Being Leaders Chapters 3 and 4

CharacteristicsBiblical Directive Contrasts Manner of Leadership Humble How? “not lording it over” people Humility, not ego Essence of Leadership Service What? “a servant and slave” Giving, not receiving Recipient of Leadership Others Who? “for many” Others, not self Motive of Leadership Love Why? The full extent of his love A towel, not a throne

A Credible Leader

The Trust Quiz

The Importance of Trust (Stephen M. Covey)

Trust Tax

Trust Tax in Personal Relationships Low Trust –Trust Issues (High Tax & No Dividends) Trust is not an Issue (No Tax & High Dividends) Hot, angry confrontationsPolite, cordial, healthy communications Constant worrying or suspicionFocus on working together smoothly and efficiently Hidden agendasCompletely open, transparent relationships Mistakes remembered and used a weapon Mistakes seen a learning opportunities and quickly forgiven Energy spent in maintaining the relationship (not growing the relationship) Amazing energy created by relationship Interactions characterized by tensionMutual tolerance and acceptance; no worries

Trust Tax in Organizations Low Trust –Trust Issues (No Tax & No Dividends) Trust is not an Issue (No Tax) Toxic Environment (open warfare, sabotage, grievance) Healthy workplace Intense political atmosphere with clear camps and parties Few office or department politics Painful micromanagementEffective collaboration and execution Unnecessary hierarchyStrong creativity and innovation Excessive time wasted defending positions and decisions Positive, transparent relationships with employees (volunteers) and all stakeholders (church members) Unhappy employees/church members/ volunteers Loyalty, confidence, and engagement

Myths and the Reality about Trust MythReality Trust is built on integrity (adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty) Trust is a function of both character (which includes integrity) and competence You either have trust or you don’tTrust can be both created and destroyed Once lost, trust cannot be restoredThough difficult, in most cases lost trust can be restored Trusting people is too riskyNot trusting people is a greater risk Trust is established one person at a time Establishing trust with the one establishes trust with many

8 ingredients to build leadership Credibility

Create Your Pyramid of Important Ingredients Most Important Important Foundational Ingredient

Five Steps to Recovering Lost Trust and Regaining Credibility as a Leader

A Credible Leader Chapter 4

Are Leaders Born or Made? Agree or Disagree

Leadership Capabilities Spiritual Gifts

The Leader’s Developed Capabilities

Leadership Traits ShepherdInspires ConfidenceHonest VisionaryPerson of integrityPersuasive CommunicatorBelieves in SelfLeads by example SpokespersonPassionateHas clear goals Trust builderLoves PeoplePerseveres InspirationalArticulatePromoter Multi-taskerCuriousKnows strengths ListenerHas strong convictionsAnalyzes culture InsightfulEncouragerKind StudentStrategic thinkerTeam Oriented CoachPlannerDelegator

Discussion Questions