Over 30 years ago, John Maxwell began developing the 5 Levels of Leadership. The 5 Levels express a way to understand and organize your leadership growth. As you go higher it is easier to lead because your influence grows as well as you leadership becomes more service oriented. As shown below, the first level is POSITION. MORE >>

Leadership is always a choice. In Leadership by Choice , author Eric Papp says it means “making a conscious choice to positively influence those around you by managing yourself and leading others in four areas: communication, leading teams, productivity, and personal development.” Listen with liking. Chart your progress. MORE >>

It needs continuous, not intermittent, leadership. Every concept of strategy that has entered the conversation of business managers—sustainable competitive advantage, positioning, differentiation, added value, even the firm effect—flows from purpose. The essential component of the strategy-making process is the leader. It’s a journey. MORE >>

You respect your position too much to let yourself become self-absorbed and disconnected from those you serve. Because you know leadership isn’t about how well you are appreciated, but it’s about endlessly showing your appreciation of others. Leadership isn’t about how you feel, but how you make others feel. MORE >>

Concentration), Are you positive? Pick one and make a commitment to conquer it. * * * Like us on Facebook for additional leadership and personal development ideas. “There are thousands of books on success. But very few on failure,” begins Siimon Reynolds in Why People Fail. He is passionately driven to take the "taboo" out of failure. MORE >>