This document discusses leadership development and defines leadership. It outlines five levels of leadership: position, permission, production, people development, and personhood. Each level is defined in terms of how and why people follow the leader. The document also discusses characteristics of effective versus ineffective leaders, why people resist change, problem solving approaches, the importance of attitude, and tips for leaders such as giving credit and feedback.

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Leadership Training
July 1st, 2017

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What is leadership?
 Simply put, it is the ability to influence, motivate, and/or enable
other to contribute to the effectiveness and success of an
organization
 It is also an attitude that influences the environment around us

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Leadership Development
 There are 5 levels of leadership
 Position/Rights
 Permission/Relationship
 Production/Results
 People Development/Reproduction
 Personhood/Respect

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Leadership Development
 Five levels of leadership
 Position
 Rights – People follow because they have to
 Influences does not extend beyond job description
 A real leader knows the difference between being the boss and
being a leader…

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Leadership Development
 Boss drives workers; leader coaches them
 Boss depends on authority; leader depends on goodwill
 Boss inspires fear; leader inspires enthusiasm
 Boss says “I”; leader says “We”
 Boss fixes blame for breakdown; leader fixes the breakdown

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Leadership Development
 Five levels of leadership
 Permission
 Relationships – People follow because they want to
 People follow beyond stated authority
 Time, energy, and focus are places on the individual’s needs and
desires
 Increase success of those around you
 Empathize
 Deal wisely with difficult people

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Leadership Development
 Five levels of leadership
 Production
 Results – people follow because of what you have done for the
organization or movement
 Initiate and accept responsibility for growth/achievements
 Develop accountability, INCLUDING YOURSELF!
 Communicate strategy and vision – externally and internally
 Make the difficult decisions that make the difference
 People get together to accomplish a purpose – should include
relationships but goal and tasks should be focus

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Leadership Development
 Five levels of leadership
 People Development
 Reproduction – people follow because of what you have done for
them
 Long-range objectives and growth for team
 Develop their leadership skills – includes delegating
responsibility
 A leader is great, not because of her/his power, but because of
her/his ability to empower others
 Recognition people are the most valuable asset
 Be a model for others to follow

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Leadership Development
 Five levels of leadership
 Personhood
 Respect
 People follow because of who you are and what your represent
 Followers are loyal and seek you out
 Mentored and molded others over time

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Leadership Development
 Integrity
 The most important aspect of leadership (or at least it should be!)
 Remember – it is not what we do, but how we do it that defines
integrity
 Important for beliefs to be mirrored by our actions because:
 Build trust
 Allows for high standards
 Creates credibility, not just image of cleverness

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Leadership Development
 Profiles of leaders in trouble
 Poor understanding of people (lack of empathy/awareness)
 No imagination ( follows the script)
 Brings personal problems into work
 Blames others for own mistakes
 Disorganized
 Feels overly confident
 Unstable – flies into rages
 Too risk avoidant
 Inflexible
 Defensive
 Lacks teamwork skills
 Fights change

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Leadership Development
 So, why do we fight change?
 The change was not initiated by the individual
 Fear of unknown
 Reason for change unclear
 Rewards for change don’t match effort
 Satisfied with status quo
 Lack of respect for leader
 Requires sacrifice
 Tradition considered more important than adaptation

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Leadership Development
 Problem Solving
 Four reasons why people do not match the expectations of
leaders
 They don’t know what they should do
 They don’t know how they should do it
 They don’t know why they should do it
 Sometimes, obstacles beyond their control

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Leadership Development
 Attitude
 Attitude is the most important asset of a leader
 “Life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I
react.” – Charles Swindoll

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Leadership Development
 As leaders, you need to do the following:
 Give credit for suggestions (even the really good ones!)
 Correct grievances
 Encourage others
 Don’t criticize people in front of others
 Ask other’s opinions
 Give positive feedback when good work is done
 Don’t show favoritism!!!!!

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References
 This presentation is a abbreviated adaptation of the
presentation designed by Todd Grivetti (2010).
 Grivetti, T. (May 6th, 2010). Effective Leadership Training
[Powerpoint Slides]. Retrieved from
https://www.slideshare.net/Todd_Grivetti/leadership-training-
powerpoint