Leadership Architect

Developmental Difficulty
EASIEST
FACTOR I: STRATEGIC SKILLS
Cluster A Understanding the Business 24. Functional/Technical Skills
Cluster B Making Complex Decisions

Cluster C Creating the New and Different

FACTOR II: OPERATING SKILLS

Cluster D Keeping on Point 16. Timely Decision Making
Cluster E Getting Organized 47. Planning

Cluster F Getting Work Done Through Others 27. Informing

Cluster G Managing Work Processes

FACTOR III: COURAGE

Cluster H Dealing With Trouble

Cluster I Making Tough People Calls

FACTOR IV: ENERGY AND DRIVE
Cluster J Focusing on the Bottom Line 1. Action Oriented
43. Perseverance
FACTOR V: ORGANIZATIONAL POSITIONING SKILLS
Cluster K Being Organizationally Savvy
Cluster L Communicating Effectively
Cluster M Managing Up

FACTOR VI: PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Cluster N Relating Skills
Cluster O Caring About Others
Cluster P Managing Diverse Relationships 15. Customer Focus

Cluster Q Inspiring Others

Cluster R Acting With Honor and Character

Cluster S Being Open and Receptive

Cluster T Demonstrating Personal Flexibility

Cluster U Balancing Work/Life

 EASIER
61. Technical Learning
17. Decision Quality
30. Intellectual Horsepower
50. Priority Setting
39. Organizing
62. Time Management
18. Delegation
20. Directing Others
35. Managing and Measuring Work
63. Total Work Systems (e.g.,
TQM/ISO/Six Sigma)
53. Drive for Results
67. Written Communications
23. Fairness to Direct Reports
42. Peer Relationships
29. Integrity and Trust
33. Listening
MODERATE HARDER
5. Business Acumen
32. Learning on the Fly
51. Problem Solving
14. Creativity 2. Dealing with Ambiguity
46. Perspective 58. Strategic Agility
19. Developing Direct Reports and
Others
52. Process Management 59. Managing Through Systems
9. Command Skills 13. Confronting Direct Reports
57. Standing Alone
25. Hiring and Staffing 56. Sizing Up People
38. Organizational Agility
49. Presentation Skills
6. Career Ambition
8. Comfort Around Higher
Management
3. Approachability 31. Interpersonal Savvy
7. Caring About Direct Reports 10. Compassion
4. Boss Relationships
36. Motivating Others 37. Negotiating
65. Managing Vision and Purpose 60. Building Effective Teams
22. Ethics and Values
26. Humor 11. Composure
41. Patience 44. Personal Disclosure
54. Self-Development 40. Dealing with Paradox
55. Self-Knowledge
66. Work/Life Balance
 HARDEST

28. Innovation Management

12. Conflict Management

34. Managerial Courage

48. Political Savvy

21. Managing Diversity

64. Understanding Others

45. Personal Learning

Leadership Architect Diagnostic Map

3 The Big 8 competencies correlate with performance and potential across all levels (Individual
Contributor, Manager, and Executive) and are not in high supply.

Learning Agility lists competencies most associated with C hoices Arc hitect 2 Edition items
4 (in rank order).
5 EQ lists competencies most associated with Emotional Intelligence (in rank order).
6 Developmental Difficulty shows how difficult this competency is to develop.
7 Individual Contributor skill ratings from VOICES global normative data.
8 Manager skill ratings from VOICES global normative data.
9 Executive skill ratings from VOICES global normative data.
L L = Low skill rating / Low supply
M M = Middle skill rating / Medium supply
H H = High skill rating / High supply
Competencies most correlated with high performance across multiple studies.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Development Difculty

