Many people take leadership assessments to learn what others think of their performance. They then either bask in the high scores they recieve or get angry because they scored lower than they anticipated. In either case, typically, the person being assessed takes no action to improve.
The best reason to take a leadership or management assessment is to learn about the areas in which you need to develop - either by "strengthening your strengths" or mitigating your weaknesses. An assessment is often enlightening because our perceptions are sometimes different than those of others. When this happens it is a clear indicator of an area to work on.
The second reason for taking an assessment is to get developmental recommendations. Scores are nice. Scores make us feel good (or bad). But, scores don't give us much help in where to go to improve performance. A good assessment report goes beyond the numbers and provides specific developmental recommendations.
Developmental recommendations can consist of suggested steps to improve behavior, readings, web sites to visit, or courses or seminars to consider. Be sure, if you are considering an assessment, that the report you receive will provide detailed developmental recommendations.
In conclusion, take a leadership or management assessment for the right reasons. It is much more important to understand how others view your behaviors and to receive specific developmental recommendations than to simply understand your scores.
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