The Five Levels Of Leadership

By Author: Lorraine Sy
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There is a saying that leaders are not born, they are created. Teambuilding’s develop leadership skills and instills the value of what leadership is about. Maxwell asks “How do you grow a company? By growing the people in it the basic building blocks of every company, institution and organization is human capital.

According to John Maxwell, there are five levels of leadership:

1st POSITION LEVEL LEADERSHIP: People follow you because they have to most of the time these are the type of leaders who just warm their seats and contribute marginally to the organization. On the other hand, it can serve as a platform from which an individual develops himself onto the higher levels of leadership. This is best described by Niccolo Machiavelli “It is not the titles that honor men, but men that honors titles”

2nd-PERMISSION LEVEL LEADERSHIP: People follow you because they want to. Top down relationships are replaced by side-by-side relationships.

3rd-PRODUCTION LEVEL LEADERSHIP: People follow because of what you have done for the organization. This is where leadership really takes off. ...
... Maxwell quoted Peter Dricker “There are two types of people in the business community; those who produce results and those who give you reasons why they didn’t” Leadership by example sets the standards visually. The results producing leader attracts other highly productive teams.

4th-PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP: People follow because of what you have done for them. The vital part of this level is the need to develop people so that they can lead with you. A productive leader is not enough. A reproducing leader is needed. Sharing leadership with others gives you back time to do something more important. Maxwell stresses that:

“It takes a leader to KNOW a leader,
It takes a leader to SHOW a leader and
it takes a leader to GROW a leader”

5th: PINNACLE LEADERSHIP: People follow because of who you are and what you represent. These pinnacle leaders are a cut above the rest. What sets them apart is they create a lasting legacy that is passed on to the next generation of leaders to continue.

So decide on your legacy would be. Create and develop that legacy through the teambuilding activities at the Cantada Sports Center. This is an all-in-one sports and recreation center located in Taguig, Metro Manila. Visit us on www.CantadaSports.com or call (632)8386543.

About the author:

Lorraine Sy is an associate for teambuilding venues within Metro Manila. The author's interests are on teambuilding activities tailored to small groups up to corporate audience.