Effective Leadership Behavior

This is an exclusive document to the FlevyPro community - http://flevy.com/pro
Framework Primer
Effective Leadership
Behavior
Presentation created by
Effective Problem
Solving
Results-oriented
Focus
Support of Others
Pursuit of Different
Perspectives
1 2
34

2This document is an exclusive document available to FlevyPro members - http://flevy.com/pro
Contents
Overview
Leadership Study
Effective Leadership Behavior
Changing Leadership Behavior
Templates
The content on this page has been partially hidden.
FlevyPro members can download the full document here:
http://flevy.com/browse/flevypro/effective-leadership-behavior-3408

The Effective Leadership Behavior Model provides the fundamental
framework for constructive, high-performing behaviors in organizations
Presentation Overview
Leadership drives performance. CEOs are increasing investment in Leadership development.
But, what constitutes effective Leadership Behavior?
New research suggests that the secret to developing effective leaders is to encourage 4 Types
of Effective Leadership Behaviors. These 4 traits are:
These 4 behaviors explain 89% of the variance between strong and weak organizations in terms
of Leadership Effectiveness.
This presentation also gives us the essential understanding of Effective Leadership
Perspectives. Additional topics discussed include the top kinds of Leadership Behavior, the
Situational-Leadership Staircase, Leadership Skillsets, among others.
This deck also includes slide templates for you to use in your own business presentations.
Gaining a good perspective of Effective Leadership Behaviors will provide companies
the artilleries to sustainably overcome global business volatility.
1 Effective Problem Solving
2 Results-oriented Focus
3 Pursuit of Different Perspectives
4 Support of Others

Contents
Overview
Leadership Study
Templates

A Leadership Study is a more aesthetically informed approach
of improving Leadership
The more we study Leadership, the more we realize that we have to and want to learn.
Leadership Study – Overview
Leadership is seen as the single most important human capital issue organizations face.
Source: Decoding Leadership, McKinsey, 2015
A recent research showed that a small subset of
Leadership skills closely correlates with
Leadership success.
• A list of 20 distinct Leadership traits was first
developed.
• A survey of 189,000 people in 81 diverse
organizations around the world was then
conducted to assess how frequent certain
kinds of Leadership Behavior were applied in
organizations.
• The sample is then divided into organizations
whose Leadership performance was strong
and those that were weak.
A big unresolved issue is what sort of
Leadership Behavior should organizations
encourage.
Questions that arise include:
• Is Leadership so contextual that it defies
standard definition or development
approaches?
• Should companies concentrate on priorities
such as role modeling, making decisions,
defining visions, and shaping leaders who are
good at adapting?
• Should companies stress the virtues of
enthusiastic communication?

Gaining better understanding of Leadership promotes better Leadership
in practice
High performing companies have established organizational systems that promote
effective Leadership Behaviors.
Leadership Study – Results
Leaders in organizations with high quality Leaderships display 4 of the 20 possible Types of Leadership Behavior.
TOP KINDS OF LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR
1 Be supportive
Champion desired
change
2
Clarify objectives,
rewards, and
consequences
3
Communicate
prolifically and
enthusiastically
4
Develop others5
6 Develop and
share a collective
mission
Differentiate
among followers
7
Facilitate group
collaboration
8
Foster mutual
respect
9
Give praise10
11 Keep group
organized and on
task
Make quality
decisions
12
Motivate and bring
out best in others
13
Offer a critical
perspective
14
Operate with
strong results
orientation
15
Recover positively
from failures
16
Remain composed
and confident in
uncertainty
17
Role model
organizational
values
18
Seek different
perspectives
19
Solve problems
effectively
20
These 4
Leadership
Behaviors
explain 89%
of the variance
between strong
and weak
organizations
in terms of
Leadership
Effectiveness.

Contents
Overview
Leadership Study
Templates

Prioritizing the 4 Types of Effective Leadership Behavior is a good starting
point for companies developing future leaders
Effective Leadership often requires companies to switch between styles.
Leaders in organizations with high quality Leadership teams display 4 Types of Effective Leadership
Behavior.
The 4 Effective
Leadership
Behavior does not
refute the centuries
old debate about
what distinguishes
great leaders.
Experience shows
that different
business situations
often require
different styles
of Leadership.
The research
points to a kind
of core Leadership
Behavior that will
be relevant to
companies today.
Effective Problem
Solving
Results-oriented Focus
Support of Others
Perspectives
1 2
34

Effective Leadership starts with the ability to solve problems effectively
and focus on results
Effective Leadership Behavior – Details (1 of 2)
Effective Leadership Behavior is having the essential skills to enable our company
to successfully achieve our goals.
SKILLSETS
• Gather, analyze and consider information effectively.
• Have strong results orientation.
• Emphasize the importance of efficiency and productivity.
• Prioritize the highest value work.
Effective Problem
Solving
Results-oriented
Focus
LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR DESCRIPTION
• Problem solving is the
process that precedes
decision making.
• It is deceptively
difficult to get right yet
it is a key input to
decision making.
• Leadership is not only
about developing and
communicating a
vision and setting
objectives.
• It is also about
following through to
achieve results.

