What does a fast growing organization need?
Leadership!
I've been pondering what my definition of the word is for the past couple of months. I still don't have a definitive answer, but I'm working on it. Part of it is leading by example, and part of it is taking people out of their comfort zone in order to help them learn and grow. How and when to push people and when to ease up on them is a gray area. If you pull too hard on the reins, your folk are liable to buck.
Then there's the question of how much rope to give to people (enough for them to get the job done, but not enough to hang themselves). Then the question of how far ahead are leaders supposed to look (front-line = today, supervisors= 1 month to a year, managers = 1-3 years, directors=5 years, etc).
Then there's the question of how to hire and promote people within the organization, and provide them the tools they'll need to be successful at the next level.
Ok, so with this entry I'm just asking all of the questions. If I can hammer out some definitive answers, I'll share them. But so far, all I've got are more gray area questions :(.
But if the music has been bothering you, it is from an album called "The Ancient Faith" by Michael Card.
I've been pondering what my definition of the word is for the past couple of months. I still don't have a definitive answer, but I'm working on it. Part of it is leading by example, and part of it is taking people out of their comfort zone in order to help them learn and grow. How and when to push people and when to ease up on them is a gray area. If you pull too hard on the reins, your folk are liable to buck.
Then there's the question of how much rope to give to people (enough for them to get the job done, but not enough to hang themselves). Then the question of how far ahead are leaders supposed to look (front-line = today, supervisors= 1 month to a year, managers = 1-3 years, directors=5 years, etc).
Then there's the question of how to hire and promote people within the organization, and provide them the tools they'll need to be successful at the next level.
Ok, so with this entry I'm just asking all of the questions. If I can hammer out some definitive answers, I'll share them. But so far, all I've got are more gray area questions :(.
But if the music has been bothering you, it is from an album called "The Ancient Faith" by Michael Card.
Comments
Thanks for the research on Cain!
And I was close on the song :P
Thanks for the suggestions too. I read J Oslwad Sanders "Spiritual Leadership", but had some differences of opinions with him.