Identity.
Which leader are you at your best?
- 01The True Servant
- 02The Grounded Visionary
- 03The Team Builder
- 04The Trusted Advisor
- 05The People Builder
- 06The Wise Guide
- 07The Steady Presence
- 08The Guardian
- 09The Trailblazer
“After working with ChampionShift, you will understand yourself a lot better, and you’ll be able to approach challenging situations with a demeanor you weren’t able to before.”
Inside your report
The scouting report on you.
It doesn’t stop at what drives you. It shows when, where, and how it shows up, so you can catch it before it takes over.
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Your pull.
Whether pressure pulls you toward the results or toward your people.
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Your stress.
Whether the stress you’re carrying is helping you grow or holding you back.
Sample report data.
How it works.
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Take it.
4 questions. 15 minutes. No prep required. No wrong answers.
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Read it.
Your report is ready the moment you finish.
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Use it.
Your plan tells you what to watch for. Want help reading it? Book your IFQ® Game Plan.
Then see your team.
Your players and staff respond to pressure too. The Culture Risk Report™ shows how.
Not a personality test
Personality tests are for everyone.
The IFQ® is for leaders.
Other tests gave you labels, strengths, and preferences. Then nothing changed, and you hit the same wall.
Your strengths are real, and they’re how you show up 97% of the time. The IFQ® measures what happens to them in the 3% when pressure has hold of you, so you can be at your best when your best is needed.
The IFQ® measures what happens in the 3%.
Most assessments tell you what you do. The IFQ® tells you why.
Under pressure, you don’t choose.
You default.
Are you leading for impact or are you leading for validation?
You lead for impact when you give to your athletes and the mission in front of you. You lead for validation when the competition becomes about proving or protecting your identity.
No one chooses to lead for validation. That’s what makes it so expensive.
What drives the 3% stays quiet when things are going well. Under pressure, it takes the wheel.
Built to be measured
Every other assessment measures the surface.
The IFQ® measures the root.
Nobody else measures it.
An audit of 20 leadership assessments found none that measures the root of behavior under pressure.
Built by a leadership development expert and a data scientist.
Twenty-five years of leadership development practice, engineered into a weighted, nine-dimension scoring model.
Delivered by a coach.
Coach Bret coached in the NBA and college for 16 years and has worked with coaches at all levels, from preps to pros. He knows what the pressure feels like.
Take the IFQ® if you’re
- A head coach, or getting ready to be one
- Competing at a level where results matter
- Carrying real pressure right now
- Done running on an edge you can’t sustain
Questions coaches ask
What is the IFQ®?
A four-question leadership assessment that reveals what drives your leadership under pressure. It takes 15 minutes, and your report is ready the moment you finish.
Four questions? How can that measure anything?
Four is all the model needs. Your answers are scored across nine dimensions by a weighted model built on 25 years of leadership development. Many personality tests ask over 100 questions or take hours to complete to tell you what you already know about yourself. The IFQ® takes 15 minutes to reveal something you never knew about your leadership.
I already work with a mental performance coach. Where does this fit?
Good. The IFQ® gives them data and insight they wouldn’t have otherwise, so they can tailor their work to you and your athletes. We support them, not supplant them.
How is it different from DiSC, StrengthsFinder, or the Enneagram?
Those tools describe how you show up when things are going well. The IFQ® measures how you show up under pressure, and it works alongside what you already use.
What do I actually get?
A personalized report that names your Impact Identity, ranks what pressure grabs first, reads your tell, your pull, and your stress, predicts the risk your pattern creates on your team, and gives you a plan built for you.
I’m winning. Why would I need this?
The IFQ® isn’t a fix for a bad season. It shows what pressure is costing you when you win, too, and where your next edge is.
Who sees my results?
Your results go to you. Inside ChampionShift™ they are held in confidence by our team, and no one else receives your individual report.
Can my team take it?
Yes, through the Culture Risk Report™. Athletes under 18 take it only with a parent or guardian’s consent.
Become the coach your team needs.
Investing in yourself is an investment in your team.
4 questions. 15 minutes. Results immediately and private.
“Whether it’s knowing your players better or building your culture better, you’re going to get a positive return on your investment.”