Equipping Leaders To Multiply
Ask someone to name their weaknesses, and they fire off a laundry list of shortcomings without hesitation. But ask what they’re good at, and many tend to struggle for an answer. People struggle to identify their strengths for two reasons: 1. They’re embarrassed. Insecurities can keep us from admitting when we’re good at something. 2. They don’t recognize it as a strength. It’s easy for to see others strengths, but it’s not always easy to…Continue Reading
Yesterday I lead my final Small Group Directors meeting at Seacoast All Staff. As I prayed about this final session God prompted me to focus on Nehemiah 8 and talk about being Movement Makers. I share the session with you so you can use it with your team as well. I opened by telling them about a video someone showed me from You Tube. It shows a man standing in the middle of a field at an outdoor concert. With hundreds of people sitting…Continue Reading
Last week I wrote a post Don’t Be Clueless about Your Corporate Culture which brought some questions and some good comments. The questions were primarily about how to shape your culture. So let me give you a simple technique that I’ve used in the past that works well. Ask the members of your team what words they would use to describe their ideal work culture or environment. As they call out different words write them on…Continue Reading
I’m an empowering style of leader. I believe in people, get agreement with them on their goals, meet with them regularly to discuss progress and do my best not to micromanage them. But lately I’ve been questioning, “Am I under managing those I lead?” Sometimes I empower people so much that I’m not close enough to observe and give feedback on their performance. One thing I have learned about management is – closeness matters. A higher degree…Continue Reading
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the changes taking place with leadership development. One of those changes is Customized Learning plans. Well, last week I was meeting with a sharp young worship leader who wants to develop his leadership skills. During our meeting time we went through the following steps to develop a customized development tool he can use for himself and his team. Identify a Key Job Responsibility Create a list of no more than…Continue Reading