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For each three characteristics are chosen to identify the key traits supporting an effective leader. Note: this framework can be used, according to authors, to define specific company based Leadership Models. In the wake of the Covid pandemic, CapGemini has pushed forward the idea of a specific leadership to sustain organisations that become virtual during the lockdown. This is based on research developed by Capgemini Research Institute in March Capgemini Research Institute, that looked at the necessary elements to sustain a virtual organisation.
The suggested model looks at two focus capability areas: Mobilisation and Facilitation. These are very much related to digital skills that can support a Virtual and Remote Organisation Maturity , but also overall help in a specific situation such as the lockdown moment.
BCG has developed some ad-hoc research related to the new Covid situation, and have suggested a new framework of reference that also includes Leadership. This framework, beside giving a contextual evidence of where things are changing, looks at three domains that leadership need to master: Head, Heart and Hands. Developed by Doug Conant , this framework illustrates eight practices that the author identifies as foundational to establish a Leadership that Works.
The idea is that every person can develop its own Leadership Model, based on an harmonic development of these practices. Underlying these there are of course specific competencies that can be developed according to the model. The concept of Connectional Leadership has been developed in the framework of various Christian communities in the US.
This version of the model is interesting as it illustrates the connection between Instrumental Leadership a style that sees others as instruments to achieve a goal , Individualized Leadership and Relational leadership. These clusters nine total leadership expressions , which even if not practiced by everyone, need to drive aweareness especially when leading a community.
The goal? Developed as part of a project on Distributed Leadership in the education sector by a number of Australian universities, this model is based on four foundational dimensions of distributed leadership:. The model, represented as an umbrella, looks at 6 different activities: Engage, Enable, Enact, Encourage, Evaluate and Emergent. And a programme of continuous improvement through Plan, Act, Observe and Reflect cycle. Rather than being a specific model of Leadership, this contribution represents a possible framework for how Leadership is developed.
Built against the background of Servant Leadership, Raymond Wheeler has tried to represent different development paths. The arrows indicate feedback loops that alert the leader to the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of their actions.
This model represents a methodology developed by Roy Osherove to grow self-organising teams. Based on the book by the same title , the methodology looks at three steps that teams can find themselves into, and three specific leadership styles that best fit each stage.
The foundational concept is that team can be grown, and therefore these stages might be all relevant in the life-cycle of a team. It is important to recognise the patterns for each and especially insist on the self-organisation only when the team is capable to undertake such an strategy.
This model has been developed in the book The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner in , and has developed a large practice of adoption across the world. The concept is based on Five Practices identified in the research, and that the authors claim are still valid more than thirty years after the original study. Behind each of the five practices there is a set of established behaviours, that the authors linked to the individual feelings of people when they felt at their best.
The model is calling in directly the concept of leading by example , articulating this into practices that establish effective leadership. Each model is made of a Mindset and a number of Skills.
The underlying concept is that we need a network of Exponential Leaders to be able to create new futures Solomon, The model is very captivating in terms of its references, but also in its mix of underlying concepts, linked not just to technology advancement, but also to the capability of envisioning the future.
A central element in the mission of the Singularity University. The discussion around Leadership Models is not only limited to academic circles or consulting firms.
As people enter management roles, they very often have to face the complexity of trying to understand what Leadership truly is. Gaurav gargate has questioned exactly this. So, he put for himself a model that is essentially a prioritization matrix for hius own actions as a leader.
For each of the layer, he identifies the key skills, competencies and behaviours that are required to succeed as a leader. A simple yet powerful framework of reference. This model is built on the assumption that a pyramid of behaviours can build a Positive Leadership, and looks at Love as a guiding philosophy for success.
The context of the organisation is evaluated to understand the degree to which each leadership element is critical to an organisation achieving its strategic objectives. The model focuses on five key elements of leadership — Vision, Action, Impact, Connection and Drive — each brought to life in specific behaviours.
Performance, potential and derailers can all be looked at through this leadership model to deliver actionable insights. Highly focused on the tools and assessments the company developed, the model allows for a situational understanding of Leadership drivers in different contexts. The model is based on a number of Inputs founded on Self-Awareness, and a number of outputs that relate to shared understanding, development actions and refined pathways.
