
The Hidden Leadership Variable
Why Consciousness, Not Competency, Determines Leadership Effectiveness
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. September 2026
Book
Hardback
978-1-394-39196-7 (ISBN)
Description
The biggest determinant of your leadership effectiveness is the variable you couldn't see-until now.
In a world of nonstop complexity, even the most experienced and highly skilled leaders are hitting a wall. When pressure rises, leaders don't rise to their skills or experience.
They fall to the level of their consciousness.
Across a $366 billion leadership development industry, one variable has been missing - the unseen factor driving your leadership from the inside out. The one that shapes how you think, decide, communicate, and respond under pressure.
Gretchen Griffin and Mark Yeoell - drawing on decades of leadership science and their work with thousands of leaders - make it visible and chart a path to develop it.
The Hidden Leadership Variable introduces the HLV3x3 (TM) Framework - a research-grounded map of how your level of consciousness shapes your leadership effectiveness. It gives you a mirror to see your leadership and a compass to shift it. Designed for immediate application - in your next conversation, decision, or moment of pressure.
Inside, you'll find:
Relatable scenarios that illustrate how reactivity surfaces under pressure - and how to shift it before it derails your leadership
A revealing self-assessment that exposes the unseen patterns shaping your leadership effectiveness
Proven practices for expanding your awareness and developing the capacity for highly effective leadership
A dynamic framework built for the complexity of leadership today - grounded in adult development theory, neuroscience, and decades of real-world practice
Competencies matter. So does training. But on their own, they aren't enough. The next frontier of leadership development is consciousness - and learning to develop it will transform how you lead.
This is a breakthrough book for leaders, executive coaches, HR partners, and organizations ready to move beyond outdated competency models and finally address the variable that matters most.
In a world of nonstop complexity, even the most experienced and highly skilled leaders are hitting a wall. When pressure rises, leaders don't rise to their skills or experience.
They fall to the level of their consciousness.
Across a $366 billion leadership development industry, one variable has been missing - the unseen factor driving your leadership from the inside out. The one that shapes how you think, decide, communicate, and respond under pressure.
Gretchen Griffin and Mark Yeoell - drawing on decades of leadership science and their work with thousands of leaders - make it visible and chart a path to develop it.
The Hidden Leadership Variable introduces the HLV3x3 (TM) Framework - a research-grounded map of how your level of consciousness shapes your leadership effectiveness. It gives you a mirror to see your leadership and a compass to shift it. Designed for immediate application - in your next conversation, decision, or moment of pressure.
Inside, you'll find:
Relatable scenarios that illustrate how reactivity surfaces under pressure - and how to shift it before it derails your leadership
A revealing self-assessment that exposes the unseen patterns shaping your leadership effectiveness
Proven practices for expanding your awareness and developing the capacity for highly effective leadership
A dynamic framework built for the complexity of leadership today - grounded in adult development theory, neuroscience, and decades of real-world practice
Competencies matter. So does training. But on their own, they aren't enough. The next frontier of leadership development is consciousness - and learning to develop it will transform how you lead.
This is a breakthrough book for leaders, executive coaches, HR partners, and organizations ready to move beyond outdated competency models and finally address the variable that matters most.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
ISBN-13
978-1-394-39196-7 (9781394391967)
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Content
Contents
Acknowledgements xi
Foreword xvii
Note from the Authors xxiii
AI Disclosure xxv
Introduction 1
Part I The Map 5
1 Two Paths, One Framework 7
2 The Variable 15
3 The Map 33
4 Your Coordinates 57
Part II The Landscape 87
5 The Terrain 89
6 Your Elevation 113
The Waypoint 139
7 Navigating the Terrain 145
Part III The Compass 173
8 Orienteering 175
9 Wayfinding 215
Part IV The Call 227
10 The Clarion Call 229
Notes 233
About the Authors 245
Index 247
Acknowledgements xi
Foreword xvii
Note from the Authors xxiii
AI Disclosure xxv
Introduction 1
Part I The Map 5
1 Two Paths, One Framework 7
2 The Variable 15
3 The Map 33
4 Your Coordinates 57
Part II The Landscape 87
5 The Terrain 89
6 Your Elevation 113
The Waypoint 139
7 Navigating the Terrain 145
Part III The Compass 173
8 Orienteering 175
9 Wayfinding 215
Part IV The Call 227
10 The Clarion Call 229
Notes 233
About the Authors 245
Index 247