Based on decades of research and deep analysis of real-world development data from our database of thousands of executives, the AIIR Leadership Framework is a groundbreaking tool that defines the skills leaders need to succeed — and provides an incredible framework for the assessment and development of leaders at every level. Want to learn more about what the AIIR Leadership Framework can do for you?
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The AIIR Leadership Framework is a comprehensive taxonomy of the 45 cognitive, social, and emotional skills that all leaders need. The AIIR Leadership Framework organizes these skills into three foundational domains: Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading the Organization. Each leadership domain contains four leadership dimensions, a cluster of leadership skills that describe the day-to-day behaviors leaders need to succeed in their role.
Leading Self describes skills that impact a leader on a personal level. Skills in this domain focus on how effectively a leader manages their time, energy, thinking, decision-making, and overall reputation and brand.
Self-Management involves a range of skills that include your ability to exercise self awareness, your ability to engage in self care, your confidence, your resilience, and your ability to manage emotions.
Time and Energy involve skills that optimize your ability to focus effort and attention, set priorities, manage time, and delegate to others.
Decision Making refers to the ability to seek out and synthesize information, solve problems, and ultimately make high-quality decisions.
Leadership Brand involves your ability to build a strong reputation in the organization, operate with executive presence, acquire job-relevant expertise, and proactively manage your career.
Leading Others involves achieving results with and through others. Skills in this domain involve the ability to build and maintain effective relationships, manage performance, and drive team performance.
Building Trust refers to the capacity to lead authentically and instill faith and followership in those you lead.
Social Acumen involves your ability to demonstrate empathy, engage in active listening, manage conflict, exercise influence, and cultivate strong working relationships.
Managing Performance involves a broad set of skills required to achieve performance objectives through others. These skills include acountabilty, coaching, and the ability to motivate, develop, and empower others.
Team Effectiveness involves your ability to collaborate effectively, lead a team, and maximize team performance by attending to a team's productivity and culture.
Leading the Organization involves skills that shape the organization’s future. Skills in this domain involve a leader’s ability to set a vision, think strategically, manage change, and build a great culture.
Visioning concerns your ability to innovate, set a vision, and inspire buy-in from others.
Strategic Leadership deals with your ability to formulate and implement strategy, as well as manage important stakeholder relationships required for successful strategy execution.
Driving Change refers to your ability to execute on a vision by applying change management skills and dynamic leadership that adjusts based on situational demands.
Culture Shaping describes the skills required to build a healthy organizational culture that is inclusive and aligned with the organization's mission.