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John Maxwell’s 5 levels of Leadership: Your

Key to Project Success

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Carla Fair-Wright, PMP, MCTS, ASQ CSQE

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Who Am I?

Carla Fair-Wright, PMP, CSQE, MCTS

• Project Manager

• Software Engineer

• Veteran

• Author

• Entrepreneur

• Volunteer

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Table of Contents

Section Section Name Slide No.

1. What is Project Leadership 4

2. Maxwell’s Five Levels 7

3. Building High Performance Project Teams 22

4. Thank You 26

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Project Leadership vs. Project Management

Leaders

Establish future direction

Communicate through vision

Forge aligned high-performance teams

Managers

Focus on planning and short-term

Devise processes and structures, and solve problems

Plan a project

Measure project performance

Solve roadblock issues

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Differences in Style

Managers focus on Leadership focuses on

•Goals & objectives

•Telling how and when

•Shorter range

•Organization & structure

•Autocracy

•Restraining

•Maintaining

•Conforming

•Imitating

•Administrating

•Directing & Controlling

•Procedures

•Consistency

•Risk-avoidance

•Bottom line

•Vision

•Selling what and why

•Longer range

•People

•Democracy

•Enabling

•Developing

•Challenging

•Originating

•Innovating

•Inspiring trust

•Policy

•Flexibility

•Risk-opportunity

•Top line

Good managers do the

things right

Good leadership does the

right thing

Adapted from Warren Bennis On Becoming a Leader, Addison Wesley, 1989; J. W. McLean & William Weitzel Leadership: Magic, Myth or Method?, AMACOM,

1991; Stephen R. Covey Principle-Centered Leadership, Summit Books, 1991

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John C. Maxwell

John C. Maxwell is an internationally renowned

leadership expert, coach, and author who has

sold over 21 million books.

Dr. Maxwell founded EQUIP and the John

Maxwell Company, organizations that have

trained more than 5 million leaders in 174

countries.

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What are the Five Levels?

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Level I - Position

At this level people follow you because they have to…

To be an effective leader:

Know your job

Accept responsibility

Exercise authority with caution

Assess the strengths and weaknesses of your team

Do more than what is expected

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“It is very possible to become a great

leader and ___________”

A. Have very little influence B. Not Be Trusted C. Never have a title D. Not Learn

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5 Minute Exercise

Question #1: Question #2 Question #3

What is it like to be on a

team where the informal

leader holds the power?

What is it like to be

on a team where the

formal leader holds

the power?

What is it like to be on

a team where there is

no leadership?

Form Teams: Each

person gets 1 minute

to discuss

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What are the Five Levels

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Level 2 - Permission

At this level people follow you because they want to


Possess a genuine concern for your team

See life through their eyes.

Deal wisely with difficult people

Make team successful by setting them up for success.

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The following occurs when a leader

builds relationships

A. You earn trust B. You earn respect C. People understand you care D. All of the above

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Level 3 – Production

At this level people follow you because of what you have

done for the project

• Admired for your accomplishments

• Respect your tenacity


• Develop accountability for results

• Make difficult decisions that will result in positive long term

gains

• Be a change agent and understanding the process of change

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Level 4 – People Development

At this level people follow you because of what you

have done for the them

People are loyal to you because they see first hand personal growth

opportunities

Leadership success is underscored by a win – win scenario and a high

commitment to success

To be effective at this level

• Place a priority on developing people

• Focus your attention on the fact that people are your most valuable asset

• Your leadership success will depend on your ability to surround yourself with

an inner core of competent people

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Appropriate leadership behavior always

“all depends” on:

A. Personality of the leader B. The group you lead C. The situation D. All of the above

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Level 5 – Leadership From Mentorship

At this level people follow you because they

respect you

• As a leader you are bigger than life and your success is shown through a life

of accomplishments.

• People seek you out after the project has ended because you have left an

indelible mark on the organization and the team.

• Although less than five per cent of all leaders will get to this level of

leadership

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High Performance Teams Are Created

Your team is the most important resource you have.

Leadership is the key

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Developing a High Performance Project Team

Prepare the Project Environment

The project mission statement is clear, easy to understand and

expressed in terms of quality, quantity, and time in 25 words or

less.

Identify the 3-5 key project-focused tasks for which each

member is responsible

Example: team leaders are responsible for conducting weekly

meetings with their teams

"Forming," "Storming," "Norming," and "Performing."

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Developing a High Performance Project Team

Prepare the Project Member

Orientation for each team member

• Brief

• Measurable

• Documented

Project "kick-off" meeting

• Purpose

• Nature

• Review of the teamwork expectations of each other

"Forming," "Storming," "Norming," and "Performing."

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High Performance Teams – 7 C’s

Course Communication

Change & Creativity

Collaboration Coaching

Commitment Character

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5 Minute Exercise

Question #1: Question #2

What was your best team

experience?

What was your worse

team experience?

Form Teams: Each

person gets 1 minute

to discuss

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