Tools for Leading Through
Soul
The Cycle of Virtue: Realizing the Strength and Power of Moral Excellence
The leaders people are willing to follow—and keep following—are trustworthy. They keep their commitments and consistently do what is right, because it is right, even when it's hard. Achieving that kind of consistency requires a set of capabilities that are connected in an ongoing cycle that produces virtue—the strength and power that comes from moral excellence. Great leaders live in this cycle, developing these capabilities and helping others do the same.
Heart
LIVE:
A Framework for Human Thriving
Great leaders care—genuinely care—about people. They make them a first-order priority. They demonstrate concern and show compassion when people struggle. They develop empathy and use it to help people thrive in their lives. LIVE is a framework for doing so, for unlocking the potential of people through Love, Inspiration, Vitality, and Expression. LIVE shows each of us what we need to thrive and what we can do to help others do the same.
Mind
The Leadership Process:
Operationalizing the Work of Leadership
People follow those who are competent problem solvers, who know something about the process of making things better. It turns out that the principles underlying that process look remarkably similar whether you're trying to improve a relationship, transform an organization or change society as a whole. That process—The Leadership Process—is clear, tangible, teachable, and repeatable. That means it can be learned and practiced by anyone, anywhere, in any circumstance.
Activate
A Modular Leadership System
The soul, heart, and mind of leadership thrive on both freedom and unity. Modularity is a principle of freedom and unity, a powerful way to activate the potential of people and organizations to accomplish great things. The keys to realizing the benefits of modularity are found in three aspects of system design that can be applied to any organization:
A Framework for Action
A set of governing design principles focused on generating innovation through commitment and initiative, supported by an enabling structure centered on teams that ensures sufficient freedom of action, with a system of accountability that vests responsibility for improvement in everyone's job description.
Visible Information
An approach to integration that is not built on a foundation of hierarchical authority, but one of shared understanding and information that is visible—not only available and transparent, but also known, understood, valued, and used—including information related to objectives, standards, strategy, and context.
The Role of Power
A set of power dynamics that recognize that there is potential power anywhere there is capacity for action—especially power in people, and power in teams—and that the total power available for action can be collectively expanded by generating and sustaining power through people rather than seeking to consolidate and exercise power over them.