Leadership

8 Dimensions of Leadership

We are told we should lead by example. That is good advice  unless that example is inflexible, one-sided and intolerant. The 21st century leader will need to be an 8 dimensional leader, a leader that understands the different brain preferences of his team and leads individuals in a way that would inspire them most.

The starting point of this challenging (but exciting) journey is understanding your own leadership style and how this would impact on those you lead.

Your Leadership brain profile will give you insight into your leadership style, issues that are important to you (but maybe not to your employees or colleagues) and even where there

could be room for improvement!

Developing better relationships, making more dynamic contributions in the workplace and making sound and relevant decisions are but a few of the advantages of understanding your own Leadership Style profile.

This profile measures thinking preferences around leadership, and not the skills or abilities necessary to execute those preferences. It is therefore possible that an individual moves into a very strong preference for order, planning and organisation when in a leadership role, but has never had the opportunity to develop the skills to plan and organise. The recommendation in this instance would be that since the desire is there, the skills to support that desire should be developed in order to be effective in that specific leadership role.