The Balancing Act
This leadership framework reminds us that effective leaders balance accountability, structure, and inspiration.
Boss-Manager-Leader (Three Legged Stool)
This phase of improvement begins by clearly describing the problem to be solved.
What is Define?
Communicators who value accuracy and detail often use this logical style.
What is Systematic or Thinker style?
This document outlines a project’s purpose, scope, and stakeholders.
What is a project charter?
This tool helps professionals create and deliver visual presentations.
What is PowerPoint?
Holding others to clear expectations and results reflects this core leadership focus.
What is accountability?
These brief milestone reviews help keep improvement projects on track.
What are tollgates?
This style focuses on empathy and connection when communicating.
What is the Considerate or Feeler style?
In creative problem-solving, judgment should be postponed until after this stage.
What is brainstorming?
This program is widely used to organize and analyze data sets.
What is Excel?
Strong leaders adjust their approach based on this key factor.
What is the situation or context?
This process focuses on describing the issue itself rather than its cause or fix.
What is defining the "what"?
Adjusting tone, language, or delivery to fit your audience shows this essential leadership skill.
What is adaptability?
A visual workflow showing each step and decision point in a process.
What is a process map?
The main purpose of charts and graphs is to do this for data.
What is make information easier to interpret or compare?
Managers help connect team goals to this bigger picture.
What is the organization’s mission or strategic plan?
Gathering facts and metrics belongs to this step in a structured improvement process.
What is Measure?
Recognizing different communication preferences can help prevent this common workplace breakdown.
What is conflict or misunderstanding?
Effective feedback often uses this clear, three-part approach: situation, behavior, and impact.
What is the SBI model?
In early project reviews, teams often share these two foundational elements.
What is a problem statement and project charter?
Overemphasizing one leadership trait often leads to this kind of imbalance.
What is burnout, disengagement, or ineffective leadership?
When teams skip early analysis and move straight to fixes, they risk this common mistake.
What is solving the wrong problem?
Public speaking confidence grows through structured feedback and this consistent habit.
What is regular practice?
When leaders combine imaginative thinking with practical reasoning, they engage in this type of problem-solving that ensures ideas are both creative and realistic.
What is convergent and divergent thinking?
Turning information into insight requires this disciplined approach.
What is data-driven decision-making?