Developed based on the context of Agile, I see some very interesting value also in generally managing and leading a team, not necessarily structured as a scrum. Developed by consulting firm Full Circle Group, and based on the work by Bill and Cindy Adams in their book The Whole Systems Approach , the model detail six interlocking systems that must be tended to during major organizational change.
The model has been developed in several interconnected learning tools, as well more generically, in a systemic approach. Imagine a standard tent held up by five tent poles or clusters of leadership competencies and behaviours. The centre pole is called Character. It includes integrity, ethics, and humility. So, when you heighten the length of the poles—i.
According to the model, there is, emphatically, no one way to lead. Developed by Jeffrey Liker in his book Developing lean Leaders Liker and Trachilis, , is a model that tries to integrate various Lean practices derived especially from the Toyota experience, into a model of Leadership Development.
Developed by Michigan University, it is a framework which provides a lens to understand which leadership skills learners have already polished and which skills need improvement. The Michigan Model of Leadership is based on empirical research and real-world practice. The model is built on three level of analysis that explode the competencies chosen for each of the 4 quadrants of the CVF framework. The model is organised around a number of nine leadership dimensions that are considered relevant for people at any level in the organisation.
Behaviours are presented as questions. Moreover, a section focuses on individual qualities, and how they impact the effectiveness as a leader. Its focus on tasks makes it easy to translate business challenges into leadership challenges and to define what we need to do as leaders to meet our specific challenges. Safety becomes a cultural attribute for organisations of various size, for which a distinctive leadership is required.
A tribe is a self-assembling group of people who have something in common. This could be your business, your club, your colleagues, or your church group, for example. But they are not always what you assume they would be. They are groups or groups within groups where people find a shared camaraderie and interest. The author has identified five stages of maturity and performance for the tribes. And leadership needs to evolve accordingly, developing tribes to move up the maturity scale.
The themes identified are a simple way to relate to the leadership challenge of each tribe stage. These models give to Leadership a broader definition, looking at the impact the Leader has on stakeholders, the external environment and society in general.
Here the role of Purpose, not just of the Leader, but of the organisation in general, give a further sense of direction that I wanted to highlight through a separate cluster. It is a framework that addresses the needs of a developing country in this case the Philippines , and looks at developing leaders that can support a multi-stakeholder environment essentially from a public perspective. The idea is a Leadership that is strongly guided by a purpose, to align business success with the delivery of positive outcomes for society and the environment.
The compass suggests six competency areas or rather impact areas that as leaders we need to attend to and develop further in the way we lead collaboration and the way we contribute to collective action. For each of the six competencies to come to life there are three elements requiring attention. They all contribute to strengthening the individual capacity for navigating the challenges and help a group of leaders stay on track in complex multi-actor settings.
However, as with many models here, its classification can be overlapping more than one category. I am listing it under the purpose-led category, because of its strong aim at impacting systemic racism.
The model lists a number of resources, skills and practices that are essential, looking at how education leaders can foster better integration through multiple process lenses, starting however from self-work on awareness. Developed by the Leipzig Graduate School of Management, the Leipzig Leadership Model is a purpose focused leadership model that includes an effectiveness aspect to it.
The model is based on four foundational dimensions: purpose, entrepreneurial spirit, responsibility and effectiveness. It occurs whenever two members of a team, for example, engage in leadership activities jointly. The notion that leadership arises from group cognitions, interactions and behaviours rather than through a formally appointed leader has attracted attention from scholars and professionals.
Along with this attention, a variety of terms has been utilized to describe the process. Towler, Sometimes the concept of Shared and Distributed Leadership are used interchangeably, however, there is not a full overlap.
Even if we consider the many different authors that have been proposing such a model, it is difficult to establish one sole approach to Shared Leadership. The slide below, however, offers a view on the main dimensions that constitute this approach.
Each behavioral theme is explored in details with additional resources and related practices. The orientation for sustainability makes this a good example of a purpose oriented model.
Systems-change initiatives often engage hundreds of organizations — governments, companies, civil society organizations, worker associations, research institutions and others — combining their capacities to achieve a shared goal. These large-scale initiatives are often driven and supported by people who fit a certain profile — those who are able to catalyze and empower collective action among others, rather than controlling or directing the action themselves.
These people are increasingly described as systems leaders. The model integrates three lenses: System, Community and the Individual.
