Lead on Purpose | Lead with Impact
The essence of leadership is developing the capacity to be a person of influence who facilitates transformation in people, teams and organizations. The goal of this cohort is to help church leaders articulate what leadership is, how it's exercised, and how you too can be a transforming presence in your home, at work, and in your community.
We'll address ways to:
During this course, you will share your "North Star" and the guiding principles and practices that shape how you influence others. Then, you'll design a one-year Leading Well Road Map, share it with cohort members to gain helpful feedback further refining your intentions. Please join us on this journey of reinvention.
Jim LaDoux, Director of Coaching and Coaching Services
We'll address ways to:
- Lead yourself
- Lead up
- Lead laterally
- Lead your teams
During this course, you will share your "North Star" and the guiding principles and practices that shape how you influence others. Then, you'll design a one-year Leading Well Road Map, share it with cohort members to gain helpful feedback further refining your intentions. Please join us on this journey of reinvention.
Jim LaDoux, Director of Coaching and Coaching Services
Session 1 - April 4, 2024
1 | Review our outcomes for Sessions
- Introduce participants; share hopes for the cohort.
- Clarify your understanding of leadership is and isn't.
- Differentiate between leading VS managing.
- Introduce the Leading Well Road Map template.
2 | List your leadership PRINCIPLES (truths & style)
- Leadership is about influence. Think legacy.
- Leadership is a choice. What will you transform?
- Leadership is built on trust; must be modeled.
- Leadership is a team sport; you can't do it alone.
- Leadership is an affair of the heart.
- The best leaders develop more new leaders.
- The best leaders are askers & learners.
- Are willing to be authentic? Courageous?
- Think WHAT, SO WHAT, and NOW WHAT.
- What's different about leading VS managing?
3 | List ways you typically PRACTICE leadership
- Do you EMBODY (model) the way for others?
- Do you ENVISION shared, preferred future?
- Do you ENLIST the right leaders?
- Do you ENABLE others to act (norms/systems)?
- Do you ENGAGE people in crucial conversations?
- Do you EQUIP leaders to act, inspect & innovate?
- Do you EMPOWER others to own outcomes/results?.
- Do you ENCOURAGE others regularly?.
- Do you END or EXPAND options to be considered?
4 | List the PLACES (settings) you seek to lead well
- How will you lead yourself?
- How will you lead your friends & family?
- How will you lead your staff?
- How will you lead your board/elected leaders?
- Where do you intentionally show up as a leader?
5 | Begin drafting your Leading Well Plan
- What your history with setting & reviewing goals?
- What will you no longer tolerate?
- What's working for you? What's not working?
- What do you need to say NO to right now?
- What's missing in your life?
- When and where will you review/update your plan?
- What's your learning goal? What skill will you develop?
QUESTIONS & NEXT STEPS
- What your history with setting & reviewing goals?
- What will you no longer tolerate?
- What's working for you? What's not working?
- What are your TLQs for Session 1?
- *Watch the 2 videos related to Session 1.
- *Identify 1-2 areas where you wish to lead well.
- *List 3 things you'd like to change about how you lead.
Session 2 - April 18, 2024
1 | Review our outcomes for Sessions
- Share what's stirring from Session 1.
- Share 2-3 ways you'd like to lead more intentionally.
- List the obstacles that prevent you from leading well.
- Discuss leadership models, styles, and approaches.
2 | Discuss the Eisenhower decision-making matrix
- Important / Not Urgent (Lead).
- Important / Urgent (manage).
- Not Important / Urgent (avoid).
- Not Important / Not Urgent (eliminate).
- As a leader, what should you no longer be doing?
- As a leader, when and where are you over-functioning?
- As a leader, what do you need to delegate?
- As a leader, when and where do you like to dream?
- As a leader, when are you reacting VS responding?
- As a leader, how far into the future do you dream?
- Based on this matrix, what do you need to change?
3 | Discuss Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- 1 - Be pro-active (circle of influence VS concern).
- 2 - Begin with the end in mind (paint a picture).
- 3 - Put first things first (do what matters; go deeper).
- 4 - Think Win-Win (need an abundance mindset).
- 5 -Seek to understand rather than be understood.
- 6 - Create synergy.
- 7 - Sharpen the Saw.
- As a leader, when do play the role of a victim?
- Are you doing the right things, the right ways?
- How can you, and your teams, be more strategic?
- What does self-mastery look like for you?
- How might you add leaders to multiple ministry?
4 | Describe your Leadership approaches & hacks
- Lead teams AND individual team players.
- Lead by offering proposals and new perspectives.
- Lead by listening, observing, and tracking results.
- Lead by drawing out people's gifts and insights..
- Lead based on people's communication preferences.
- Lead by selecting the right leaders for the right roles.
- Lead by addressing issues sooner rather than later.
- Lead with candor; engage in crucial conversations.
QUESTIONS & NEXT STEPS
- In what ways is your leadership style working for you?
- How do you know if your leadership style is working?
- What assumptions impact the styles you use?
- 1: Revisit your Annual Leading Well road map
- 2: Watch 4 videos related to Session 2.
- 3: Identity 3 things you like about how others lead.
- 4: Ask 2 people what they've learned about leadership..
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