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In the previous two chapters, we described and defined the Primary Colours Model of leadership and what highly rated leaders do to achieve its tasks. The model describes the three domains of leadership—the strategic, the operational and the interpersonal. We also looked briefly at five enablers of leadership that lie at the centre of the model: the area we have called leading. These are each described by a single verb—inspire, focus, enable, reinforce and learn. This chapter explores in more detail how the enablers are translated into leadership behaviours.
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Internal research validating a Primary Colours-based 360-degree feedback questionnaire showed that ratings of how well a leader was able to focus loaded highly on a factor comprising questions on planning and organising (Edgecumbe Consulting Group, January 2010).
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Pendleton, D., Furnham, A.F., Cowell, J. (2021). Five Enablers of Leading. In: Leadership. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60437-0_5
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