Leadership Book Flashcards
According to Maxwell, if you want to make a positive impact on the world, learning to ____ will help you do it
Learning to lead (p.1)
What is the name of Maxwell’s most popular lecture, the one most often asked to give?
The five levels of leadership (p.1)
According to Maxwell, leadership is defined as a ____, not a noun. It is a ______, not a position.
verb; process (p.2)
According to Maxwell, what is a term that used to be used interchangeably with leadership, but that most people not recognize there is a significant difference between the two?
Management
According to Maxwell, management is at it’s best when things ___ ___ ___.
When things stay the same (p.2)
According to Maxwell, leadership deals with P______ and their D________, which are continually changing.
People and their dynamics
According to Maxwell, the challenge of leadership is to create ______ and facilitate _______
change; growth (p.2-3)
According to Maxwell, breaking down leadership into the five levels breaks down leading into understandable _____ with the overwhelming subject of leadership?
steps (p.3)
According to Maxwell, often when people think of their journey into leadership, they envision a ______ path. What they should be thinking about is their own ____ development.
career; leadership (p.3)
According to Maxwell, good leadership is about advancing the ______.
team (p.3)
According to Maxwell, _____ people well and help members of your team become effective _________ and a successful career path is almost guaranteed
Lead;
leaders(p.3)
According to Maxwell, each of the 5 levels were conceived as a practice that could be used to lead more effectively. As time went by, he realized they were actually _______.
Principles (p.4)
According to Maxwell, what is the term for action that may work in ONE situation, but not another
A practice (p.4)
According to Maxwell, a ______ is an external truth as reliable as a physical law
principle
According to Maxwell, if we embrace a PRINCIPLE and internalize it it becomes part of our _______
values (p.4)
What are the five levels of leadership?
Say the “P’s” and the “R’s”
1 Position - Rights
2 Permission - Relationships
3 Production - Results
4 People Development - Reproduction
5 Pinnacle - Respect
(p.6)
PO PER PRO PEO PIN
Rights, relationships, results, reproduction, respect
According to Maxwell, what is the lowest level of leadership, also called “entry” level? It also states “People follow you because they ____ ____”
Level 1, Position;
People follow you because they have to
According to Maxwell, which level of leadership is based on the rights granted by the position and title?
Level 1, Position
According to Maxwell, what level (title of the level) is considered a poor substitute for influence?
Level 1, Position
According to Maxwell, what is the leadership level in which people follow you because they have to?
Level 1, Position
According to Maxwell, what is the level of leadership in which you have subordinates, not team members?
Level 1, Position (p.7)
According to Maxwell, what types of people do Positional Leaders usually have difficulty working with and why?
Volunteers, younger people, and the highly educated, because positional leaders have no influence and these people tend to be more independent.
According to Maxwell, Level 1, Position, is the only level that does not require _______ to achieve, as anyone can be appointed to a position.
ability (p.7)
According to Maxwell, what is the second level of leadership?
Also states “People follow you because ___ ___ ___”
Level 2 is Permission,
People follow you because they WANT to
According to Maxwell, are people that make it to level one of the five levels considered leaders?
They may be bosses, but they are never leaders (p.7)
According to Maxwell, what is level 2 based entirely on?
Level 2 is based entirely on relationships
According to Maxwell, the agenda for level 2 leaders is getting to know their ____ and figuring out how to ___ _____ ____ them.
people
get along with them
According to Maxwell, _______ find out who their people are, ______ find out who their leaders are
Leaders; Followers
True or False: According to Maxwell, you can like people without leading them, but you cannot lead people without liking them
True (p.8)
According to Maxwell, what is Level 3 of Leadership?
Also states “People follow you because of ____ ___ ___ _____ _____”
Level 3 is Production;
People follow you because of what you have done for the organization
According to Maxwell, which level of leadership is based on getting results?
Level 3, Production
According to Maxwell, what level of leadership is when work gets done, morale improves, profits go up, turnover goes down, and goals are achieved?
Level 3, production
According to Maxwell, what is the level of leadership in which momentum kicks in?
Level 3, production
According to Maxwell, what is the leadership level in which people become change agents, tackling tough problems and facing thorny issues?
Level 3, production (p.8)
According to Maxwell, what is the fourth level of leadership?
Also states “People follow you because of ____ ___ ___ ___ __”
Level 4 is people development;
People follow you because of what you have done for them
According to Maxwell, leaders become great not because of their power, but because of their ability to ____ _____
empower others (p.9)
According to Maxwell, leaders in level 4 People Development use their position, relationships, and productivity to invest in their followers and ____ them until those followers become _____ in their own right.
develop; leaders
According to Maxwell, which level of leadership results in reproduction, leaders reproducing themselves?
Level 4, People Development
According to Maxwell, the TWO things that always happen at leadership level 4, People Development are _____ goes to a very high level and ____ increases
Teamwork; performance.
According to Maxwell, teamwork goes to a high level in level 4 because investment in people deepens _____, helps people to ___ one another, and strengthens _______.
relationships; know; loyalty (p.9)
According to Maxwell, performance increases in leadership level 4 because there are more ____ on the team, and they help improve everybody’s ______
leaders; performance
According to Maxwell, Level 4 leaders change the _____ of the people they lead, and people follow because of that. _______ are often lifelong.
lives; Relationships
According to Maxwell, what is level 5 leadership?
Also states “People follow you because of ____ _____ and ___ ___ ___”
Level 5 is Pinnacle;
People follow you because of who you are and what you represent
According to Maxwell, Level 5 leadership requires not only effort, skill, and intentionality, but a high level of _____.
talent
According to Maxwell, Level 5 leader should develop people to become what level of leader?
Level 4 (p.10)
According to Maxwell, what is the most difficult leadership task of all?
Developing leaders to the point where they are able and willing to develop other leaders
According to Maxwell, level 5 leaders often transcend what?
Their position, their organization, and sometimes their industry