John Adair
Sergio Caredda
Adair, J. E. (1973). Action-centered leadership. Mcgraw-Hill.
Description:
Action Centered Leadership (sometimes known as ACL) is a model that was first published in 1973 by John Adair. The model highlights the key actions that leaders should take when managing their teams, by grouping them into three areas.
- Task: Achieving the team’s goal.
- Team: Developing and building your team, so that it’s even more effective.
- Individual: Helping individuals develop their full potential in the workplace.
The model states that leaders must balance the actions they take across all three key areas if they want their group to succeed. The areas are interdependent; if a leader focuses too much on one area and neglects the other two, then the group will experience problems. Plus for each area a number of skills need to be developed and actions placed for the development of the people within the teams.
This model illustrates the necessity to move beyond simple personality traitis, and focus on the activities that a Leader can and should do to form a team and help it reach its objectives.
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