Issue 01 · The Leadership Loop
Fuel Your Flame
Leadership development gets interesting beneath the surface.
By Randy May · Guiding Flame Academy
The opening thought
The Leadership Loop: What's Driving Your Leadership?
What if the behavior we see is only the tip of the iceberg?
Beneath the surface are the beliefs, experiences, assumptions, emotions, habits, and behavioral patterns that shape how we lead.
And that's where leadership development gets interesting.
The usual advice
What's Beneath Your Leadership?
We often try to improve leadership by focusing on what people do.
- 01Communicate better.
- 02Delegate more.
- 03Listen more.
- 04Give better feedback.
The model
Introducing the Leadership Loop
The Leadership Loop is a leadership iceberg assessment designed to help you look beneath visible leadership behaviors and explore the patterns influencing them.
It isn't about putting you in a box or giving you a label.
It's about creating insight.
Because you can't intentionally develop what you haven't recognized.
The Leadership Loop helps you examine the relationship between what happens around you, what happens within you, and how you ultimately respond.
Pattern recognition
Your Leadership Has a Pattern
Some serve us. Some limit us.
Some were developed through years of experience and helped us become successful.
And sometimes, those same patterns can become the things that hold us back.
That's why leadership development isn't simply about adding more skills to your toolbox.
Sometimes, it's about understanding which tools you're reaching for, why you're reaching for them, and whether they're still the right tools for the situation.
Your Leadership Spark
Take a moment before you move on.
Think about a leadership behavior you've been trying to change.
Now ask yourself:
What might be underneath it?
That question might lead somewhere much more useful.
Ready to look beneath the surface?
After your results
I've built the Leadership Loop to help leaders begin that discovery. It's a starting point for greater self-awareness, more intentional leadership, and meaningful development.
Don't just look at your results. Sit with them. Ask yourself:
What will I do differently?
Because the assessment isn't the destination. The insight is where the work begins.
The insight is where the work begins.