FAQS THE MOST RELEVANT ON LEONARDO 3.4.5
What is the scientific and epistemological basis of Leonardo 3.4.5 ?
Life and human sciences: neuro-sciences, biology, analytical psychology and organization psychology (systems approach)
Management concept: team based learning organization and empowerment in order to optimize human resources
Are there products that can be compared with Leonardo 3.4.5 ?
Leonardo 3.4.5 is presently probably the most advanced tool for organization and personal development, for the assessment of organizational strategies. Many consultants use tools like:
- MBTI: Myers Briggs Type Indicator (also based on C.G. Jung\’s typology of personality)
- TMS (Team Management System, Margerison-McCann)
- Belbins’s Team Roles
- DISG (Marston)
These tools have brought to organizations invaluable insight in the way people work together.
Under which circumstances is team work absolutely needed ?
Whenever the tasks are complicated and even more if they are complex whenever the risk is very high In learning organizations
How many people are needed to form a team which covers all functions ?
3 people at the minimum are needed to form a team because individuals cannot develop more than 3 functions
Who coordinates the various functions within a team ?
That is the main task of the manager and those who are responsible for the human resources
Are there any particular characteristics that a team coordinator needs to have ?
He does not have to be the most skilled of the group in a technical sense, but he needs
- insights into the profiles of team members
- the ability to listen
- the ability to communicate
- to make information circulate
- to take care of the goals
In Leonardo 3.4.5 there is a coordinator\’s assessment tool in order to facilitate the learning of this role. No further special personality characteristics are requested in order to attain a good level of performance as coordinator
What do the figures in the Leonardo 3.4.5 logo stand for ?
They are based on the different vertical levels of reality: 1 = cell; 2 = organ; 3 = individual; 4 = group; 5 = organization; 6 = society; 7 = supranational system;
Leonardo 3.4.5 focuses on the individual, the group and the organization
What are the 8 functions of the octagon based upon ?
According to J.G. Miller\’s (Living Systems) research, living systems encompass 19 functions. M.R. Belbin (Management Teams, why they succeed or fail) indentifies only 8 functions. A comparison between the two approaches shows that of all Miller\’s functions can be found in Belbin\’s typology
In which situations is Leonardo 3.4.5 particularly recommended ?
Restructuring, BPR, mergers, fast growth
Introduction of a new management style
Introduction of a quality system
Strategic reorientation
Facing complexity
Empowerment of the team
Projects with a high risk
Multicultural teams
What is in the Leonardo 3.4.5 package for consultants ?
The package encompasses the access to the profiles generator, all courses and facilitation materials in editable form, including texts, slides, graphics
Mention of the consultant in the consultants list with possibility to set a link to the site of the consultant
Training and coaching for the first project