Although John is best known for his simple Three Circles Model, his work taken as a whole offers you a comprehensive, coherent and essentially practical philosophy of leadership and leadership development. It enables leaders to both become their best and to give their best to the growing world.
Generic Role
That philosophy revolves around the concept that there is such a thing as a generic role of leader. The role and responsibilities of a leader, in other words, are universal in: all working contexts, all fields of enterprise, and all levels of leadership. The Three Circle Model symbolises it. What changes with level is the degree and extent of complexity, but not the underlying nature and role of leadership.
Levels of Leadership
John's distinction between three broad levels of leadership - team, operational and strategic - has been adopted throughout the world. He was the first person in the world to call for excellence at all three levels, and for good teamwork between them.
Leadership and Management
John Adair's concept of leadership also has the merit of relegating the old Leadership v Management debate to the scrapheap. The theory for which he is renowned fully integrates Leadership and Management into one harmonious unity.
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