The 7 leadership levels of action
The success of managers cannot be explained by different leadership philosophies, personalities or management styles. Rather, it is due to their inner “logic of action” – how managers assess their environment and react when their determination or reliability is required. And yet relatively few managers try to understand their own behavioural logic, let alone change it.
If managers take the time to better understand and learn from their own personality and their own development, they can not only improve their skills, but also positively influence change competence within the organisation.
The seven leadership action levels are all present in us, we just use them differently.
If we want to make a lasting change, we as leaders must reach at least the “individualist”. “Individualists” have recognised that they can only change themselves. They question their own patterns, release obstructive assumptions and behavioural patterns and enable their employees to get moving themselves.
| Action logic in % | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| Alchemist 1% | Generates social transformation. Integrate material, societal and social transformation. |
| Strategist 4% | Generates personal and organizational transformation. Peer support. Vigilance and vulnerability are essential leadership elements. |
| Individualist 10% | Interweaves competing personal and company action logics. Works with tensions. Creates unique structures to resolve gaps between strategy and performance. |
| Achiever 30% | Meets strategic goals. Effectively achieves goals through teams; juggles managerial duties and market demands. |
| Expert 38% | Rules by logic and expertise. Seeks rational efficiency. |
| Diplomat 12% | Avoids open conflict. Wants to belong; obeys group norms; rarely rocks the boat. |
| Opportunist 5% | Wins any way possible. Self-oriented; manipulative; «might makes right». |
The discussion about one’s own behaviour usually develops a lot of power in the team, especially if the underlying assumptions (Cognitive Behaviour Theory) are also incorporated.
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