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Anyone can be a leader if we behave like one

Anyone can be a leader if we behave like one. Leading Volunteers. Some Background. SAFECO – Leadership development Focused on non-managers. Public Speaking Time Management Leading a Team Qualities of a Leader Peer Mentoring Presentation Skills . Our application today.

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Anyone can be a leader if we behave like one

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  1. Anyone can be a leader if we behave like one Leading Volunteers

  2. Some Background • SAFECO – Leadership development Focused on non-managers. • Public Speaking • Time Management • Leading a Team • Qualities of a Leader • Peer Mentoring • Presentation Skills

  3. Our application today • TRAC – Leadership development Focused on leading volunteers • No positional authority • Lead through relationship and respect • It’s about behaviors • 7 essential behaviors of a volunteer leader…

  4. Choose a positive attitude • We cannot always control what happens to us in life, but it is our choice how we respond. • Viktor Frankl an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor said, “The last of our human freedoms is to choose our attitude in any given circumstance.” • Remember the people around you will mirror your attitude.

  5. Be others focused • For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 • So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist,and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel. John 13:4,5 • The best way to create an environment where people willingly follow your leadership is to let them know that your #1 priority is to help them. - Tony Dungy • Pray for your team before, during and after camp.

  6. Be encouraging • To encourage means to express enthusiastic confidence in another's ability to accomplish something or prevail under difficult circumstances. • Exceptional Leaders know that how and what they communicate impacts others either positively or negatively. Choose positive! • Do you declare the possibilities for others, envisioning a successful future for them? • Be intentional and authentic with your encouragement. • Look for opportunities to speak life into others.

  7. Listen more, talk less • There are two reasons for listening, to connect with people and to learn something. • Everyone has a story and they want you to hear it. • When you listen, pay attention to both the factual and emotional content of what is being said. • ”Wisdom is the reward you get from a lifetime of listening when you’d rather have talked.- Doug Larson • I have to admit, I’ve never learned anything when I was talking. – Paul Emmett

  8. Practice and improve communication skills • If a leader can’t get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, having a message doesn’t even matter. • Credibility precedes good communications. • First, believe what you say. • Second, live what you say. • Three keys to improving communication skills • Practice • Practice • Practice

  9. Be a good follower • Biblical examples: • Joshua followed Moses for more than forty years before he led the children of Israel into the promised land. • Elisha served Elijah for ten years before he took up his master’s mantle and went on to perform even more miracles. • The Apostle Peter followed Jesus for three years—and made a lot of mistakes—before he and his fellow-disciples “turned the world upside down”. • Jesus - “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” Matthew 26:39 NKJV

  10. So what does a great follower look like? • They understand their role - Great followers not only accept this fact but embrace it. • They are obedient - No one should be allowed to give orders who can’t obey orders. • They are servants - Great followers are observant. They notice what needs to be done, then they do it joyfully. • They are humble - Great followers don’t make it about them. They shine the light on their leader. • They are loyal - Great followers never speak ill of their leader in public.

  11. Be a continual learner • Continuous learners • Have a beginner’s mindset • Make connections • Are flexible and adaptable • Are always learning something • Are continuously curious • Learn in multiple ways • Teach others

  12. Leadership…Its about YOUR behavior • “You have to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.” Old Irish Proverb Questions?

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