The Leadership Ladder:
Influence is Within Your Reach
To some people, leadership is intuitive. It comes
fairly easily. They act on instinct; what they do work and they can’t easily
explain it. To other people, leadership is a mystery. They have no idea what
dynamics are at play. All they know is that sometimes people listen to what
they have to say and work with them, and other times they’re alone scratching
their heads.
Leadership
is dynamic. It’s fluid. It changes from person to person, from moment to
moment. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t follow a pattern. And it doesn’t mean
you can’t develop a level of mastery, even if you don’t possess abundant
natural leadership gifts.
Here’s
how it works. Influence is gained with people in levels—five levels to be
exact. Every person who leads others has to start at the bottom level with
another person and work his or her way up to higher levels one at a time.
The Five Levels
Include:
1.
Position – People follow because they
have to.
2.
Permission
– People follow because they want to.
4.
Person Development – People follow
because of what you have done for them personally.
5.
Pinnacle
– People follow because of who you are and what you represent.
If a leader
understands a follower, they will be able to better communicate with that
person.
Remember,
lead yourself first, others second. As Gandhi so aptly stated, ―Be the change
you wish to see in the world.‖
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