Hello,
Today, I want to talk about a book that I have been reading
lately. The book is called Five Levels of Leadership and the author is John
Maxwell.
T
he book divides the leadership into five levels. First one
is Position and the books states that people follow you because they have to.
The second one is Permission and the book says people follow you because they
want to. The third one is Production and it states that people follow you
because you have done something for the organization. The fourth one is People
Development and at this level people follow you because of what you have done
for them. The fifth and the last one is Pinnacle and here people follow you
because of who you are and what you represent.
According to Maxwell (2011), “Leadership is a process, not
position” (p. 4). The book emphasizes on the fact that leadership should be
continuous. It is not a goal but the way to your goal so it should be followed
as a process. The book also mentions that you have to start from level one with
a person and you will reach to level five. The book also states that could be
on different level of leadership with different people. This is very
interesting. According to this book, if you are at level 3 of leadership with
one person it does not guarantee you to have the same level with another
person. You have to work from the start with the other person so you again
reach to a higher level with that person. I believe this is very true about
leadership.
Wish you good reading,
Regards,
Javid
This book sounds very interesting. I think it is important for people to remember that leadership is so often context-specific; one must be aware of the situation in order to be the best leader.
ReplyDeletePamela, it is really an interesting book. I recommend for friends who are interested in the topic.
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