And is developed upon many successful stories, especially deriving from NGOs and their successful actions. It is for this reason that I am listing this model under the Purpose oriented category, as there is a strong sense of direction needed to succeed in becoming System Leader. Like many leaders, they tend to be smart, ambitious visionaries with strong skills in management and execution.
Unlike traditional leaders, they are often humble, good listeners, and skilled facilitators who can successfully engage stakeholders with highly divergent priorities and perspectives.
Dreier, Nabarro and Nelson, b. The Vital Voices Leadership Model is a set of practices learned from the women leaders in our network. They have observed five common traits that together constitute a new model of leadership. This style is collaborative and innovative, and even though it is learned from women, its significance extends to all people.
They built a truly aspirational model based on five pillars. These models are specific for one organisation, and they often refer to any of the models presented above. Sometimes they also mix different model types and styles, often offering value-based behaviours and a choice of style.
This cluster is the one that I would like to enlarge more, as I find it interesting how concretely, an organisation set their leadership style in action. However, this is often in confidential documentation. All listed models are publicly available. The model develops not just a vision in terms of what we identify as value-led behaviours, but also a way to build these.
Two journeys are identified to make the maximum impact , an inner and an outside journey. In this case, the model is derived from the American Nurse Association Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice which lists the characteristics of transformational leaders as open communication, inspiration, enthusiasm, supporting positive change, and empowering others through shared decision-making.
The below model has been shared in on a SlideShare presentation. The model was implemented with the support from BTS and a case study is available. Trust is given, and remains as we consistently do what we say. The model is based on a strong value for the organisation trust and a number of performance areas that can be evaluated for each leader within the organisation.
Royal DSM is a dutch-based chemical company active in health, nutrition and materials. The model provides a common vision and language for leadership at DSM. Developed in , the model has a dedicated section in their annual report in terms of application within the organisation. The results is the One Healthcare Leadership Model, which adopts a wheel representation with Values at the core, personal qualities as a second circle and a number of competencies organised in three focus areas referred by the ONE acronym.
This model has been rolled out up until in an effort to reskill the executive population of the group. Clearly rooted in the T-Shaped Competency Model, this Leadership Model looks at competencies required for students to succeed in a changing environment, thought in terms of breadth, depths and required methodologies. It has developed a competency-based Leadership Model, partly linked to its core values. The SingHealth Group is a medical group based in Singapore. They have developed a Leadership Competency Model as part of their academy.
Each staff level has assigned different levels across the competencies. At the core of the leadership competency model is transformational servant leadership as a first-dimension competency of importance — coupled with leadership values. Then nine specific competencies are listed that intersect and enable enhanced leadership capability. Also the University of Florida has built a wheel-like Leadership Model based on competencies, together with a whole set of resources that support development.
The one core assumption of the model is that leadership is about something beyond the leader themselves. Leadership creates public value and common good. The model is further organised by level of leadership within the organisation, thus also reflecting the role structure identified by the organisation. Although the title of the model seems to reflect a Purpose-linked Leadership Framework, the model itself is strongly competency-based, even if some of the competencies reflect the broader Cause the YMCA stands for especially under the Mission Advancement discipline.
If you got here you already deserve a reward. But I hope you enjoyed the variety and complexity of these models, both in terms of content and visuals. As mentioned in the introduction, it is useless to try to find a general definition of leadership that applies to every context and every organisation. The one element that, however, I want to stress out, is that to be or become a leader, there is an element of intentionality that is required.
You can only be a leader if you want to be a leader. Then, every context and situation might require different skills, behaviours, competencies, attitudes and styles. These can help you be more effective as a leader. This same element drives also a second conclusion: if being a leader is a personal choice, none can impede you to be a leader.
Which means that leadership can be diffused in an organisation and is not linked to rank in a hierarchical structure. In the next posts, I will address Culture and Purpose. It is not really possible to understand Leadership without the intersection with those two elements. So I expect frequent edits of this article as well. Leadership is the fifth building block of the Model. One of the objectives of Leadership is to create the needed Consistency among the different components of the model, in a dynamic and integrated way.
My working definition of Leadership is approach that constantly evolves all the organisation building blocks, driving strategy execution through the people. But it highlights the keye elements that I wanted to portray:. Visual representation of Organisation Design building blocks and their dynamic relationships. Now released in Version 1, open for feedback. Again, feel free to give feedback, and suggest any model that I might be missing in this article, using the comment section below.
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