Each Leadership stage:

• Is a constellation of developmental tasks that individuals need to master on their journey towards maturity
• Is more comprehensive, more differentiated and more effective in dealing with the complexities of life than its predecessors
• Includes and transcends the previous ones. The earlier perspectives remain part of our current experience and knowledge – just as when a child learns to run, it is still able to walk

A person who has reached a later stage can understand earlier world-views, but a person at an earlier stage cannot understand the later ones.

Our stages of development significantly affect how we:

• See the world
• Interact with others
• Deal with adversity and complex issues

In mid 2005 I was sitting in the business lounge at Dusseldorf airport thumbing through the latest Harvard Business Review. “The 7 Transformations of Leadership” by David Rooke and Bill Torbet galvanized me: at last, a complex leadership model.

Later that year, I flew to the UK and participated in David Rooke and Elaine Herdman-Barker’s Transforming Leadership training and authorization programme for coaches.

After using it for more than a decade, the Leadership Development Profile is still the most reliable instrument for establishing a baseline and starting point for DEEP MENTORING.