Overview

In Asia, “Guanxi” and “Hubungan” are crucial to motivate and drive employee performance. In today’s workplace, employees are essentially volunteers—they choose who to follow. True leadership is not granted by a title; it is earned through influence. 

This program, based on Dr. John Maxwell’s acclaimed book The Five Levels of Leadership, provides a powerful framework for understanding leadership growth. Learn how to use trust and influence to build solid relationships and ascend the 5 levels, progressing from a boss people have to follow to a leader people want to follow. Understand where you are, and learn the proven steps to expand your influence and maximize your potential. 

Skills Covered

  • Move Beyond Positional Authority: Understand the critical difference between being a boss and a true leader, and learn how to build genuine influence that is not dependent on your title.
  • Build Trust and Rapport (Guanxi): Master the art of connection by learning to build strong, lasting relationships, foster open communication, and create an environment of psychological safety.
  • Drive Results and Performance: Learn to set clear expectations, motivate your team to achieve tangible goals, and lead successful change initiatives by building credibility and momentum.
  • Make Effective, Tough Decisions: Gain the confidence to tackle difficult problems and make decisions that drive the organization forward, even when it’s challenging.
  • Coach and Empower Your Team: Master the skills of identifying and nurturing leadership potential in others. Learn to delegate for development, not just for task completion.
  • Reproduce Leaders: Understand the powerful principle of reproduction—how to develop your followers into leaders who can, in turn, develop other leaders, creating a multiplier effect in your organization.
  • Diagnose Your Leadership Level: Accurately assess your own leadership level for each person on your team and create a personalized action plan for your continued growth.

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for attending this workshop. 

Target Audience

This workshop is ideal for managers, team leaders, senior executives, and any team members who work together and are committed to enhancing collaboration, synergy, and collective success. It’s particularly relevant for managers who want to motivate and drive employee performance, and lead employees who are seen as “volunteers.” 

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Introduction

  • Senior Executive Signaling  
  • Purpose / Process / Payoff  
  • Why People Follow Other People 
  • Self-Assessment 

Module 2: The Guanxi Laws of Leadership

  • The Law of the Lid 
  • The Law of the Iceberg 
  • The Law of Incubation The Law of Influence
  • The Law of Solid Ground 
  • The Law of Respect 
  • The Law of Magnetism 
  • The Law of Connection 
  • The Law of Victory 
  • The Law of Priorities 
  • The Law of Summit 
  • The Law of the Shareholder 
  • The Law of the Hourglass 
  • The Law of the Broom 
  • The Law of the Dress Rehearsal 
  • The Law of the Bull’s Eye 
  • The Law of Scale 
  • The Law of Courtship
  • The Law of Navigation 
  • The Law of the Encore 

Module 3: Level 1: Position

  • The Upside and Downside of Positional Leadership 
  • Best Behaviors at Level 1 
  • Leadership Law at Level 1 

Module 4: Level 2: Permission

  • Individual Activity: Reading and Filing in the Blank 
  • The Upside of Permission Leadership 
  • The Downside of Permission Leadership 
  • Best Behaviors at Level 2 
  • Leadership Laws at Level 2 
  • Application / Action Plan

Module 5: Level 3: Production

  • The Upside and Downside of Production 
  • Laws of Teamwork Activity 
  • Best Behaviors at Level 3 
  • Application / Action Plan 

Module 6: Level 4: Development

  • People Development Leadership 
  • The Upside of People Development 
  • How to Develop People: Best Behaviors? 
  • The Downside of People Development Leadership 
  • How do People Developing Leaders Develop People? 
  • Application / Action Plan 

Module 7: Level 5: Pinnacle

  • Level 5 Leaders – Positive/Negative Sides 
  • Portrait of a Level 5 Leader 
  • Leadership Laws at Level 5 
  • Application / Action Plan: Climbing the 5 Levels 

Workshop Wrap Up

  • Key Insights  
  • Next Steps and OTJ Application  
  • Participant Feedback Questionnaire 
  • Certificates 

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