A Mental Model for Being a Better Leader

Many of us thrust into a leadership role without any kind of training.

It’s mostly sink or swim in a lot of cases.

So, here’s a mental model for being a better leader: the action-centred leadership model

This model was developed by John Adair, a former military leadership teacher at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

This style of leadership involves balancing the needs of three core management responsibilities:

The Task — the defined goal or mission that you wish to achieve

The Team — managing a defined group of people tasked to achieve defined goal or mission

The Individual — ensuring each team member carefully considered and supported adequately

[Read more about the action-centred leadership model]

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