The Effective Leadership Integrity Index™ (ELII) is Karl Bimshas Consulting’s proprietary framework for measuring the only leadership metrics that matter: Clarity, Accountability, and Integrity.
Unlike superficial leadership scores or vague personality tests, the ELII measures leaders across 15 high-impact behavioral KPIs that directly relate to performance, culture, and values. It’s not how inspirational you are, it’s how you lead under pressure, how you align your actions with your words, and how you reinforce standards at every level of leadership.
If you’ve drifted, the ELII will show you. If you lead well, the ELII validates it.
These are the 15 KPIs that define effective, high-integrity leadership, grounded in genuine behavior, not empty phrases.
Each KPI aligns with a leadership dimension, addresses a cause of leadership drift it helps correct, fits within the Leadership Guidance System™, and reinforces a non-negotiable Canon Standard.
These 15 KPIs diagnose the habits and behaviors that strengthen or erode your leadership integrity. Expand each one to see how it connects to Leadership Drift, the Leadership Guidance System™, and the Canon of Leadership Standards.
1. Emotional Afterburn – 🧠 Self-Leadership
🧭 Question: “I take responsibility for how my emotional state affects others.”
📌 Definition: Owns the emotional energy they bring into every room.
🎯 Why It Matters: Emotional contagion is real. Leaders who don’t self-regulate derail teams.
⚠️ Leadership Drift Cause: Team Neglect — Unregulated emotion erodes trust and morale.
🛠️ LGS Component: Control — This is about real-time regulation and energy management.
📜 Canon Standard: 1. Know Yourself and Your Purpose — Emotional self-awareness is foundational.
2. Focus Fidelity — 🧠 Self-Leadership
🧭 Question: “I redirect myself quickly when I veer off course.”
📌 Definition: Maintains deep focus on what matters most.
🎯 Why It Matters: Distraction is a leadership tax you can’t afford.
⚠️ Leadership Drift Cause: Capacity Constraints — Drift sets in when leaders are distracted and infrastructure (time, tools, focus) isn’t optimized.
🛠️ LGS Component: Control — Maintaining deep focus requires executional discipline and course correction — hallmarks of Control.
📜 Canon Standard: 7. Drive Progress Relentlessly — Deep work and discipline power consistent forward momentum.
3. Integrity in Motion — 🧠 Self-Leadership
🧭 Question: “My daily choices reflect my stated values.”
📌 Definition: Aligns decisions with declared values.
🎯 Why It Matters: Misalignment creates distrust and burnout.
⚠️ Leadership Drift Cause: Integrity Gap — Aligning actions with values directly addresses cultural and ethical misalignment.
🛠️ LGS Component: Guidance — Living your values gives leaders their moral compass — it defines where you’re headed and why.
📜 Canon Standard: 4. Act with Integrity and Courage — Living your stated values daily reflects integrity in action.
4. Command Clarity — 👥 One-on-One Leadership
🧭 Question: “Others know what success looks like before starting.”
📌 Definition: Communicates expectations with crystal clarity.
🎯 Why It Matters: Vague direction leads to wasted time and weak results.
⚠️ Leadership Drift Cause: Direction Deficit — Lack of clear communication about expectations causes misalignment and stagnation.
🛠️ LGS Component: Guidance — Clarity of expectations sets direction and vision. It creates alignment before action begins.
📜 Canon Standard: 6. Communicate with Precision — Clear expectations ensure alignment and remove guesswork.
5. Praise Pressure Ratio — 👥 One-on-One Leadership
🧭 Question: “I acknowledge progress as often as I correct problems.”
📌 Definition: Balances meaningful recognition with performance redirection.
🎯 Why It Matters: Too much pressure without praise creates resentment.
⚠️ Leadership Drift Cause: Growth Gaps — Without recognition, enthusiasm fades. This KPI ensures achievement is noticed and reinforced.
🛠️ LGS Component: Control — Managing balance between recognition and redirection requires constant, moment-by-moment adjustment.
📜 Canon Standard: 2. Model Relentless Accountability — Balancing praise and correction models ownership and responsibility.
6. Candor Capacity — 👥 One-on-One Leadership
🧭 Question: “People feel safe bringing up uncomfortable truths.”
📌 Definition: Creates space for candid, constructive conversations.
🎯 Why It Matters: Without candor, small problems become big disasters.
⚠️ Leadership Drift Cause: Feedback Failure — Leaders who avoid hard truths create a culture where small problems become major drift.
🛠️ LGS Component: Navigation — Candid conversations reflect awareness of current state and responsiveness to what’s really going on.
📜 Canon Standard: 6. Communicate with Precision — Honest dialogue fosters clarity and builds trust.
7. Strength to Task Fit — 👨👩👧 Team Leadership
🧭 Question: “I align projects with people’s top talents.”
📌 Definition: Assigns work based on strengths and energy zones.
🎯 Why It Matters: Misaligned tasks = underperformance + disengagement.
⚠️ Leadership Drift Cause: Growth Gaps — Underutilized or misused talent causes disengagement and stunts development.
🛠️ LGS Component: Navigation — Matching people to roles based on strengths depends on knowing the team’s current talent map.
📜 Canon Standard: 3. Develop and Protect Standards — Aligning roles to talent ensures that standards are met effectively.
8. Role Clarity Score — 👨👩👧 Team Leadership
🧭 Question: “Responsibilities and decision rights are clear for each role.”
📌 Definition: Ensures every team member knows their lane.
🎯 Why It Matters: Ambiguity breeds conflict and missed deadlines.
⚠️ Leadership Drift Cause: Weak Accountability — Without defined responsibilities, ownership falters and follow-through evaporates.
🛠️ LGS Component: Guidance — Clear roles and responsibilities establish a shared understanding of purpose and contribution.
📜 Canon Standard: 3. Develop and Protect Standards — Defining roles is essential to embedding leadership standards.
9. Meeting Impact Score — 👨👩👧 Team Leadership
🧭 Question: “Meetings produce real decisions and next steps.”
📌 Definition: Meetings are efficient, actionable, and necessary.
🎯 Why It Matters: Bad meetings are culture killers.
⚠️ Leadership Drift Cause: Capacity Constraints — Inefficient meetings waste time and attention — limiting organizational execution.
🛠️ LGS Component: Control — High-impact meetings are execution rituals — they shape how work gets done in real time.
Reflects reality. These are behaviors you can observe and improve.
Exposes drift. Each one is tied to a core failure pattern in modern leadership.
Connects to systems. Every KPI reinforces a component of the Leadership Guidance System™ and upholds at least one of the seven Canon Standards.
This isn’t theoretical. It’s tactical. It’s how you build disciplined leadership habits that align values with results.
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Ways Organizations Use the ELII:
Pre/Post Leadership Development Assessments
Quarterly Integrity Audits
1:1 Coaching and Performance Review Anchors
Cultural Health Scorecards
Leadership Team Alignment Workshops
If you’re not measuring leadership behavior that matters, you’re just guessing. The ELII helps you replace personality-based leadership with principle-based action.
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