The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential (6 page)

If you marked eight or more of the above statements as true for you, then move on to the next section. If not, your answers indicate that you’ve not yet mastered Level 3 and you don’t yet think like a Level 3 leader.

   I schedule and follow through with training and development for all the members of my team on a regular, consistent basis.

   When deadlines loom or work becomes urgent, we never cancel our training and development sessions.

   I consistently take risks by giving people responsibilities and authority that will stretch them.

   I spend a significant amount of time every month mentoring up-and-coming leaders.

   I know very thoroughly the strengths and weaknesses of all the people I lead.

   I individualize the way I train, develop, and mentor my people.

   I spend the most strategic and significant mentoring time with the people who have the highest capacity, talent, and potential.

   I have a history of moving people from position to position to help find their fit.

   I am continually giving people feedback, not just during formal reviews.

   My team or department is considered by others to be the best trained (or one of the best) in the organization.

If you marked eight or more of the above statements as true for you, then move on to the next section. If not, your answers indicate that you’ve not yet mastered Level 4 and you don’t yet think like a Level 4 leader.

   I can name several specific people whom I have encouraged to speak hard truths to me, and they do so regularly.

   I am using my influence to instill values in my organization.

   The course of my organization is set by me or by a team of which I am a part.