How to Coach Yourself and Others How to Influence, Persuade and Motivate | Seite 459

1. Stop relying on position to push people. The best leader don’t use
positions to get things done, they use others’ skill.
2. Trading entitlements for commitment. Leadership to Maxwell is
not a right, it’s a privilege. Good leaders don’t take anything for
granted. They keep working and leading.
3. Leave your position and move towards you people. Quoting
Socrates, Maxwell noted “ let him that would move that world, first
move himself”.
LEVEL 2 – PERMISSION
This is the second level of leadership according to John Maxwell. Over
here, You Can’t Lead People until You like People. On this level, leaders
listen to people and people listen to them. Leaders at this stage need to
make people know they matter. Focus on the value of each person.
True leadership comes into being at Permission Level. In Level 1,
subordinates did what they were asked only to avoid punishment and to
keep their job. However, at Level 2, people begin to follow willingly
because the leader has built relationships with them. Since they get along
with the leader, they gladly go along with him or her.
Some downsides are as follows; first, this kind of leadership is too soft for
some people. Moreover, leading by permission can be frustrating for high
achievers. In addition, Maxwell noted that, Permission leaders can be taken
advantage of. This level requires openness to be effective and also difficult
for people who are