How many rooms in the house of leadership?

In a previous post we observed that there are at least six rooms.  Today we want to reference at least eight rooms in the house of leadership.  What are the rooms in the house of leadership?  Skill (s) is just one of the rooms in the house of leadership.  Characteristic (s) is another room in the house of leadership.  Two contrasting rooms in the house of leadership:  models vs. tools.  Insight is one room in the house of leadership.  Another room in the house of leadership:  Values. Two more contrasting rooms in the house of leadership:  practice vs. knowledge.  Talent, one of the rooms in the house of leadership, is the peak.

Grant writing is a technical skill; visioning is a leadership skill.  Visioning is a strategic leadership skill; delegating is tactical.  Informal coaching is a tactical leadership skill; mediating values differences is strategic.  Another strategic leadership skill is remaining highly visible.  Tactical leadership skills are for those working directly with team members.  Strategic leadership skills are for those working broadly across the organization.

Delegating is a skill; micromanaging is a characteristic.  Mediating values differences is a skill because it works across the organization.  Mediating values differences differs from another skill, resolving conflict.  Integrity is a characteristic; respect for the individual is a value.  Overcome the buddy syndrome is an insight; documenting is a skill.  Title VII is part of the Civil Rights Act – that’s knowledge, not a skill.  Cutting people out of the organization who choose not to perform is a best practice.

The leadership pipeline is a model; the needs triangle is a tool.  The house of leadership is a model; the performance appraisal is a tool.  Growing superstars with performance feedback is a best practice.  Candor is a characteristic, scripting is a skill.  Honesty, something we want in leaders, is not a skill.  There’s room for debate here:  integrity and honesty are not the same.  Transparency is a value, honesty is a characteristic.  Public relations is a skill while being forthright is a characteristic.

Want to recommend a room in the house of leadership?  Please comment.