5 Steps Of Leadership

The 5 steps of leadership, also referred as the 5P are : Position, Permission, Production, People Development and Pinnacle.

Positional

This represents the beginning of everyone’s leadership journey. Leadership is granted because you receive a job title.

Don’t expect people to come to you.

The job title is not important. The work you do is more important. Good leaders do not have to know that they have authority, but do not influence as they represent your position. This is the starting point.

It lets you think about what kind of leader you want to be. Your team follows you because they have to. You are the boss.

Permission

Your team follows you because they want to follow you. They like you. Because of your strong relationship, people allow you to lead them.

As your relationship grows, so does your trust. Focus on people rather than the task. Treat people like you want yourself to be treated to achieve the vision of the team. Work is more enjoyable when everyone gets on it. It boosts energy and leads to better decision-making.

The drawback maybe that you can leave yourself open to being taken advantage of. They are learning, and they know…