The Five Dimensions of CoActive Leadership

One-dimensional leadership models have no scope for celebrating and honoring various leadership expressions.

Communities, whether at home or at work, require a multidimensional and inclusive model to be fully successful. As a result, leadership can be a versatile structure in which everyone, regardless of their position or title, can assume leadership and shift fluidly across various aspects of leadership depending on the needs of the moment.

Multidimensionality and versatility enable us to tap into a wider pool of capital from a diverse group of influential leaders, each of whom bears responsibility in their own unique way. One-dimensional, hierarchical leadership systems, in which critical aspects are often ignored, fail to produce collaborative solutions.

The Co-Active Leadership Model has five dimensions and five distinct leadership styles. The dimensions of the Co-Active Leadership Model are intended to work together, even though it is beneficial to separate them for the sake of learning and practice. Everyone takes on all five positions at various times, moving from one to the next as the conditions and needs of the moment dictate.