An assessment of your leadership across 12 different spectrums, which gives feedback on style of management, creativity versus structure, coaching versus micromanaging, and many other distinctions.

1. VP EXECUTIVE COACHING
SERVICES
THE LEADERSHIP
POLARIZATION
PROFILE

2. INTRO
3x ENTREPRENEUR, MIT-PORTUGAL IEI
INTELLIGENCE LEAD TURNED EXECUTIVE
COACH
EXECUTIVE COACH FOR 5 YEARS, MAINLY FOR
CEOs AND HEDGE FUND MANAGERS.
MY GOAL: TO MAKE SURE CEOS AND LEADERS
NEVER ACHIEVE LESS THAN ELITE RESULTS IN
A WORLD MORE COMPETITIVE THAN EVER
COMBINED BACKGROUND OF
PSYCHOLOGICAL, COACHING, SILICON VALLEY,
MIT AND OTHER TECHNIQUES FOR PEAK
PERFORMANCE

3. MY LIFE NOW
MOSTLY LEADERSHIP AND TALENT
MANAGEMENT FOR SENIOR LEADERS
COMMON SITUATIONS:
- ASSESSMENT AND SUCCESSION PLANNING
FOR A NEW LEADER;
- LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR RAMP-UP
OF NEW LEADERS;
- INFLUENCE AND PERSUASION
TECHNIQUES FOR COLLABORATION
BETWEEN EXECUTIVES, WITH BOARDS,
BETWEEN INVESTORS <> CEOS;
- INFLUENCE FOR RAISING CAPITAL FROM
ALLOCATORS + CLOSING INSTITUTIONAL
SALES;
- …. AND ALL SORTS OF CRISES;
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6. THE PROFILE
SPLITS LEADERSHIP INTO 12 SPECTRUMS.
YOU EVALUATE WHERE YOU ARE ON EACH
OF THEM.
DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM FRAMEWORK
LIKE BEN HOROWITZ’S WARTIME/PEACETIME
CEO AND JOCKO WILLINK & LEIF BABIN’S
DICHOTOMIES OF LEADERSHIP

7. THE PROFILE
THE 12 SPECTRUMS:
1. TRANSFORMATIONAL/COACHING VS.
TRANSACTIONAL/DIRECTING;
2. PEACETIME VS. WARTIME;
3. CONTRARIAN VS. CONSENSUAL;
4. MICROMANAGER VS. DISTANCED;
5. CONVENTIONAL/STRUCTURED VS.
ARTISTIC/UNSTRUCTURED;
6. COMMITTING VS. ABANDONING;
7. RISK-SEEKING VS. STABILITY-SEEKING;
8. VULNERABLE VS. DEFENSIVE;
9. REALISTIC VS. INVESTIGATIVE;
10. ENFORCING VS. ALLOWING;
11. OPTIMISTIC VS. PESSIMISTIC;
12. EXCLUSIVE VS. OPEN;

8. 1. TRANSFORMATIONAL
VS. TRANSACTIONAL
TRANSFORMATIONAL OR COACHING
FOCUSES ON LETTING OTHERS GROW, ON
TRANSFORMATION, CULTURE, VALUES. IT
TEACHES THEM HOW TO FISH. IT ADAPTS THE
TASK TO THE PERSON.
TRANSACTIONAL OR DIRECTING FOCUSES
ON TELLING PEOPLE WHAT TO DO. IT GIVES
THEM THE FISH. IT ADAPTS THE PERSON TO
THE TASK.

9. 2. PEACETIME VS.
WARTIME
PEACETIME FOCUSES ON PARTNERSHIPS, ON
THE LONG-TERM GROWTH, ON IMPROVING
THE SITUATION FOR EVERYONE, ON THE
FUTURE.
WARTIME FOCUSES ON THE RIGHT NOW, ON
SURVIVING, ON EXTERMINATING ALL
COMPETITORS WHO ARE A THREAT, ON THE
PRESENT

10. 3. CONTRARIAN VS.
CONSENSUAL
CONTRARIAN ACCEPTS NO OPINIONS FROM
OTHERS, FOCUSING ONLY ON THEIR POINT OF
VIEW REGARDLESS OF WHAT OTHERS THINK.
IT’S THE LONE WOLF.
CONSENSUAL NEEDS EVERYBODY’S
VALIDATION TO MOVE FORWARD, FOCUSES
ON RECEIVING AND VALIDATION
EVERYBODY’S OPINION. CANNOT MOVE ON
THEIR OWN.

