What Is The Leadership Cube
The Background
Dorrie Mitchell and Aurelie Silverlock, founding partners of Integrated Leadership Coaching, have developed a system of testing and adjustment that they have termed The Leadership Cube. The system addresses the six key areas that will have the most impact on a person's leadership capabilities and potential: effective communication, emotional management, stress recovery, positive perspective, belief adjustment, and personal awareness. A combination of Emotional Intelligence (EQi) Testing, NLP Techniques, and Business Coaching is used.The Case For
Dorrie and Aurelie developed The Leadership Cube based on considerable personal experience. The key areas they have identified are reflected in published statistics and an increasing body of management research driven by concerns of a chronic crisis governance. For instance, The Eurpean Union estimates that work-related stress affects at least 40 million workers in its member states and costs the EU at least 20 billion annually.The Conference Board report "Developing Business Leaders 2010" (Barrett & Beeson, 2002) identified key roles for meeting the business challenges of the future and career
derailers that will matter most. The essential roles for meeting future business challenges were: master strategist, change manager, relationship/network builder, and talent developer. The most important derailers were: hesitancy in taking necessary business risks, personal arrogance and insensitivity, controlling leadership style, and reluctance to tackle difficult people issues.
The Instant Benefits
The standard Leadership Cube 'package' provides:- A unique report based on the BarOn EQi testing system to assess Emotional Intelligence.
- A coaching report with an individual blueprint for development, including guidelines and suggestions for change. This is a collaborative process between the participant and an experienced coach.
- One-to-one sessions involving techniques to effect change within person/team/organisation on many levels.
The Leadership Cube can be tailored infinitely to meet specific requirements of the individual and the leadership strategy of the organisation.
The Long-Term Benefits
The Leadership Cube provides a multi-dimensional model for leadership development within an organisation, fine-tuned to the needs of that organisation. Those concerned with leadership recruitment will have a
measurable tool in order to make evaluations of the efficacy of their organisational strategy. The Leadership Cube may be re-employed time and again for the individual to chart progress or make adjustments. The Cube may be used as a starting point to develop a leadership strategy that is then self-administered by the organisation.