Leadership Choices

I am constantly looking to get better as a leader.  I have come a long way but I also know I have a long way to go.  Leading people is both a responsibility and a privilege.  Just because people follow you doesn’t mean you are a good leader, it simply may mean that they have to.  I have learned through difficult choices and circumstances what it means to lead with integrity and character and what it means to lead by abuse and the twisting of truth.  I am continually asking myself several questions: 1.  How do I want to be led?  2.  Is how I want to be led best for me or is it best for the organization and cause?  3.  Am I leading my team the best I can according to question 1 and 2?

Perry Noble did a post this morning on the 10 choices a leader needs to make in leading his staff, great post.  I would say these 10 choices don’t just apply to a church staff but to a volunteer staff in any organization as well as corporate America.  Check out what he wrote below.

#1 – Choose to believe the best about the people on your team rather than always assuming the worst about them.

#2 – Choose to trust them to make decisions that matter without having to run every minor detail by your for your approval.

#3 – Choose to believe that when they ask particular questions that they aren’t being disloyal but rather seeking clarification.

#4 – Choose to believe that they really do love the church and want to see it thrive.

#5 – Choose to lead through inspiration and revelation–NOT intimidation, humiliation, condemnation and manipulation.

You can find #6-#10 on his blog at www.perrynoble.com

What are your thoughts?  Do these apply to corporate America as well?  Do you agree, disagree?  Would you change any?  Add to any?

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Perry Noble and New Spring Church are running their conference UNLEASH online live today.  Click on the logo to check out the site.

Books #2

Today I am sharing four more books that have made an impact on me and the ministries that I lead.

Pop Goes The Church by Tim Stevens who is an Executive Pastor at Granger Community Church

UnChristian by David Kinnaman who is president of The Barna Group and Gabe Lyons who is the founder of the Fermi Project

Simple Church by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger

Simply Strategic Volunteers by Tim Stevens and Tony Morgan, Tony is Chief Strategic Officer at NewSpring Church in Anderson, SC

I’ll have more book later this week.  Check out the links associated with each author.  They are leaders in their area of influence.