For those who have not read John C. Maxwell, I would suggest you read “The 5 Levels of Leadership”. John’s book is very helpful for those new leaders to understand their leadership journey, and for those experienced leaders to understand where they are on their leadership journey.
John goes into great detail for each of the levels, with excellent examples to help the reader understand what it takes.
The levels as John has mapped it out are:
Level 1 – Position Leader
People follow you because they have to.
Level 2 – Permission Leader
People follow you because they want to.
Level 3 – Production Leader
People follow you because of what you have done for your organisation, or what you have produced.
Level 4 – People Development Leader
People follow you because of what you have done for them.
Level 5 – Pinnacle Leader
People follow you because of who you are and what you represent.