For Stanford MBA admission recommendation asks for brief information about the nature of the recommender’s relationship with the applicant,
Reference Questions

Professional/Workplace recommenders:
Please comment briefly on the context of your interaction with the applicant. If applicable, describe the applicant’s role in your organization.
How do the candidate’s performance, potential, or personal qualities compare to those of other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? Please provide specific examples.
Describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant’s response.

Peer recommender:
Please comment briefly on the context of your interaction with the applicant. If applicable, describe the applicant’s role in your organization.
Please describe a time when the applicant changed your thinking or actions.
Describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant’s response.
(Optional) Are there any additional statements about the applicant’s performance, potential, or personal qualities you believe would be helpful to the MBA Admissions Office?

Leadership Assessment

Listed below you will find a grid listing some competencies and character traits that contribute to successful leadership. Within each row, please mark the one box corresponding to the behavior that the candidate most typically exhibits. Your candid, honest appraisal of the candidate will be helpful to the Committee on Admissions.

Candidates are rated on a scale from 1 to 5. it should be extremely rare for any candidate to receive “5s” in all areas; and unusual for any candidate to receive “4s” or “5s” in all areas.

Skills/Qualities
Results Orientation
Strategic Orientation
Team Leadership
Influence and Collaboration
Communicating
Information Seeking
Developing Others
Change Leadership
Respect for Others
Trustworthiness

Based on your professional experience, how would you rank this candidate compared to their peer group?
The best encountered in my career
Outstanding (top 5%)
Excellent (top 10%)
Very good (well above average)
Average
Below Average

Overall, I
Recommend this candidate to Stanford
Recommend with reservations this candidate to Stanford
Do not recommend this candidate to Stanford