Individual Contributor
Learning Agility

Executive
Manager
Cluster
Factor

Big 8

EQ

1. Action Oriented IV J Ea siest H H H

2. Dealing with Ambiguity I C x 1 4 Ha rde r L L M
3. Approachability VI N 20 Mod era te H H H
4. Boss Relationships VI P Mod era te H H H
5. Business Acumen I A M od era te M H H
6. Career Ambition V M M oderate M H H
7. Caring About Direct Reports VI O M oderat e M M M
8. Comfort Around Higher Management V M 15 Mode rat e H H H
9. Command Skills III H 19 Mode rat e L M H
10. Compassion VI O 16 H arder H H M
11. Composure VI S 15 9 H ard er M M M
12. Conflict Management III H 5 2 Hardest L L L
13. Confronting Direct Reports III H Hard er L L L
14. Creativity I C x 13 Moderate M L L
15. Customer Focus VI P 13 Ea siest H H H
16. Timely Decision Making II D 22 Easiest M M M
17. Decision Quality I B Ea sier H M H
18. Delegation II F Easier L M M
19. Developing Direct Reports and Others II F M od era te L L L
20. Directing Others II F Eas ier L L L
21. Managing Diversity VI P 21 14 Hardes t H H H
22. Ethics and Values VI R Mode rat e H H H
23. Fairness to Direct Reports VI P Easier H H M
24. Functional/Technical Skills I A E asiest H H H
25. Hiring and Staffing III I Moderate L M L
26. Humor VI S 22 Moderate H H M
27. Informing II F Easiest M M L
28. Innovation Management I C x Hardest L L L
29. Integrity and Trust VI R 17 Easier H H H
30. Intellectual Horsepower I B Easier H H H
31. Interpersonal Savvy VI N 8 Ha rder M M M
32. Learning on the Fly I B 3 Moderate H H H
33. Listening VI S 7 1 Easier M M M
34. Managerial Courage III H Harder M M M
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Development Difculty

Individual Contributor
Learning Agility

Executive
Manager
Cluster
Factor

Big 8

EQ

35. Managing and Measuring Work II F 16 Easier M 6 M L

36. Motivating Others VI Q x Moderate L L L
37. Negotiating VI Q Harder L M M
38. Organizational Agility V K Harder H H H
39. Organizing II E 17 Easier M M H
40. Dealing with Paradox VI T 8 18 Harder L L L
41. Patience VI S 11 7 Moderate M M L
42. Peer Relationships VI P 21 Easier M M M
43. Perseverance IV J Easier H H H
44. Personal Disclosure VI S Harder L L L
45. Personal Learning VI T 10 19 Harder L L L
46. Perspective I C 4 Moderate L L M
47. Planning II E x Easier M M M
48. Political Savvy V K 20 Harder L L M
49. Presentation Skills V L Moderate M M M
50. Priority Setting II D Easier M M M
51. Problem Solving I B 2 Moderate H H H
52. Process Management II G 12 Moderate H M M
53. Drive for Results IV J Easier H H H
54. Self-Development VI T Moderate M M M
55. Self-Knowledge VI T 18 10 Moderate M L L
56. Sizing Up People III I 6 3 Harder L L L
57. Standing Alone III H 9 12 Moderate H H H
58. Strategic Agility I C x Harder L L M
59. Managing Through Systems II G Harder L L L
60. Building Effective Teams VI Q x 11 Harder L L L
61. Technical Learning I A Easier H H H
62. Time Management II E Easier M M M
63. Total Work Systems II G Easier M L L
64. Understanding Others VI P 14 5 Harder L L L
65. Managing Vision and Purpose VI Q x Moderate L L L
66. Work/Life Balance VI U Harder M L L
67. Written Communications V L Easier M M M
Leadership Architect Career Flow Research
Individual Contributor
Performance
1. Ac tion O riented*
14. Creativity
17. De cision Qua lity*
24. Functional/Technical Skills*
2 7. Informing*
3 0. Intellect ual Hors epower*
31. Interper sonal Savvy*
32. Learning on th e Fly
36. Motivati ng Others (influencing
without authority )
39 . Organizing*
42 . Peer Relationships*
43. Perseverance*
47. Planning*
5 1. Problem Solving*
5 2. Process Management*
53. Drive for Results*
56. Sizing Up People
57. Standing Alone
58. Strategic Agility (thinking ahead)
61 . Technical Learning
63 . To tal Work Sy stems
65. Managing Vision and Purpose (doing
things the organization way)
Most Likely Weaknesses
36. Motivati ng Others
45. Personal Learning
58 . Strategic Agility
65. Managing Vision and Purpose
Flame-Out Factor
118 . Performance Problems*
Manager
Further Promotion Performance
1. Action Oriented 1. Action O riented*
8 . Comfort Around Higher
43. Perseverance Management
9. Co mman d Sk ills
12. Conflict Ma nagement
14. Creativi ty
1 5. Customer Focus *
16. Timely Decision Making*
17. Decision Quality*
24. Functional /Technical Skills*
29. Integrity and Trust*
30. Intel lectual Horsepower *
35 . Managing and Measuring Work*
36. Motivating Others*
39. Organizing*
4 3. Perseverance*
46. Perspective
49. Presentation Skills
50. Priorit y Setting *
51. Problem Solving*
52. Pr ocess Management
53. Drive for Results*
54 . Se lf-Development
57. Standing Alone
58. Str ateg ic Agili ty
62. Time Management*
63. Tot al W ork System s
Most Likely Weaknesses
2. Dealing with Ambiguity
9. Command Skills
12. Con flict M anagement
13 . Confro nting Direct R ep orts
14. Creativity
19 . Developi ng Direct Reports
an d Others
20. Directing Others
25 . Hiring and Staffing
27 . Inform ing
28. Innovation Management
35. Managing and Measuring Work
36. Motivating Others
46. Perspective
48. Political Savvy
55. Self-Knowledge
6 0. Building Effective Teams
6 5. Managing Vision and Purpos

