A Holistic Approach

We must all work on improving our individual leadership abilities, and we must all work on our abilities to build and work on teams. The CoHero Leadership Profile helps individual leaders recognize their unique combination of strengths, and also helps leadership teams understand their gaps and overlaps which can create failure and frustration.

A Knowledge-based Approach

The approach to successful leadership has shifted over time, from authoritarian to collaborative. Yet the leadership development tools have not kept up with this progress. The CoHero Leadership Profile is based on the philosophy of a new approach to leadership, which recognizes our shift from an industrial economy towards a knowledge economy.

A Neuroscience-based Approach

Neuroscience found that we are not just telling stories, we are wired for stories, which allows us to make sense of our world. Leading change requires more than just storytelling skills, it requires Story Thinking skills, where we are able to align any transformational change model with the structure of story.

A Strength-based Approach

While other leadership development tools focus on providing feedback on weaknesses to work on, the CoHero Leadership Profile focuses first on knowing your current strengths, based on preferences and behaviors. Then, from this position of strength, a development strategy can then be created.

A Story Thinking Approach

Neuroscience found internal evidence that we are wired for stories and storytelling. Story Thinking research has also found external evidence across many fields in the models we have created to guide transformational change. Regardless the change model that a leader is currently familiar with (see 50 popular models below), the CoHero Leadership Profile will enhance their understanding and abilities to lead change through associations with Story Thinking.

1. ADKAR
2. Agile Methodology
3. Appreciative Inquiry
4. Boiling Frog
5. Bridges’ Model
6. CDIO
7. Change Management
8. Competence
9. Design Thinking
10. DMADV Innovation
11. Fixing Progression
12. Flow
13. Galpin Change Wheel

14. Harmon Circle
15. Hero’s Journey
16. Holmes’ Complexity
17. Human Performance
18. IPO
19. Jugaad Innovation
20. Kolb’s Learning Model
21. Kotter’s Change Model
22. Kubler-Ross’ Model
23. Kuhn’s Revolutions
24. Lewin’s Model
25. Mapping Cycle
26. Marketing Funnel

27. Memorizing / Training
28. Narrative Structure
29. OODA
30. PDCA
31. Policy-Making (Facilitate)
32. Policy-Making (Persuade)
33. Project Management
34. Propaganda
35. Research
36. Save the Cat
37. SBAR
38. Scientific Method
39. Scott-Jaffe’s Model

40. SCR
41. Six Sigma DMAIC
42. SOAP
43. Stage-Gate Innovation
44. Theory of Change
45. Thinking Fast & Slow
46. Transtheoretical Model
47. Triple Diamond Design
48. Trust but Verify
49. Waterfall Methodology
50. Yin and Yang

For more on Story Thinking, view the summary video below or download the paper (PDF) from the Journal of Innovation Management.