when an able and experienced leader is ready to put something back into the profession by taking on training, mentoring, inspection or other responsibilities
The focus on, and research into, leadership at different organisational levels and career stages is refreshing when contrasted to the majority of competency quality frameworks which tend to be based on research with senior managers only (e.g. NHS Leadership Qualities Framework). The model therefore, reflects a contingency approach, but without being prescriptive, and seeks to develop a “leadership culture” rather than just a finite number of “leaders”.