In Episode 60, Lance refreshes the screen about leadership and reminds of us the basic five stages of leadership, what it means to be a leader at each stage, and how to grow as someone wanting influence with others. In this podcast, Lance identifies Stage 1, the Positional Stage.

Notes:

Lance’s passions:

1. For people to have a relationship with Jesus Christ.

2. For people to live as powerful sons and daughters of God.

3. For people to fulfill their purpose and calling as a community, with healthy relationships. I call that family.

4. For people who want to lead to do so in a healthy and empowered way.

So, much of what I talk about in this podcast will be related to one of these four areas.

Progressive Leadership - 5 Stages of Leadership

1. Position Stage - Right

2. Permission Stage - Relationship

3. Production Stage - Results

4. People Stage - Reproduction

5. Pinnacle Stage - Respect

1. Position Stage - (Rights)

1. Know your job role thoroughly.

   • Know your job description thoroughly.

   • What is a win?

   • Where do you need clarity?

   • What resources have you been given?

   • Where are the decision making boundaries?

   • In what way does your company policies and procedures support you being successful in your job role?

   • Knowledge matters.

2. Accept Responsibility.

   • For development of self.

   • For development of others.

   • For projects getting completed.

   • Responsibility is an inside job.

3. Fulfill your job role with consistent excellence.

   • What is excellent?

   • Has that been defined for you?

   • Excellence in personal life and professional life.

   • How you present yourself is your biggest message on excellence.

     • Hygiene

     • Clothes, ironed, fit, match

     • Colors that complement your skin tone

     • Your car

   • What are the hindrances to consistency?

     • Physical

     • Emotional

     • Relational

     • Financial

     • Organizational

   • Excellence is an inside job.

4. Do more than expected.

   • Make sure that you doing more than expected is not taking work away from someone else’s expectation.

   • Show up early. Stay late.

   • Look for things to be done.

   • Make a list of small projects that you normally can’t get to, so if you have down time or some sudden free time, you’ve got a list prepared to work on.

   • Add value to people. Doing that you will add value to the company.

   • Hark work matters.

5. Offer creative ideas for change and improvement.

   • If you see a problem, offer a solution.

   • Stay hungry.

   • Hustle.

   • Invest in others and the company (People investment. Policy investment.)

   • Be a humble, steady learner.

Action Steps for Progressing in Leadership Stages:

1. What stage of leadership am I currently in with most people?

2. What stage of leadership am I currently in with other influencers on my team or within my company?

3. What will I commit to be, learn and do, so I can grow through the stages with those that I lead?

Resource: The 5 Levels of Leadership by John Maxwell