At the 10AM-Noon Session of todays Leadership training with Dr. John Maxwell at the Pensacola Civic Center, the five levels of leadership were thoroughly covered.
Level one--Position leaders (titled) leaders are followed by people because they have to--this is a good place for leaders to start but a teriible place for leaders to stay. According to Maxwell, this level describes roughly 70% of leaders.
Level two--Permission leaders are followed because others want to follow these types of leaders. The three key qualities of Permission leaders are that these types of leaders listen, observe and serve; this level leader focuses on relationships.
Level three--Production leaders are followed because of what these leaders do for organizations. This level of Leader sets a good example, creates momentum, and attracts higher caliber people to an organization
Level four--People Development leaders attract followers because of what these leaders do for people. People developers recruit, position and equip the next generation of leaders by utilizing a five step process, they model the behavior, then they model and train, then they allow the trainee to implement the procedure while the leader is present, then level four leaders allow their mentees to go out on their own, and finally, the level four leader encourages his protege to go out and become a people developer in their own right.
Level five--Pinnacle leaders are followed because of who they are and what they accomplish.
After the noon session, lunch was served and at 1:20 Chris Gardner, the real-life inspiration for the hit Will Smith movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" gave an inspiring account of his life and the events leading up to his successful career as a stock broker.
At 3:00 PM, Dr. Maxwell did the final segment of the conference when he delivered a 10 point "dream-test" where he helped the audience to refine and define what an individual's dreams are. The ten point self assessmnent was actually a series of ten questions which, if answered truthfully, will help identify where a person's true passions lie.
During the course of the day, Dr. Maxwell strongly encouraged attendees to acquire and read his novels
"The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" "Today Counts" and "The 360 degree Leader"
Carlan Consulting, Gulf Power, Pensacola State College, and many other civic organizations and local businesses sponsored this event and were the driving force behind the huge (7,000 + attendees) turn-out.
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