http://www.agileministry.com/2008/01/20/volunteer-centered-leader-leadership-freedom/ Church Ministry and Non-Profit leadership, management, and volunteer recruiting Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:24:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 http://www.agileministry.com/2008/01/20/volunteer-centered-leader-leadership-freedom/#comment-3581 Mind Dump 01-21-08 « Now! Leadership! Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:18:44 +0000 http://www.agileministry.com/2008/01/20/volunteer-centered-leader-leadership-freedom/#comment-3581 [...] One of the great challenges of leadership is being willing to let go of control and allowing people ...…"As you begin to let others around you lead, you will be tempted to keep tight control over what happens. Your new leaders may not do things the way you want or focus on the same details that you want to focus. The result? You end up micro-managing your leaders without realizing it. Beyond that, you notice that you have no time to get anything done, so you start to dismiss the building up of leaders in favor of just “doing it myself.” Don’t fall into that trap!" read more [...] […] One of the great challenges of leadership is being willing to let go of control and allowing people ……"As you begin to let others around you lead, you will be tempted to keep tight control over what happens. Your new leaders may not do things the way you want or focus on the same details that you want to focus. The result? You end up micro-managing your leaders without realizing it. Beyond that, you notice that you have no time to get anything done, so you start to dismiss the building up of leaders in favor of just “doing it myself.” Don’t fall into that trap!" read more […]

]]> http://www.agileministry.com/2008/01/20/volunteer-centered-leader-leadership-freedom/#comment-3584 Volunteer Centered Leader: Develop Healthy Leaders Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:50:57 +0000 http://www.agileministry.com/2008/01/20/volunteer-centered-leader-leadership-freedom/#comment-3584 [...] Leaders need freedom, not only to succeed and fail, but also to dream. As your leaders begin to mature, they may come to you with new ideas, some of which you may not agree on. Prayerfully consider their ideas by focusing on the root of their intent, not the method. This allows you and your leaders to focus on the same goals while allowing you to give them the freedom they need to realize their dreams rather than becoming “yes men.” [...] […] Leaders need freedom, not only to succeed and fail, but also to dream. As your leaders begin to mature, they may come to you with new ideas, some of which you may not agree on. Prayerfully consider their ideas by focusing on the root of their intent, not the method. This allows you and your leaders to focus on the same goals while allowing you to give them the freedom they need to realize their dreams rather than becoming “yes men.” […]

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