OPPP REFLECTIVE LENS™
An impact analysis matrix
of a behavior
at work
OPPP Reflective Lens™
Developed by MJ Michaud, the OPPP Reflective Lens™ is a framework for analyzing leadership behaviors across multiple levels of analysis. It highlights the visible and invisible effects of decisions in complex, high-pressure environments.
This framework is used to support leaders during times of transformation.
Behavior Impact Organization Peers Staff Performance
The OPPP Reflective Lens™ is structured around four complementary levels of analysis, enabling a more nuanced and systemic understanding of leadership behaviors. Its goal is not to produce a single interpretation of a situation, but rather to provide a framework for reflection that allows for the exploration of the various repercussions of a behavior in complex and high-pressure environments. This approach simultaneously integrates the organizational, relational, individual, and functional dimensions of leadership.
(O) Organizational perception
(macro level)
What does this behavior create within the system? How does this behavior influence the culture, norms, and organizational dynamics?
(P) Peer perception
(meso level)
How others perceive it. How is this behavior perceived by colleagues, teams, and stakeholders?
(P) Personal perception
(micro level)
What the person is experiencing internally. What impact does this behavior have on the individual’s internal experience: emotions, cognition, identity, and mental load?
(P) Impact on performance
(functional level)
How does this affect effectiveness? How does this behavior influence clarity, prioritization, decision-making, and the quality of leadership?
Example of reading a behavior using the OPPP Reflective Lens™
A leader who never sets limits on their availability and consistently accepts invitations to meetings because they feel needed may:
- Foster a culture of urgency (Organizational)
- be seen as committed, but hard to keep up with (Peers)
- develop cognitive overload as well as feelings of guilt related to a fragmented presence (Staff)
- reduce one's ability to take a strategic step back and set priorities (Performance)
What begins as a positive sense of purpose can gradually evolve into a way of operating in which urgency, fragmentation, and guilt influence both the organization and the leader himself.
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