How Successful People Lead
by John C. Maxwell
A short, gift-sized version of Maxwell's 5 Levels of Leadership: position, permission, production, people development, pinnacle. Each level gets a definition, its upside and downside, and what it takes to climb to the next. Nothing here is new if you have read the full book; everything here is useful if you have not.
Read it if…
you want the 5 Levels in an hour and a framework you can draw on a napkin.
Skip it if…
you own The 5 Levels of Leadership; this is the condensed edition.
Three things you will actually use
- People follow position first, then the person, then results.
- You hold a different level with each follower.
- Development of others is where leadership becomes durable.
Do this first
Place yourself honestly on the five levels for each person who reports to you, not for the team as a whole.
Our verdict
The 5 Levels in an hour.
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