Leadingideas: To-The-Point Training for Christian Leaders

by Nelson, Alan E.

• ISBN13: 9780764424489
• ISBN10: 0764424483
• Format: Textbook Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Group Publishing

Summary

One of the Most Important Tasks of Great Christian leaders is to equip and empower other leaders within the organization. LeadingIdeas brings you bite-sized leadership concepts you can use to develop the leadership skills of your staff. These lessons are perfect for use as part of staff and board meetings, leadership Bible studies, retreats -- any time leaders come together. Build your team on solid, proven-effective, leadership principles with LeadingIdeas. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Alan Nelson is the founding/lead pastor of Scottsdale Family Church, and has an MA in psychology/communications and a doctorate in leadership. He writes a leadership/staff column for Rev, magazine and for John Maxwell's e-zine, "Leadership Wired," and is a speaker/trainer for groups

Table of Contents

How to use these leader lessons	p. 6
The leader lessons
New Wineskins: Why learning helps leaders stay supple	p. 10
Heavyweights: Determining how much you should oversee	p. 12
Leader Tracks: How to spot potential leaders in your church	p. 14
L3 Leading: Becoming a leader of leaders	p. 16
Power Up: Sources of power and influence	p. 18
The Selling Soils: The role of selling in leadership	p. 21
Sharpening the AX: The importance of personal growth	p. 24
New Patches: Leaders as innovators	p. 26
Leadership Poker: Determining the point of diminishing returns	p. 28
Blind Spots: Understanding the difference between perception and reality	p. 30
Murderer or God?: How success and failure affect how people perceive leaders	p. 32
Verbal Leading: How words affect influence	p. 34
The Principal's List: Setting your standards	p. 36
Staff Roles: Four primary organizational roles	p. 38
Leader Rest: The importance of rest and renewal	p. 40
I.N.S.P.E.C.T.: Make sure expectations are met by following up	p. 42
Sweat the Small Stuff: The difference between micromanaging and pursuing excellence	p. 44
A Lot of a Little: Deciphering what information is helpful	p. 46
Firefighting: Effective ways to handle criticism	p. 49
"Good Enough" Never Is: The pursuit of perpetual improvement	p. 52
A Sight for Sore Eyes: The role and importance of vision	p. 54
The Goldilocks Syndrome: Becoming aware of comfort zones	p. 56
Sacred Cows: Taking an honest look at traditions	p. 58
Wag the Dog: How perception can affect the ability to lead	p. 60
Leader Insurance: When things go wrong	p. 62
Disappointed by People: The leader's responsibility when individuals fail	p. 64
Setting the Sail: The importance of modeling a positive attitude	p. 66
Mission Possible: Developing a meaningful mission statement	p. 68
The Fence-Post Syndrome: Why good leaders go bad	p. 70
Fast Tracking: Leading at the speed of change	p. 72
Weighing in: Determining people's strengths	p. 74
Plate Spinning: Assessing and responding to priorities	p. 76
Leading with Style: Adopting an appropriate leadership style	p. 78
Leader Hats: Understanding the emotional needs of followers	p. 80
Recipe for Change: The four transitioning ingredients	p. 82
Time's up: Knowing when to step down	p. 85
Leading up: How to influence peers and those with authority over you	p. 88
Gatekeepers: Getting through to those who influence the influencers	p. 90
Leading Beautifully: The importance of timeliness	p. 92
Social Banking: Knowing how much influence you can draw upon	p. 94
Humble Pie: Becoming a true servant-leader	p. 96
Team Burs: Removing the things that bug team members	p. 98
Lonely at the Top: Dealing with the unique emotions of a leader	p. 100
Head Slave: Modeling servant leadership	p. 102
The Power of E & P: Gaining support through education and participation	p. 105
Leadership movies
Hoosiers: Dealing with power struggles with formal and informal leaders	p. 110
Braveheart: A model of bravery, vision, and selfless leading	p. 112
Crimson Tide: New and old styles of leading under pressure	p. 114
Babe: Using people skills instead of coercion to lead	p. 116
Tucker: Entrepreneurial leadership and the power of perseverance	p. 118
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