Leaders make collective contributions to action plans

• Leaders are proactive in contributing ideas
• A Collective approach is taken in the design and implementation of actions

Leaders make time and space for tackling action priorities

• Sufficient time is allocated for integrated problem solving
• Leaders create space (whether virtual or physical) for integrated problem solving to take place

Leaders confront the brutal facts and encourage appropriate risk-taking

• Leaders do not ‘shy away’ from difficult issues or decisions
• A balanced approach to risk-taking is encouraged and a blame culture is proactively discouraged.

Leaders routinely monitor the patterns of presenting problems and responses

• Leaders routinely collate and analyse the patterns presented by problem profiles
• Leaders routinely respond to the appropriate gaps in presenting patterns and build on strengths.