5 Levels of Leadership
Leadership potential is an attribute that has been noticed by an existing leader, which in turn makes a recommendation to place an individual in a leadership role. This attribute sets a leadership journey and will instill leadership qualities. They become a leader in an organization, responsible for supervising, decision making, networking and developing others, amongst many other challenging roles. The five levels of leadership are a great model of following the principles of leadership and guiding an organization and others to places they have never been before.
Level 1 Position Leadership
The First Level of Leadership is Position. Positional leaders tend to voice demands rather than involve themselves in the effort …show more content…
You can like people without leading them, but you cannot lead people well without liking them. (Maxwell, 2011). Credibility is the foundation of a leadership role and getting people to follow you, leads to success. Representing your values and understanding the values of others, plays a huge role in creating a relationship with those around you. Leaders should take the time to get to know the person’s that are working for them and allow others to get to know them, in order to create a viral relationship. Sharing common values with members of your team, leads to the sharing of any organizational values if they exist. Leaders at the permission level show intentions of creating a vision and empowering others to achieve the vision. Others are going to follow this leader because they want to, this leader has created trust that the vision can be accomplished. Leading an organization to places it has never been, involves creating an environment for a team that strives for success. The success rests on others having the trust in the leader that can get things done. Trust cannot happen without building the relationships necessary for the camaraderie of the team. Permission leaders show others that they care and want to help them achieve the common goals of the team and the organization. Creating relationships is relating the top three most common concerns of others, which are, showing that you care for them, can you help them and can …show more content…
The production leader is moving from a leader of mere position to a leader with intent. The production leader is that of one looking for results that will impact an organization. They produce themselves and help the team produce as well. A production leader produces, so not only the team notices, but the organization notices and benefits from the results of decisions made. They have never left the other two positions, the position leadership is still there and the relationships of the permission leader are still being built, but the production is of importance. Producing results is a characteristic of a production leader and in turn creates the credibility as leader that everyone wants to follow. Putting forth an individual effort to achieve a result is what an organization and those that follow want to see in a leader. Others become more involved and engaged when they see their leader showing an effort to achieve a goal. Once others see that the production leader is involved, they become influenced by the leader’s role in the process. They become more active in the process and get excited about seeing the end results of a vision or goal along the way. This leader is one that others begin to follow because they have built the credibility and trust that others expect to see in a leader of an organization. The momentum needed for success amongst the leader and team becomes real and they realize that they are making a
Leadership potential is an attribute that has been noticed by an existing leader, which in turn makes a recommendation to place an individual in a leadership role. This attribute sets a leadership journey and will instill leadership qualities. They become a leader in an organization, responsible for supervising, decision making, networking and developing others, amongst many other challenging roles. The five levels of leadership are a great model of following the principles of leadership and guiding an organization and others to places they have never been before.
Level 1 Position Leadership
The First Level of Leadership is Position. Positional leaders tend to voice demands rather than involve themselves in the effort …show more content…
You can like people without leading them, but you cannot lead people well without liking them. (Maxwell, 2011). Credibility is the foundation of a leadership role and getting people to follow you, leads to success. Representing your values and understanding the values of others, plays a huge role in creating a relationship with those around you. Leaders should take the time to get to know the person’s that are working for them and allow others to get to know them, in order to create a viral relationship. Sharing common values with members of your team, leads to the sharing of any organizational values if they exist. Leaders at the permission level show intentions of creating a vision and empowering others to achieve the vision. Others are going to follow this leader because they want to, this leader has created trust that the vision can be accomplished. Leading an organization to places it has never been, involves creating an environment for a team that strives for success. The success rests on others having the trust in the leader that can get things done. Trust cannot happen without building the relationships necessary for the camaraderie of the team. Permission leaders show others that they care and want to help them achieve the common goals of the team and the organization. Creating relationships is relating the top three most common concerns of others, which are, showing that you care for them, can you help them and can …show more content…
The production leader is moving from a leader of mere position to a leader with intent. The production leader is that of one looking for results that will impact an organization. They produce themselves and help the team produce as well. A production leader produces, so not only the team notices, but the organization notices and benefits from the results of decisions made. They have never left the other two positions, the position leadership is still there and the relationships of the permission leader are still being built, but the production is of importance. Producing results is a characteristic of a production leader and in turn creates the credibility as leader that everyone wants to follow. Putting forth an individual effort to achieve a result is what an organization and those that follow want to see in a leader. Others become more involved and engaged when they see their leader showing an effort to achieve a goal. Once others see that the production leader is involved, they become influenced by the leader’s role in the process. They become more active in the process and get excited about seeing the end results of a vision or goal along the way. This leader is one that others begin to follow because they have built the credibility and trust that others expect to see in a leader of an organization. The momentum needed for success amongst the leader and team becomes real and they realize that they are making a