Effective Leaders have a broad perspective and support others
Effective Leadership Behavior – Details (2 of 2)
Having the right effective Leadership Behavior lays the groundwork for sustained growth.
SKILLSETS
• Monitor trends affecting organization.
• Grasp changes in the environment.
• Encourage employees to contribute ideas that could
improve performance.
• Can accurately differentiate between important and
unimportant issues.
• Give appropriate weight to stakeholder concerns.
• Show authenticity and a sincere interest in those around
them.
• Build trust, inspire, and help colleagues to overcome
challenges.
• Intervene in group work to promote organizational efficiency.
• Allay unwarranted fears about external threats.
• Prevent the energy of employees from dissipating into
internal conflict.
Perspectives
Support of Others
LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR DESCRIPTION
• An organizational
dimension where
decisions are based
on sound analysis.
• Avoids many biases
to which decisions
are prone.
• Leaders who are
supportive understand
and sense how other
people feel.The content on this page has been partially hidden.

Contents
Overview
Leadership Study
Templates

We’ve established what ideal Leadership Behavior looks like—the next
step is to improve our Leadership Behavior to that higher performing state
Changing Leadership Behavior – Overview
This research led to the development of the Situational-Leadership Staircase—a maturity
model for changing Leadership Behavior.
A survey was conducted to explore the effectiveness of different kinds of Leadership behavior at
companies in different states of Organizational Health.
PURPOSE
To identify behaviors that
matches Organizational
Health with perceived
effectiveness and to isolate
those behaviors that were
most effective in different
situations.
375,000 people from 165
organizations across
multiple industries and
geographies.
SAMPLE SIZE
Two core elements were analyzed.
1 First quartile: Organizational
Health
Leadership behaviors that
are always present and those
that are more or less
prevalent in each quartile
were identified.
2 Second quartile: Leadership
Effectiveness
Behaviors that are perceived
to be most effective were
identified.
RESULT
The analysis showed the
development of a
Leadership Staircase—
a pyramid of behavior
analogous to Maslow’s
hierarchy of needs.
Source: Leadership in Context, McKinsey, 2016

You can improve the current Leadership Behavior situation of your
organization by using the Situational-Leadership Staircase
Changing Leadership Behavior – Situational Leadership Staircase
For a more in-depth discussion on the Situation-Leadership Staircase, refer to this
framework: https://flevy.com/browse/flevypro/situational-leadership-staircase-3406
Motivate and bring out the best in
others
Model organizational values
Keep group on
task
Be fast and
agile
Employ strong
results
orientation
Clarify
objectives and
consequences
Seek different
perspectives
Solve problems effectively
Focus positively on recovery
from failures
Make fact-based decisions
Baseline
(essential in any
situation)
Facilitate group
collaboration
effectively
Demonstrate concern
for people
Champion desired
change
Offer a critical
perspective
To 1st
quartile from
2nd
To 2nd
quartile from
3rd
To 3rd
quartile from
4th
Third Quartile
transition
Second Quartile transition
Top Quartile transition
Leadership Behavior (Situational)
Situational-Leadership Staircase is a pyramid of behavior analogous to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Some behaviors are always essential.
Additional behavior become apparent as Organizational Health improves.
Some behaviors are differentiators that can lift the Organizational Health of a company.
Transition
points in organi-
zational health

The first step is to establish the Baseline Behavior
Changing Leadership Behavior – Baseline Behavior
Reaching the top quartile requires a steady climb of preparation and growth—top quartile
leaders are the motivators and models of organizational values.
A set of behaviors are essential for companies at every level. This is called the baseline behavior. Baseline
behavior in and of itself will not determine the difference between mediocre and leading practice behavior.
The following practices are appropriate no matter what the company’s
state of leadership behavior is.
Effectiveness at facilitating group collaboration
Demonstrating concern for people
Championing desired change
Offering critical perspectives
The absence of such fundamentals of healthy interpersonal interaction invites
disorder. Shoring up these behaviors can serve to keep organizations from
sliding backward into organizational trouble.

