About the book
When a team is stuck, a difficult conversation is approaching or a change programme has lost momentum, the right model can help you see what to do next.
The Leadership Lens brings together 250 visual models for leadership and management in one practical reference. Across 12 chapters, it covers leading people, communication, coaching, motivation, teams and culture, conflict and negotiation, decisions, problem-solving, strategy, change, project delivery and learning design.
Start with a challenge you recognise. The challenge finder points you towards relevant models for 24 workplace situations, from defensive feedback and unclear handovers to recurring problems and training that fails to transfer into practice. Follow a suggested route or explore the collection through its chapter directories and alphabetical index.
Each entry pairs an illustration with a clear explanation of its components and relationships. Discover where the idea comes from, when it may help and when another approach would fit better. Facilitation guidance, delivery tips and debrief questions help you turn an idea into a useful conversation, coaching session or workshop. Comparisons connect related models, while references lead you towards their originating work.
Use GROW to structure a coaching conversation, RACI to clarify responsibilities, Cynefin to examine a decision context or Action Mapping to connect learning with work. Application and experiment worksheets help you name a next action, examine assumptions and review what happens.
Written for leaders, managers, trainers, facilitators, coaches and learning and development professionals, this is a collection to return to as the work changes. Build a wider repertoire, ask more useful questions and choose your next step with greater clarity.