Case Study: Why Use the ‘Above the Line, Below the Line’ Leadership Tool?

The People Leaders Podcast

One of our most popular downloadable leadership tools, Above the Line, Below the Line, is a must in any manager’s or organisation’s toolkit. The accountability framework can be used by teams and organisations to foster clear and cohesive ways of working.
The premise of the tool is that there are ‘above the line’ ways of operating, which are usually constructive, responsive and adopt a growth mindset. And then there are ‘below the line’ ways of thinking and behaving that usually result in a lack of accountability or responsibility.
We’ve introduced this framework to many teams and organisations over the years. Here’s how to introduce this simple, yet powerful system to transform your team or organisation to thinking and behaving ‘above-the-line’ based on our work with teams so far.
Episode Highlights:
Identifying ‘above the line’ and ‘below the line’ thinking

• Creating new norms
• Nurturing your relationships
• Holding people accountable
• The power of simplicity

One thing that’s clear about the Above-the-Line, Below-the-Line framework is that it’s not a difficult concept to get. It’s incredibly simple but incredibly powerful, so we encourage every leader to introduce it to their team and organisation. Print it off and put it on the wall in your break room and introduce it at a meeting as a template. Just have a go and reap the benefits.
And if you’d like a free test drive of our Above the Line Leaders’ Toolkit, you can take one here.

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