Contents
Overview
Leadership Study
Templates

Insert headline
Insert bumper.
Top 20 Kinds of Leadership Behavior – TEMPLATE
TOP KINDS OF LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR
1 Be supportive
Champion desired
change
2
Clarify objectives,
rewards, and
consequences
3
Communicate
prolifically and
enthusiastically
4
Develop others5
6 Develop and
share a collective
mission
Differentiate
among followers
7
Facilitate group
collaboration
8
Foster mutual
respect
9
Give praise10
11 Keep group
organized and on
task
Make quality
decisions
12
Motivate and bring
out best in others
13
Offer a critical
perspective
14
Operate with
strong results
orientation
15
Recover positively
from failures
16
Remain composed
and confident in
uncertainty
17
Role model
organizational
values
18
Seek different
perspectives
19
Solve problems
effectively
20

Insert headline
Effective Leadership Behavior – TEMPLATE
Insert bumper.
Effective Problem
Solving
Results-oriented Focus
Support of Others
Perspectives
1 2
34

Insert headline
Effective Leadership Behavior – TEMPLATE ALTERNATE
Insert bumper.
Effective
Problem
Solving
Results-
oriented
Focus
Pursuit of
Different
Perspec-
tives
Support of
Others
1
3
24
• Insert filler text, filler text,
filler text, filler text, filler text.

Insert headline
Effective Leadership Behavior – TEMPLATE ALTERNATE
Insert bumper.
Effective
Problem
Solving
Results-
oriented
Focus
Support
of Others
Pursuit
of Different
Perspectives
1 2
4 3

Insert headline
Situational-Leadership Staircase – TEMPLATE
Insert bumper.
Motivate and bring out the
best in others
Model organizational values
Keep group
on task
Be fast and
agile
Employ
strong results
orientation
Clarify
objectives and
consequences
Seek different
perspectives
Solve problems effectively
Focus positively on recovery
from failures
Make fact-based decisions
Baseline
(essential in any
situation)
Facilitate group
collaboration
effectively
Demonstrate
concern for people
Champion desired
change
Offer a critical
perspective Transition points
in organizational
health
To 1st
quartile from
2nd
To 2nd
quartile from
3rd
To 3rd
quartile from
4th
Third
Quartile
transition
Second Quartile
transition
Top Quartile transition
LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR (SITUATIONAL)

Download 100s of similar frameworks from the
FlevyPro Library:
https://flevy.com/pro/library/frameworks

Need more frameworks? Download our Complete Business Frameworks
Reference Guide, a 350+ slide compilation of 50+ frameworks, on Flevy
The Complete Business Frameworks Reference
Guide is a best selling document on Flevy. It is 350+
slides--covering 50+ common management consulting
frameworks and methodologies. A summary is
provided for each business framework.
The frameworks in this deck span across Corporate
Strategy, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Organization,
Change Management, and Finance.
This reference guide is great for those who need a
refresher on common frameworks, as well as be
introduced and learn new useful frameworks.
You can find this document here:
http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/complete-
consulting-frameworks-toolkit-644

Flevy (www.flevy.com) is the marketplace
for premium documents. These
documents can range from Business
Frameworks to Financial Models to
PowerPoint Templates.
Flevy was founded under the principle that
companies waste a lot of time and money
recreating the same foundational business
documents. Our vision is for Flevy to
become a comprehensive knowledge base
of business documents. All organizations,
from startups to large enterprises, can use
Flevy— whether it's to jumpstart projects, to
find reference or comparison materials, or
just to learn.
Contact Us
Please contact us with any questions you may have
about our company.
• General Inquiries
support@flevy.com
• Media/PR
press@flevy.com
• Billing
billing@flevy.com

1
Flevy (www.flevy.com) is the marketplace
for premium documents. These
documents can range from Business
Frameworks to Financial Models to
PowerPoint Templates.
Flevy was founded under the principle that
companies waste a lot of time and money
recreating the same foundational business
documents. Our vision is for Flevy to
become a comprehensive knowledge base
of business documents. All organizations,
from startups to large enterprises, can use
Flevy— whether it's to jumpstart projects, to
find reference or comparison materials, or
just to learn.
Contact Us
Please contact us with any questions you may have
about our company.
• General Inquiries
support@flevy.com
• Media/PR
press@flevy.com
• Billing
billing@flevy.com

Effective Leadership Behavior

More Related Content

What's hot

Similar to Effective Leadership Behavior

More from Flevy.com Best Practices

Recently uploaded

Effective Leadership Behavior