The Power Quotient® Leadership Model provides a unique method and model for mapping and achieving extraordinary potential for leaders, their teams and organisations.
Power Quotient is Vicki Macdermid’s proprietary leadership framework. It defines the “sweet spot” where presence, influence and performance align, creating leaders who inspire loyalty, connection, build trust and drive results. More than a theory, Power Quotient is a practical lens for leaders to calibrate how they show up and how their teams thrive.
Successful leadership is about balance.
Connection and intention must work in tandem. One without the other creates imbalance and undermines effectiveness. Too much ego, and people resist following. Too much empathy and people question resolve.
The test of great leadership is knowing when to lean into one or the other - and how to return to equilibrium. Power Quotient is the framework that helps leaders find and sustain that balance: the sweet spot where presence, influence and performance align.
The Power Quotient
Leaders today face constant pressure: deliver results, inspire teams, and navigate complexity. Too often, leadership development focuses on either technical performance or emotional intelligence - but rarely both. Power Quotient bridges this gap.
Presence - How leaders show up and are perceived.
Performance - How effectively they and their teams deliver.
Influence - How they align people behind a shared vision.
When these three elements are in balance, leaders operate in the leadership sweet spot - the zone of highest impact and sustainability.
How does Vicki apply The Power Quotient?
The Power Quotient framework can be introduced in multiple ways depending on the needs of the team/organisation:
Keynotes & Speaking - Inspiring leaders to explore their own leadership quotient.
Coaching - One-on-one guidance to calibrate presence, performance, and influence.
Team Programs - Integrated into EQiLead and other leadership initiatives for team-wide transformation.
In every context, the framework provides a unique diagnostic and practical roadmap for leaders who want to elevate their impact.
The Power of Connection
We connect by opening our eyes, ears and hearts. By communicating authentically. By seeing others as well as seeing ourselves. The power of connection draws its strength from what Daniel Goleman refers to as the 4 quadrants of Emotional Intelligence:
Self Awareness
Social Awareness
Self Management
Relationship Management
The Power of Intention
Intention is the fire that sparks purpose, change and growth. The base point for action. Without intention, we struggle to make change in ourselves or the world. The power of intention comes from:
Purpose
Belief
Conviction
Meaning
Action
“A horse doesn’t care how much you know until he knows how much you care. Put your hand on your horse and your heart in your hand.”
– American horse trainer Pat Parelli
Vicki Macdermid is passionate about bringing the Power and Wisdom of horses to the corporate world. She knows first hand what horses can teach us about great leadership. Through horses, she has experienced and learnt resilience, communication and partnership.
How do you build a relationship of trust when you don’t speak the same language? How can you move a horse, a team or an organisation to action.
What does the dance of intention and connection between person and horse tell us about leadership?
From ancient times, horses have played an integral role in human development. They have carried us on their backs, extended frontiers, ploughed fields and been companions in time of need.
This strength of relationship between a human and a horse is a symbiotic partnership - a relationship that leverages and elevates the strengths of both.
Vicki has experienced first hand and formally studied the uniqueness of the horse-human relationship and applied her profound learnings in formulating The Power Quotient® Leadership Coaching program in conjunction with EQiLead.
These learnings, along with her decades of executive experience as a partner with consulting firm Pitcher Partners, has resulted in a leadership program with a difference, one that applies experienced wisdom to contemporary leadership practice.
What People Are Saying
“Her presentation had an impact and real content about the importance of empathy, communication (and the myriad of ways we communicate) and taking the team with you. It was a compelling session!”
- Carolyn Edwards, Client Director at Pitcher Partners
I had the privilege of attending Vicki’s session titled ‘Understanding Your Strengths and Leading with Confidence’ at the Women In Professional Leadership Summit in Sydney. Her presentation had an impact and real content about the importance of empathy, communication (and the myriad of ways we communicate) and taking the team with you. It was a compelling session which I encourage you to replicate across genders! Congratulations.