The 5 Levels of Leadership John C. Maxwell – Flashcards
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Level 1 Position
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Rights--people follow you because they have to
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Level 1
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Position
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Level 2
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Permission
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Level 3
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Production
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Level 4
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People Development
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Level 5
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Pinnacle
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Intentional growth and leadership experience
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Growing as a leader requires a combination of _________ and _________________
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Choice, attitude
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Capacity is not the problem: ________ and ________ are
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Ethical Values
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What does it mean to do the right thing for the right reason?
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Relational Values
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How do you build an environment of trust and respect for others?
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Success Values
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What goals are worth spending your life on?
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Self-Knowledge
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_________ is foundational to effective leading.
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Values
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________ are the soul of your leadership, and they drive your behavior.
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Leadership
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___________ is action, not position.
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Positional Leaders
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______________ focus on control instead of contribution
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People
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___________ quit people, not companies.
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Clock Watchers
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always taking breaks and waiting for time to go home
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Just-Enough Employees
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do only what's required of them, enough to keep job
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Mentally Absent
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show up merely to collect a check
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Success
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________ demands more than most people are willing to offer, but not more than they are capable of giving
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Level 1 Leaders
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top down, separation, image, strength, selfish, power, intimidation, rules
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Level 2 Leaders
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side by side, initiation, inclusion, cooperation, servanthood, development, encouragement, innovation
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Socrates
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Let him that would move the world, first move himself
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People--Not Position
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_________are a leader's most valuable asset.
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Level 2 Focus
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Focus from me to we
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Level 2 listening
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ears, eyes, heart, undivided attention
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care, caring
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You can _____ for people without leading them, but you cannot lead them effectively beyond level 1 without _____ for them.
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Trust
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______ is the foundation of Permission.
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Permission and Production
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It takes both _________ and _________ to become a good leader.
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4 kinds of People on Level 2
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Takers, Developers, Acquaintances, Friends
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Takers
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those who leverage the relationship to better themselves, but not you or anyone else. They borrow your influence but keep the return.
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Developers
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those who leverage the relationship in a positive way, bettering themselves and you
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Acquaintances
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those who live off of their relationship with you but never do anything with it. They hang around waiting for something good to come to them, content to live off of others' successes and never taking responsibility to grow themselves
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Friends
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those who enjoy their relationship with you, returning your good will and never taking unfair advantage of it
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Authentic
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Leaders need to be ___________
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Connect, Connect
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_________ with yourself before trying to _____ with others.
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Self-Awareness
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the first person I must know is myself, know personality type, temperament, talents, strengths, and weaknesses.
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Self-Image
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the first person I must get along with is myself, deal with any personal issues you may have so that you can think of yourself in a positive way.
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Self-Honesty
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the first person to cause me problems is myself, look at yourself realistically and decide to face reality, no matter how much it may hurt.
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Self-Improvement
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the first person I must change is myself , make a commitment to grow in your ability to develop relationships.
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Self-Responsibility
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the first person who can make a difference is myself, acknowledge that you are responsible for your own actions and attitudes.
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Permissional Leaders
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_______________ don't rely on rules to lead people.
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Mother Theresa
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Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless.
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Can't
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____ is about abilities
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Won't
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_____ is about attitude
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know, who
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We hire people for what they ______ and fire them for ____ they are.
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Care and Candor
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Good leaders must embrace both _____ & _______.
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Candid Conversations
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do it quickly, do it calmly, do it privately, do it thoughtfully
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Connecting
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_________ is having the ability to identify with and relate to people in such a way that it increases your influence with them.
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Compatibility
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Growing toward each other requires __________.
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Intentionality
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Growing with each other requires _____________.
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Peter Drucker
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There are 2 types of people in the business community: those who produce results and those who give you reasons why they didn't.
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Law of Influence
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true measure of leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less
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Law of Addition
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leaders add value by serving others
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Law of Solid Ground
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Trust is the foundation of leadership
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Law of Magnetism
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who you are is who you attract
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Law of Connection
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leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand
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Law of Buy-In
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people buy into a leader, then the vision
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5 ways to connect with yourself
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self-awareness, self-image, self-honesty, self-improvement, self-responsibility
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Example
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the credibility of a Level 3 leader can be summed up in one word: ___________
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Morale
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"faith in the leader"
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Momentum
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Leadership Production creates ___________.
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Team-Building
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Leadership production is the foundation for _________.
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Mark Twain
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to do right is wonderful. to teach others to do right is even more wonderful and much easier.
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Pareto Principle
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do the top 20 percent of your to-do-list, it will yield you an 80 percent return on your efforts.
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Energy
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Momentum provides the _________ for needed change.
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Producers, developers
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To reach the upper levels of leadership that create elite organizations, leaders must transition from _________ to _______.
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Perfectionist, pragmatist
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If you want to be an effective leader, you must move from ____________ to _______________.
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guide, energize, and excite
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A leader's role is not to control people or stay on top of things, but rather to ____, _____, and, ________.