11. 4. MICROMANAGER VS.
DISTANCED
MICROMANAGER HAS EVERYONE DO THINGS
THEIR OWN. SETS THE RULES AND ENFORCES
THEM. BUILDS RELIABLE, PREDICTABLE
SYSTEMS BUT IS CLOSED TO IDEAS.
DISTANCED LETS EVERYONE PERFORM HOW
THEY PREFER, VERY OPEN TO INNOVATION
AND NEW APPROACHES, BUT WITH LOW
RELIABILITY AND STRUCTURE.

12. 5. CONVENTIONAL VS.
ARTISTIC
CONVENTIONAL FOCUSES ON STRUCTURE,
ON REPEATABLE, PREDICTABLE PROCESSES.
ON NUMBERS, FACTS, FIGURES. ON GOING
DEEP.
ARTISTIC FOCUSES ON LACK OF STRUCTURE,
ON NEW, CREATIVE METHODS AND SYSTEMS.
ON STAYING SHALLOW AND JUMPING
FREQUENTLY.

13. 6. COMMITTING
VERSUS ABANDONING
COMMITTING STICKS WITH IDEAS, PEOPLE,
PROCESSES UNTIL THE VERY END, “BURNS IT
TO THE GROUND”. IT LETS LOSERS RUN.
ABANDONING IS THE CAT AFRAID OF THE
WATER. SWITCHES QUICKLY BETWEEN IDEAS,
PEOPLE, PROCESSES. IT CUTS WINNERS
SHORT.

14. 7. RISK-SEEKING VS.
STABILITY-SEEKING
RISK-SEEKING PLAYS TO WIN. IT RISKS BIG TO
WIN BIG. IT MAKES MASSIVE PLAYS AND PUTS
EVERYTHING ON THE LINE.
STABILITY-SEEKING PLAYS TO NOT LOSE. IT
FOCUSES ON PRESERVATION AND SURVIVAL.
IT SAVES ALL EFFORT THAT IS NOT
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

15. 8. VULNERABLE VS.
DEFENSIVE
VULNERABLE SHARES TOO MUCH. SHARES
EMOTIONS, WEAKNESSES, IS TOO CASUAL
AND SHARES TOO MUCH INFORMATION.
DEFENSIVE SHARES NOTHING. EVEN WHEN
THEY MAKE A MISTAKE, OR WHETHER THEY
SUCCEED, THERE IS NO REACTION. DO NOT
OPEN UP ABOUT ANYTHING.

16. 9. REALISTIC VS.
INVESTIGATIVE
REALISTIC LOVES THE REAL WORLD. WANTS
TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE, PLACES, TRAVEL
AND MEET.
INVESTIGATIVE IS IN LOVE WITH THE DATA.
LOVES THEORY, INVESTIGATION, SCIENCE,
ACQUIRING AND PROCESSING INFORMATION.

17. 10. ENFORCING VS.
ALLOWING
ENFORCING DICTATES THE RULES AND
MAKES OTHERS OBEY. THEY DO NOT ALLOW
OTHERS TO STRAY FROM THE PROCESS.
ALLOWING ALLOWS THINGS TO BE DONE
HOW PEOPLE WANT IT. HAS NO CONTROL
AND ENFORCES NO RULES OR STRUCTURE.

18. 11. OPTIMISTIC VERSUS
PESSIMISTIC
OPTIMISTIC IS OPTIMISTIC AND RECKLESS.
MOVES CONFIDENTLY WITHOUT
DOUBLE-CHECKING. SACRIFICES PRECISION
FOR PROGRESS.
PESSIMISTIC CHECKS TOO MUCH. GOES OVER
EVERY LITTLE PIECE OF INFORMATION OR
MOVE AND DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD. IS IN
PARALYSIS BY ANALYSIS. SACRIFICES
PROGRESS FOR PRECISION.

19. 12. EXCLUSIVE VS.
OPEN
EXCLUSIVE CREATES A SELECTIVE, UNIQUE
CULTURE. IS NOT OPEN TO NEW IDEAS,
PEOPLE, CONNECTIONS. SEEKS TO PRESERVE
RATHER THAN EXPAND.
OPEN ALLOWS TO CONNECT AND
DISSEMINATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THEY
WANT NEW PEOPLE, NEW IDEAS, NEW
MINDSETS. SEEKS TO EXPAND RATHER THAN
PRESERVE.

20. TAKING THE TEST
EVALUATE YOURSELF ON EACH OF THE
SPECTRUMS. WHERE ARE YOU MOST
POLARIZED?
- EXCLUSIVE, PESSIMISTIC AND
MICROMANAGING?
- OPTIMISTIC, ARTISTIC AND INVESTIGATIVE?
THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER.
YOUR ANSWER IS UNIQUE, BUT IT SAYS A LOT
ABOUT YOU.

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