Five Transformative Lessons for Effective Leadership
Leadership
is not for anyone with a weak heart. There are a lot of efforts goes along with
what you do and who you are. Recently in ministry I have observed “the burnout
syndrome” especially while a friend of mine in ministry did his doctoral
research related with that. This is very real and very visible. Everyone enter
into leadership with much enthusiasm but then when the tire meet the road, it
naturally heat up. Then a lot people lose their effectiveness in their
leadership. When was the last time you had an oil change and maintenance check
or a winter preparation check? The seasons in your leadership changes along
with expectations. Responsibilities increase while your education did not
prepare you for the same. Remember the following lessons five lessons for your
effectiveness in your leadership.
I
started to lead in the public spire of life right after turning 15 years of
age. I got involved in the political spheres of life. This immediately followed
my religious vocation. Last two decades of Christian leadership thought me the
following mantras. I can't emphasis enough of this. First of all delegate,
delegate and delegate. Learn your own life before you lead anyone. Learn to
think and lead long-term. Learn to lead with authenticity not perfection. Finally
learn to trust in people and trust in God or learn to trust in God’s
forgiveness.
Learn to delegate responsibilities
Leadership can be connected with mountain top experience and
at the same time it is valley experience. God is present no matter where you
are leading on that particular moment. He is ever present. Don’t
try to be a superhero. I had experienced recently with a friend of mine who was
an expert in doing things alone. Remember no one expects this from you. My life
in United States thought me about volunteerism, managing the staff etc. People
are willing to work with you or work for you. I was volunteering at Life Enrichment
Center, Dayton for the last three plus years. Building your team and developing
trust is every important for the success of any organizations. Work with what
you have and build it from where you are to where you want to go. When it comes
to building your team you need to have the skill to find, train and keep
people. Paul in Ephesians 4:11 says “And he gave the apostles, the
prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for
the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain
to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God.” God is the
master mind behind the concept of delegating responsibility. If He can entrust
us with the message of the Kingdom, we can trust our fellow sojourners.
Learn to lead your own life before you lead anyone
Master
yourself before you manage anyone. Often we think about other people while we
are in leadership. Before you think about other people or an audience, please
always think how that concept, text, preaching or commitment applies to you.
Jesus very much hated the Pharisees because they hate self-examination. Sharing
your responsibility with other people effectively help others feel important
and connected. There is nothing-called perfect or perfectionism. It is a
subjective reality. Be teachable. Learn from your failures or mistakes. Don't
allow you’re past narrative to influence your future. Embracing failure is
following the Christ-likeness. It all start with a dream and the final
destination is certainly at the discretion of God.
Learn to Think long term and lead long term
Learn to lead with authenticity not with perfection
Learn to Trust in God and lead with God's forgiveness
Forgiveness plays an important role than self-improvement.
God is interested in transforming our period (.) into a comma (,). Remember God
is not waiting until I am perfect to use me. In other words God is not the God
of destination but the journey. The word of God says in 2 Timothy 2: 2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. Any healthy organization need to continue to recruit, develop and empower new leaders. We need to trust in God for his provision for leadership. He might have already placed in them in and around your life, but you need to find them and invest in them. The following six step will be a great start. Identify, Recruit, Train, Deploy, Monitor and Nurture. It is a process to learn to trust in God. This is a process to unlock the leadership God has already supplied.
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