Pastor, or small group leader, collaboration sparks new and improved ideas,īetter solutions, and more substantial progress. Whether you are the senior pastor, department leader, campus Leadership as a solo practice is ineffective at best. The practical point is, whatever you can actually respond toĪnd take care of quickly, do it. If you intend a yes, but it will take time to get to it, let That is appreciated more than leaving them hanging and If you know your answer is no, let the person know, Responsiveness is a form of care and competence. Is a key practice of great leaders that many leaders overlook.Īdmittedly it’s a nuanced practice and doesn’t mean youĪlways take action on the request or that you say yes to everyone, but it doesĮnsure that the person hears back from you. Open your thinking to new ideas and churches with a backgroundĪll leaders need to be intentional about cultivating and sustaining a positive spirit. Perhaps something more creative orĮngage in stimulating conversations with leaders who have Include a few books a year thatĪre different from your usual list. My encouragement to you is to read daily, even if just a fewĮxpand your reading list. In short, the best leaders nurture a sharp mind. You may need to construct your own (short) list, but here’sīest leaders never stop learning, and they translate what they learn into 3) They maintain intentional margin.Įstablishing and maintaining margin is one of the most difficult things for a leader to practice consistently. What problems can you solve? Focus there. We can to solve the problems we can solve. It’s natural to wish our problems would go away or at leastīut the truth is that those who follow our leadership need us to do everything Stream of constant curveballs and fastballs.

Of that is due to COVID related challenges that are coming at all of us like a Right now, so many leaders are close to overload. Is never a shortage of problems, and we always need more leaders who can solve large Valuing people is essentially to want more FOR them, rather than FROM them. Work on and improve that area before you take on another Of those that need improvement, which 1 shouldĪllow me to be your leadership coach for a minute.My challenge to you is, don’t focus on the level of simplicity or difficulty to understand each one, instead, evaluate how well you do in each area. This following list of practices may appear simple. With God will be one of the most defining marks of your life’s leadership. Character – Over a lifetime, talent without character never.(Not perfectly, but consistently.)īefore I jump into that list, I want to acknowledge that there are two large areas that have a significant impact on the success of these top ten practices. These many connections have allowed me to identify certain practices that the best leaders I know consistently practice. In well over three decades, I’ve had the privilege to connect with thousands of leaders-some for a short time, and many in great depth. Leadership is essential if we hope to make progress toward a better future. You must act.Leadership is more important now than ever. By eradicating clutter from your inner world, you can experience immediate rewards: greater energy, clearer purpose, richer relationships and more. In Simplify, bestselling author Bill Hybels identifies core issues that drive this kind of living and offers action steps to help you live a better way. You keep waiting for things to get better, but they never do. Your life is off course - too crammed with busyness, too out of focus. Sound familiar? Too familiar? You are living at a velocity you know deep down is unsustainable. By eradicating clutter from your inner world, you can experience immediate rewards: greater energy.

10 practices to unclutter