Overview of the Engaging Leadership Framework (ELF)

The Engaging Leadership Framework provides both a conceptual structure and systematic process to guide their actions. It consists of three dimensions which bring together:

1. a vision - expressed as the ‘trilogy of excellence’ (the pursuit of excellence’ in scholarship, engagement and management);

The propeller blades of the model depict the need for leaders to focus on the organisation’s vision, processes and structure, expressed in terms of the ‘trilogy of excellence’; excellence in scholarship, engagement and management.

Scholarship involves the pursuit of academic excellence and encompasses the values and standards of the institution.

Engagement recognises the importance of relationship building and communication for effective leadership;

Management is concerned with facilitating effective leadership of learning and teaching by ensuring appropriate systems, policies, procedures and infrastructure are in place to support quality outcomes.

The Quality Cycle is the ‘engine’ of the framework. It provides leaders with a process to systematically address change and improvement. The framework focuses on data driven planning and decision making and shapes conversations about quality improvement.

The three diagonal stripes of the ELF draw on distributed and dispersed leadership theory and confirm the importance of viewing leadership as a shared responsibility which occurs at many levels throughout an organisation.