Definitions

We have listed our definition of some of the terms used on the website.


Bi-cultural Competence
An attribute of a Different Leader. The ability of a person to effectively function in and lead across more than one culture, switching and shifting seamlessly within different national contexts and across geographical boundaries.

Cultural Capital
An attribute of a Different Leader. The capacity to accumulate non-monetary wealth and relationship capital generated outside the workplace.

Different Leader
A Different Leader is anyone who utilises their gender, race, ethnicity, ability or other dimension of diversity to make a distinctive contribution to the creation of high-performing inclusive organisations.

Factor 8™ Different Leaders Assessment Tool (F8 DLAT)
The F8 DLAT is a leadership evaluation tool that assesses inclusive leadership skills. It has been developed by the Diversity Practice.

Multiple Perspectives
An attribute of a Different Leader. The ability to look at issues and make decisions drawing from and informed by a variety of alternative perspectives.

Observer
An individual who has been invited to provide an objective assessment of a participant

Presence Passion & Power
An attribute of a Different Leader. The ability to communicate with conviction, impact and authority.

Self Mastery
An attribute of a Different Leader. Total belief in and control of oneself, grounded in an outcomes-driven approach to personal growth and leadership development.

Spiritual Belief
An attribute of a Different Leader. The ability to use and apply one’s spirituality, faith and belief in a way that positively empowers, inspires and motivates self and others.

Transformactional Leadership
An attribute of a Different Leader. Transformactional Leadership is a term we have coined to describe the ability to consistently combine the best elements of transformational (inspirational/strategic) leadership with transactional (task-focused/operational) leadership.

Values driven leadership
An attribute of a Different Leader. A leadership approach rooted in a clearly articulated set of principles and standards that positively influences others.