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Explore common leadership faults like attitudinal arrogance and dictatorship in decision-making. Discover how servant leadership can improve your influence and team management skills. Learn from top leaders about delegation, listening, and respect.
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Leadership Lessons Level 3
Leadership Lessons Level 3 Session 1
Big Mistakes Leaders Make
Suggested Reading D.E.Hoste - 36 Steps On Being a Servant - WW Wiersbe Top Ten Mistakes - H Finzel 21 Irrefutable Laws - J Maxwell
Leadership is Influence
Name some leaders you admire What traits, skills or attributes do you admire in each of them?
Reasons why leaders start poorly Repeating poor examples We aren't born with the skills Lack good models & mentors Lack of training in leadership Confused by contradicting models
Common Leadership Faults Attitudinal Arrogance Dictatorship in Decision-making Dirty Delegation Paper before people Affirmational Absence
Common Leadership Faults My way or the highway Unclear communication Cultural blindness Absence of Evaluations No Successors
Big Mistake #1 Attitudinal Arrogance Luke 22:24-27 Phil. 2:5-8
He that thinketh he leadeth and hath not followers... only taketh a walk! J M Leadership does not require isolation from relationships
Evidence of Top-down Attitude Abusive authority Dirty Delegation Lack of Listening Dictatorship in Decisionmaking Lack of letting go Egocentric manner
Why is this so common? It's traditional It's the most common, so it must be right! It's the easiest It comes naturally
Bradford & Raines... Twenty-something Turn-ons & Turn-offs
D McGregor The Human Side of Enterprise Theory X Theory Y
Servant Leadership is still Leadership
But the style is non-military
Servant leadership focuses on leading leaders in a team
Participatory Management Facilitator style Democratic Leadership Flat organizational chart
Five Levels of Leadership
Rights - people follow you because they have to
Relationships- people follow you because they want to
Results - people follow you because of what you've done for the organization
Reproduction - people follow you because of what you've done for them
Respect - people follow you because of who you are and what you represent
Big Mistake #2 Dictatorship in Decision Making
Dictatorship in Decision Making
Top Down versus Leading the Charge
A boss tells you where to go.... A leader takes you there!
Core Values Individual dignity Corporate creativity Servant leadership
"You do not lead people by hitting them over the head.... that's assault, not leadership! D. Eisenhower
4 Questions Followers ask What am I supposed to do? Will you let me do it? Will you help me when I need it? Will you tell me how I'm doing?
4 Steps for good delegation Assignment - clearly communicateall aspects Authority - give them all resources at the start Accountability - they must know who to report to, what to report & when. Affirmation - reward verbally for good work
Differences in Delegation Interest Motivation Skill
Delegation works best with Self initiators, Self motivators
5 Essenatials for Clean Delegation
Leadership Lessons Level 3
Big Mistakes Leaders Make
Leadership Lessons Level 3 Session 2
Leadership is Influence
Common Leadership Faults Attitudinal Arrogance Dictatorship in Decision-making Dirty Delegation Paper before people Affirmational Absence