Leadership Development Framework

Most developmental psychologists now agree that what differentiates leaders is not so much their philosophy of leadership, their personality, or their style of management, but rather their internal worldview or ‘Action Logic’ – how they construct reality and respond to emerging situations, particularly when their power or safety is challenged.

Each of us is informed by a dominant Action Logic at any given period of our lives. Our Action Logic both enables and constrains our effectiveness, depending on the demands being made on us professionally. Most of us, however, are unaware of operating through an Action Logic, and therefore also unaware that we can transform beyond the limits of our present assumptions.

Becoming aware of our Action Logic is a key to understanding how we, as individuals, constrain our effectiveness and can develop beyond these constraints. At a team or organisational level, it is also a key to us, as leaders, to understandstanding others and enabling them to transform beyond their current Action Logics.

Through extensive research, we have found that leaders who do undertake this voyage of personal understanding and development can transform not only their own capabilities, but also, significantly, those of their organisations. Corporations that help their executives and leadership teams examine their Action Logics can reap, and have reaped, rich rewards. See our Client stories for illustrations of this.

Further LDF resources

You will find articles and books here that explore the LDF in greater depth.