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Self-Centeredness
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can cause leaders to neglect people development
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Insecurity
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can make leaders feel threatened by people development
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Ego, Control, Trust
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3 areas to work on inseurities that prevent you from moving up to people development
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Shortsightedness
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can keep leaders from seeing the need for people development
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Lack of Commitment
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can keep leaders from doing the hard work of people development
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Leaders
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Only _________ can develop other people to become leaders.
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Know, show, grow
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IT takes a leader to ____ a leader, _____ a leader, and _____ a leader.
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Know
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recruiting and positioning
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Show
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Modeling and equipping
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Grow
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developing and empowering
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Chemistry, Character, Capacity, Contribution
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4 C's to look for potential leaders
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Recruiting
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find the best people
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Recruiting, Positioning, Modeling, Equipping, Developing, Empowering, Measuring
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7 guidelines to make the most of people development and raise up others to lead
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Positioning
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placing the right people in the right position
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Modeling
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showing others how to lead
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Equipping
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helping others do their jobs well
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Developing
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teaching them to do life well
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Assessment, Challenge, Support
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3 key elements that drive leadership development in others
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Empowering
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enabling people to succeed
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Measuring
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evaluating those whom you develop to maximize their efforts
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(6) Different degrees of Empowerment from least independent to most independent
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I'll decide what to do, report alternatives with pros and cons and your recommendation, let me know what you intend to do but don't do it unless I say yes, let me know what you intend to do and do it unless I say no, let me know what you did, no further action required.
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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the first method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
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Law of Process
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leadership develops daily, not in a day
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Law of Addition
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Leaders add value by serving others
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Law of Inner Circle
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a leader's potential is determined by those closest to him
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Law of Empowerment
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only secure leaders give power to others
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Law of Explosive Growth
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to add growth, leader followers--to multiply, lead leaders
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Law of Buy In
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people buy into the leader, then the vision
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Developing Leaders
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The highest goal of leadership is _____________?
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Leadership development culture that cultivates Level 5 Leaders
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Champion Leadership, Teach Leadership, Practice Leadership, Coach Leadership, Reward Leadership
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5 guidelines to developing leaders
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process must occur daily, process must be measurable, process must include things they value, process must align with your strengths, process must fit into their dream plan
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Arrived
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Being on the Pinnacle can make you think you have ______.
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Top
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Make room for others on ______.
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Leader's Desire
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Being Succeeded instead of needed
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Succeeded
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Being ________ instead of needed.
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Leaders Focus
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work on peoples strengths instead of weaknesses
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Strengths, weaknesses
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work on people's _______ instead of __________.
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Leaders Attitude
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giving away power instead of hoarding it
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Power, Hoarding
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giving away _______ instead of _______it.
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Leaders Perspective
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seeing potential leaders as they could be instead of as they are
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Leaders Impact
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knowing it take a Level 5 leader to develop a Level 4 Leader
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Succession
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Plan for your ______________________.
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Bill Graham
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most surprising thing about life is the "brevity of it".
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Goal, create
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The ________ in life is not to live forever. The goal is to ______ something that does.
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Hurt enough (Pain and Adversity), Learn enough (education and experience) and Receive enough (support and equipping)
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change occurs in people's lives when they.....
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Ground Breakers
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these experiences that encourage people to start developing a leadership quality or discipline.
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Ice Breakers
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these experiences help leaders to move forward after a period of stagnation.
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Cloud Breakers
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these experiences life leaders higher, allowing them to see things as they could be.
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Tie Breakers
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these experiences allow people to make a decision that will determine their leadership direction.
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Heart Breakers
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these experiences cause leaders to stop and evaluate where they are and what they are doing.
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Record Breakers
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these experiences are exhilarating, as they allow leaders to break through their leadership lids.
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Guide to level 5
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remain humble and teachable
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Level 5 Crucible Moment
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identify and create the crucial leadership lessons they must learn
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Level 5 Crucible Moment
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look for unexpected moments they can learn from
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Level 5 Crucible Moment
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use your own crucible moments as guidelines to teach others
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Level 5 Crucible Moment
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expose them to other people and organizations that will impact them
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Credo
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Write a _______ that you will follow everyday
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Core
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Maintain your _______ focus.
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Inner Circle
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Create the right _________ __________ to keep you grounded.
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You
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Do what only _______ can do.
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Supercharged
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Create a _________________ leadership development environment.
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Develop
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____________ your top leaders
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Platform
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Use your leadership success as a _____________ for something greater.
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John Wooden
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If as a leader you listen to them, then they'll listen to you.
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Explanation
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tell them what you want them to know and do
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Demonstration
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show them what you want them to know and do
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Initiation
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Let them show you that they know what to do
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Correction
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ask them to change what they are doing incorrectly
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Repetition
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ask them to do it right over and over again.
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Values and Qualities
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Develop these _______________ to help them experience true success.
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John Wooden
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you always win when you make the full effort to do the best of which you're capable.
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Level 5 Pinnacle--People
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people follow you because of who you are and what you represent
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Leadership is
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not a noun, its a verb: it's action its movement.
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Recruitment, Positioning, Training
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3 thoughts on developing people
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