A: Thoughtful Leadership is a new approach that helps leaders develop the skills they need to effectively influence others. Thoughtful Leadership proposes that each of us has an instinctive tendency to use our preferred leadership behaviors. These work perfectly in situations that fit our preferences, but may be ineffective or even destructive in situations that don't fit.

The Thoughtful Leadership model divides leadership into seven types;

• Celebrity
• Commander
• Manager
• Scientist
• Coach
• Confidante
• Rogue

Consciously using these types together in an effective manner is the hallmark of a thoughtful leader.

Find out more about the Thoughtful Leadership model here.

A: Thoughtful Leadership is a contemporary leadership model. The seven Thoughtful Leadership types have been inspired by real people in real situations. Being able to influence others without the use of authority is becoming an essential skill in modern life. Thoughtfully using the seven types gives you an ability to influence others using a range of techniques, rather than the one or two you prefer.

Thoughtful Leadership also uses a contemporary business model. Other instruments are rigorously controlled by accreditied representatives, and there may be a considerable lag before you get your results. Your Thoughtful Leadership Test results are instantaneous, in short form (available on-line), or in a comprehensive report (available by email).

A: Thoughtful Leadership is a powerful model that can be used to assess and respond to situations with effective leadership and influence. This can help you create and sustain your leadership success.

Thoughtful Leadership creates effective and sustainable results.

A:The Thoughtful Leadership Test will help you discover your preferred leadership behaviors. The detailed report available from the test will suggest strategies for building your leadership behaviour repertoire.

The Thoughtful Leadership Model highlights the strengths and weaknesses of each of the seven types.

More detail on the background of Thoughtful Leadership can be found here.

A: Thoughtful Leadership is the result of ten years of research and practice that started with the observation that effective leadership in practice often did not match the popular perception of leadership. Dominant, assertive personalities seem to create more problems than they solve, and the most effective leaders are often humble and reflective. This conflicts with the popular perception of effective leaders as 'alpha' type personalities who are confident and in charge.

This phenomena was first observed in groups of undergraduate business students given a ten week task. This was validated over time in other settings as well, such as large banks, large public hospitals, multi-national utilities, small and medium businesses, sporting organisations, and community groups.

Analysis of effective leadership as it happened in these settings highlighted a number of key points:

• Effective leadership is not necessarily linked to position, authority or hierarchy
• Effective leadership is often subtle, hidden and unrecognized by others
• Effective leadership involves impeccable timing - knowing when and how to ask the right question, for example

The Thoughtful Leadership Model captures the obvious and subtle skills of effective leaders. This can be used to highlight a range of effective behaviours that can be combined to create effective leadership.

A: There are a number of ways to get involved with Thoughtful Leadership:

1. Look at this website, think about what it says, and talk about it with other people
2. Take the Thoughtful Leadership Test
3. Review the detailed report
4. Try the suggested actions
5. Get others to take the test, review the report, and try suggested actions
6. Become a Thoughtful Leadership member
7. Become a Thoughtful Leadership affiliate
8. Use Thoughtful Leadership as part of your coaching, training, OD or consulting business

A: Thoughtful Leadership was developed by Bryan R. Kidd of Melbourne, Australia.