Flame-Out Factors
102. Poor Admin ist ra tor
10 5. Bet rayal o f Tru st*
10 6. Blocked Personal Learner
108. D efen siveness
109. Lack o f Ethics and Val ues*
110. Failure to Build a Team*
112 . Insens itive to Other s
113 . Ke y Skill Defcie ncie s*
119. Po litical Mi ss teps

Further Promotion
1. A ction Oriented
4. Boss Relation ships
15. Cus tomer Focus
17. Decision Quality
27. Informing
30 . Intel lectual Horsepower
32 . Learning on t he Fly
42. Peer Rela tionships
53. Drive for Results
62. Time Management
Executive
Performance
2. Dealing wit h Amb iguity 4. Boss Relationshi ps
5 . Business A cumen* 8. Comfort Around Higher Management
8. Comfort Around Higher Manag 15. Cus tomer Focus
9. Comman d Sk ills* 24. Functional /Technical Skills*
14. Creat ivi ty 32 . Learningon t he Fly
1 5. Customer Foc us* 33 . Listening
1 7. Decis ion Qual ity * 42. Peer Rela tionships
24. Functional /Technical Skills* 47. Planning
28. Innovation Management 53. Drive for Results
30. Intellectual Horsepower* 63. Total Work Systems
32. Learning on the Fly
36. Motivatin g Others*
37. Negotiating
3 9. Organizin g*
46. Perspective
48. Poli tical Savvy
50. Prio rit y Setting *
51. Problem Solving*
52. Process Management
53 . Drive for Results*
58 . Strat egic Agility*
65. Managing Vision and
Purpose
Most Likely Weaknesses
2. Dealing with Ambiguity
14. Creativity
28. Innovati on Ma nagement
36. Mot ivating Other s
59. Managing Through Systems
6 5. Managing Vision and Purpos
Flame-Out Factors
101. Unable to Adapt to Diff eren ce s
102. Poor Admi nistrat or
106 Blocked Personal Lea rner
1 08. Defensiveness
1 09. Lack of E thics a nd Values*
111 . Fa ilure to S taff Eff ec tively*
113 . Ke y Skill Defcie ncies
114. Non-Stra tegic*
116. Over dependence on a Single Skill
118. Performance Problems*
119. Political Missteps