iLEADMaximizing Your Ability as a Team Leader

D. Kelley

iLEADMaximizing your Ability as a Team Leader

Great leaders serve their teams by: Listening in order to learn Energizing their teamsAssessing how things areDeveloping others

Listen

Learn from others

“None of us is as smart as all of us.”

Japanese Proverb

Learn with others

Leaders are learners – we never arrive at a level of knowledge and expertise where it is safe to

simply stop learning

Listen to yourself

“There is a person with whom you spend more time than any other, a person who has more influence over you, and more

ability to interfere with or to support your growth than anyone else. This ever-present

companion is your own self.” – Dr. Pamela Butler

Energize

Encourage your team

Celebrate what your team

does, but more importantly appreciate

who they are!

Value Every Team Member’s Contribution

Say this a lot!

Call to something greater

Something Greater [Video]

“The truest test of leadership is leading volunteers.” - Tony Morgan

Be Enthusiastic

If you are not excited about the work that you get to do for God don’t expect your team to be.

Assess

Evaluate Often

What are we doing well?

What could use some tweaking?

Communicate Clearly

I can’t hear you!

Dream

What is your dream? What one thing are you hopeful for as you lead your team?

Develop

Train/Equip

Most people want to do well at the things they

attempt doing.

Share the work!

“When you try to do it all yourself, you are signing up for burnout.”

– Jim Wideman

Delegate

He trained them1

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He sent them to recruit and train others

He empowered them to care or others

Jesus with the disciples:

- Tony Morgan

Expect blunders and use them as creative opportunities and learning opportunities.

Disengage

“Living on limited rest gives the world a limited version of who you are.” – Kirk Byron Jones, Say Yes to Grace

“When you rest : You maximize your energy; Handle the unexpected better; and Enhance your ability to make good decisions”

- Kirk Byron Jones, Say Yes to Grace

Embracing Limitations

CAN DoYou have the ability to do it, but it is not yours to do

TO DoNeeds to get done by someone (not necessarily you)

WILL DoTasks you are committed to doing & only you can do them

Tools Matter

Toodledo – www.toodledo.com

Evernote – www.evernote.com

Say Yes to Grace – Dr. Kirk Byron Jones

Effective Leaders

Energize those they serve

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Listen in order to learn/grow

Assess their ministries often

Develop other leaders

D.Kelleyattheintersexion@gma

il.com

iLEAD: Maximizing Abilities

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