Effective leadership is demonstrated when individuals step forward to meet current or emerging needs by using their resources for and with the group. Resources in a global environment may include cultural knowledge (e.g., of language, history, customs, and how culture shades the meaning of each of the styles of leadership in this assessment), technical expertise, interpersonal skills, problem-solving ideas, commitment to shared values, the sense to know when to act and when to wait, etc.
The most important decisions facing anyone who would lead in a global environment are: how to make the best use of leadership resources within the group and how to know if existing resources are sufficient to meet the challenges faced. Assessment is a logical starting point.
The GLS model measures four dimensions of global leadership: Conscience, Courage, Creativity and Caring and generates five more leaderships styles: Altruism, Diplomacy, Problem-solving, Transformation and Advocacy.