Knowledge User Consultation Findings
During our knowledge user consultation stage, we were able to receive feedback on the conceptual model from 29 out of 65 recruited individuals (44.6% response rate). Roughly one third of individuals (10/29; 34%) offered to provide verbal feedback via one-on-one interview sessions with our senior author. Most of the participants held multiple leadership roles across academia and health care (48.3%, n=14). More than a quarter of participants were senior leaders in a health care network or national society (27.5%, n=8) See Table 2 for demographic details about the knowledge users. During the knowledge user consultation stage, participants indicated their endorsement for the LEADS+ Development Model using a 10-point scale. There was a high level of endorsement: 7.93 (SD 1.7) out of 10 (1=Hated this new model, 10=Loved this new model). Most of the knowledge users surveyed felt that the framework resonated with them. One wrote that they felt the model was: “comprehensive, developmental, aspirational.” See Table 3 which details themes and exemplar quotes from our survey of the knowledge users). All the interviewees thought that the framework was highly useful to them as leadership developers or relevant to them as practicing leaders. No substantial changes were suggested however, many gave contributions suggesting next steps on how they might apply the framework in their leadership programs or practice.