When it comes to powerful, durable leadership development, training to competencies alone won’t stick over time and ends up with a weak ROI. For more rapid and lasting results, leaders must gain deeper insight into their behavior and what is driving it. How do you help\u00a0leaders understand the relationship between how they habitually think, behave, and, more importantly, how it impacts their current level of leadership effectiveness? \u00a0The most direct way is to get frank, objective feedback (to compare with their own self assessment) with those who see them in action, such as their boss, boss’ boss, peers, direct reports, clients and so on. \u00a0The Leadership Circle<\/a>\u00a0feedback report even has an option for family and freinds to share what they see as well, because they can help with self awareness in a unique way.<\/p>\n Several areas must be measured to get a whole picture of leadership effectiveness:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Combining these three areas leads to a more complete picture which has captured what’s going on, why it’s going on, and a pathway for positive change. \u00a0These leadership foundations can be summarised in two related dimension: Creative Competencies and\u00a0Reactive Tendencies<\/p>\n Creative competencies contribute to a leader\u2019s effectiveness. They measure key leadership behavior and internal assumptions that lead to high fulfillment, high achievement leadership. They are as follows: Reactive tendencies are self-limiting leadership behaviors. These dimensions reflect inner beliefs and assumptions that limit effectiveness, authentic expression, and empowering leadership. They are as follows:\n
Creative Competencies<\/h2>\n
\nRelating<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Caring Connection
\n\u2022 Fosters Team Play
\n\u2022 Collaborator
\n\u2022 Mentoring & Developing
\n\u2022 Interpersonal Intelligence
\nSelf-Awareness<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Selfless Leader
\n\u2022 Balance
\n\u2022 Composure
\n\u2022 Personal Learner
\nAuthenticity<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Integrity
\n\u2022 Courageous Authenticity
\nSystems Awareness<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Community Concern
\n\u2022 Sustainable Productivity
\n\u2022 Systems Thinker
\nAchieving<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Strategic Focus
\n\u2022 Purposeful & Visionary
\n\u2022 Achieves Results
\n\u2022 Decisiveness<\/p>\nReactive Tendencies<\/h2>\n
\nComplying<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Conservative
\n\u2022 Pleasing
\n\u2022 Belonging
\n\u2022 Passive
\nProtecting<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Arrogance
\n\u2022 Critical
\n\u2022 Distance
\nControlling<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Perfect
\n\u2022 Driven
\n\u2022 Ambition
\n\u2022 Autocratic<\/p>\n