CHARACTERISTICS OF LEADERSHIP

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CHARACTERISTICSOFLEADERSHIP

• Bishop Daniel
• Priests Conference
• May 2004

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Leadership Characteristics

• HONESTY AND INTEGRITY
• TEAM DEVELOPMENT
• LEADERS MUST ALSO BE FOLLOWERS
• MANAGING CHANGE
• MANAGING A HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

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• Judge me O Lord according to my righteousness,
  and according to my integrity within me
• (Psalm 78)

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• you shall not steal
• you shall not murder
• you shall not give false witness against your
  neighbour
• you shall not covet your neighbours house

• And you shall know the truth, and the truth
  shall make you free
• (John 832)

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To be a successful leader, you have to have
integrity. Your word has to be everything youve
got. You must have a moral compass, because as a
leader, you are exposed more to the people. -
Charles Wang(T. Neff, Lessons from the Top, New
York, 2001, p.330)
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• The Kingshall not multiply horses for
  himselfnor shall he greatly multiply silver and
  gold for himself. Also it shall be, when he sits
  on the throne that he shall write for himself a
  copy of this law in a bookand it shall be with
  him, and he shall read it all the days of his
  life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God
  and be careful to observe all the words of this
  lawthat his heart may not be lifted above his
  brethren, that he may not turn aside from the
  commandment to the right hand or to the left.
• (Deuteronomy 1714-20)

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• Moses knew the threat that power can have on a
  leaders honesty and integrity
• he warned about the danger of greed (by
  having too many possessions)
• he warned about the danger of pride

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Bible lessons on Honesty and Integrity

• people will not follow dishonest leaders
• the followers will not be honest if the leader
  does not display honesty
• the more responsibility a leader has, the more
  visible is his integrity, or lack of integrity
• in times of crisis, a leaders integrity becomes
  most evident
• integrity has to be shown in actions, not in
  words
• an organisation which has a code of integrity,
  will always create honest leaders.
• A leader should always lead with humility,
  knowing that God is watching him.

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TEAM DEVELOPMENT

• As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the
  countenance of his friend (Proverbs 2717)

A team A group of individuals who may have
different needs and experience, but they are
working towards a common, unifying goal
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1. The importance of teams

• Two are better than one, because they have a
  good reward for
• their labourand a threefold
• cord is not quickly broken
• (Ecclesiastes 49-12)

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ThereforeI set the people according to their
familiesand half of my servants worked at
construction, while the other half held the
spearsand the leaders were behind all the house
of Judah. (Nehemiah 413)
Interdependent tasks Work that is related
Common goal _____ TEAM

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Everyone on a team has a separate and important
function
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For as we have many members in one body, but all
the members do not have the same function, so we,
being many, are one body in Christ, and
individually members of one another. Having
then gifts differing according to the
grace that is given to us, let us use
them(Romans 123-6)
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2. Selecting the team
How you select people is more important than how
you manage them once they are doing the job
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• Before He chose His disciples, our Lord spent the
  night in prayer

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Joab was over the army Jehoshaphatwas
recorder Zadokand Ahimelechwere priests
Seraiah was the scribe and Davids sons were
chief ministers (2 Samuel 815-18).
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Give the team clear instructions

• Appoint elders in every town an elder must be
  blameless not overbearing, not quick tempered
  not pursuing dishonest gain
• (Titus 15-7)

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3. The power of teams, and empowering teams

• Noah built the ark, with the help of a team
• Nehemiah built the wall around Jerusalem with the
  help of a team
• Joshua knocked down the walls of Jericho with the
  help of a team
• And Jesus turned a small group of people with
  diverse backgrounds, into an effective team that
  would convert the world to their mission!

