Action Centred Leadership
A model for the ‘leader—manager’
AIPM ALUMNI WORKSHOP
Australian Institute of Police Management
The AIPM strives to provide Alumni
members with unique opportunities to
engage with professional experts and
leaders within the policing and leadership
industry to further their education,
knowledge of leadership and professional
development. The workshops are also an
opportunity to further enhance Alumni
members’ networks.
“sharing insights – informing practice”
John Adair’s Action Centred Leadership model provides a great blueprint for leaders and the
managers of any team, group or organisation. ACL is also a simple (yet not simplistic) leadership
and management model, which makes it easy to remember and apply, and to adapt to your own
situation.
Good managers and leaders should have full command of the three main areas of ACL, and
should be able to use each of the elements according to the situation. Being able to do all of these
things, and keep the right balance, gets results, builds morale, improves quality, develops teams
and productivity, and is the mark of a successful manager and leader.
The three parts of the ACL model are represented by three overlapping circles. Adair’s famous
‘three circles’ model is one of the most recognisable and iconic symbols within management
theory.
The ACL task–team-individual model illustrates Adair’s three core management responsibilities:
When: Thursday, 26th April 2012
10am to 12.30pm
Where: AIPM, Collins Beach Rd, Manly, NSW
(Waratah Room)
Nominations need to be received by
Friday, 13th April 2012
Email: faculty@aipm.gov.au
Phone: +61 2 9934 4732
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achieving the task
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managing the team or group
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managing individuals
The model adapts extremely well to the demands of modern business
management. When using it in your own environment think about the aspects of performance
necessary for success in your own situation, and incorporate local relevant factors into the model
to create your own interpretation.
John Adair is one of the world’s leading authorities on leadership and leadership
development. In 1979 he became the world’s first Professor of Leadership Studies
at the University of Surrey, and the People’s Republic of China recently awarded
him the title of Honorary Professor in recognition of his ‘outstanding research and
contribution in the field of Leadership’. In 2009, John was appointed Chair of
Leadership Studies at the United Nations System Staff College in Turin. John has
written more than 40 books, translated into many languages.
John holds the higher degrees of Master of Letters from Oxford University and Doctor of
Philosophy from King’s College London.
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