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But what was the secret of their success?
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With men this is impossible, but with God all
things are possible (Matthew 1926)

• Let the ME become the servant of the WE

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The leaders of the fathers houses, the leaders
of the tribes of Israel, the captainsthe
officersoffered willinglythen the people
rejoiced, for they had offered willingly, because
with a loyal heart they had offered willingly to
the Lord (1 Chronicles 296-9)
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4. The Importance of Unity in a team

• If you bite and devour one another, beware lest
  you be consumed by one another! (Galatians
  515)
• Your shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria your
  nobles rest in the dust. Your people are
  scattered on the mountains, and no one gathers
  them. (Nahum 318)

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UNITY is very important in team work

• All who believed were together, and had all
  things in common and the Lord added to the
  church daily those who were being saved
• (Acts 244).

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For as the body is one and has many members so
also is Christ that there should be no schism in
the body, but that the members should have the
same care for one another. And if one member
suffers, all the members suffer with it or if
one member is honoured, all the members rejoice
with it(1 Corinthians 1212-27)
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Through unity, the team members can grow and
develop in 4 main dimensions
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5. Delegation
Teams run best when the leader can delegate
tasks and authority
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What is this thing that you are doing for the
people? Why do you alone sit?...The thing that
you do is not good. Both you and these people who
are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For
this thing is too much for you you are not able
to perform it by yourselfYou shall teach them
the statutes and the lawmoreover you shall
select from all the people able menand place
such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers
of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of
tens. And let them judge the people at all times.
Then it will be that every great matter they
shall bring to you, and every small matter they
themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for
you, for they will bear the burden with you. If
you do this thing, and God so commands you, then
you will be able to endure, and all this people
will go to their place in peace (Exodus
1814-23).
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In order to delegate

• You have to trust your team members
• Your team must understand their role and be able
  to perform
• Your team must be given specific instructions
• Your team must be encouraged
• A leader delegates according to the members
  readiness experience

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• For Titus
• But as for you, speak the things which are
  proper for sound doctrine that the older men be
  soberthe older womenreverent in
  behaviouradmonish the young women to love their
  husbandslikewise exhort the young men (Titus
  22-6).
• For Timothy
• Let no one despise your youth, but be an example
  to the believersdo not neglect the gift that is
  in youtake heed to yourself and to the
  doctrine. (1 Timothy 412-16).

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6. Effective Communication

• Tychicus, who is a beloved brother, a faithful
  minister will tell you all the news about me. I
  am sending him to you for this very purpose, that
  he may know your circumstances and comfort your
  hearts
• (Colossians 47-8)

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Lessons from the Bible on Communication

• To motivate others to reach your goal, you must
  constantly communicate your message
• Use a variety of communication methods but the
  most effective is face-to-face
• Effective leaders communicate through meetings
  with individuals, small groups, large gatherings,
  and they customise their approach according to
  the audience they are meeting with.
• Leaders must share information, so that the
  followers do not hear incorrect information
• During meetings, listen carefully to people and
  show them that you have heard and will take
  action

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3. LEADERS MUST ALSO BE FOLLOWERS..

• Follow the process of spiritual growth
• Read and study your followers
• Help them develop to their full potential
• Serve yourself by serving others

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• Authority comes from the commitment to help
  others become wiser, and more capable it does
  not come from a title or position. Leadership is
  born out of this helping relationship.

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A wise leader is like a coach who trains his
followers to grow and become better people

• A coach is a vehicle that transports people.
  And so as a coach, you must transport people to
  higher and higher levels of personal, spiritual,
  and social growth.

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A wise leader always monitors the growth and
decline of himself and also his team, and
re-assesses, re-evaluates, and improves
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An effective follower

• Focus on progress, not perfection
• No one is perfect
• Give your team encouragement
• Be the emotional bridge
• Be a listening ear
• Be a smile
• Give an encouraging words
• Give wise advice
• Talk
• Share
• Console
• celebrate

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4. MANAGING CHANGE

• Adapt to change
• Adjust to change
• Change can result in
• opportunities
• Change can result in
• benefits

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The steps to effectively manage Change Process
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5. MANAGING A HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
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THE 4 QUADRANTS OF AN ORGANISATION
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