Leadership Training :: Having problems with your vision?

"Last Generation Forums" :: BIBLE STUDY (personal) :: Leadership Training :: Having problems with your vision?  Author Topic: Having problems with your vision? (Read 1 time) Michael James Stone Administrator Site-Administrator member isonline   Joined: May 2012 Gender: Male Posts: 974 Having problems with your vision? « Thread StartedToday at 7:43am »   Are you having problems with your team buying into your vision? (210-1) Written by Barry Werner on April 16th, 2012.  When a leader has the respect of their team, their team will accept their vision.  Read John 2:1-11. A number of men, some of whom would eventually become part of His inner circle of 12 Apostles, had joined Jesus in His mission even before His first public miracle at a wedding feast in Cana of Galilee.  These men were committed to Him and left their profession and accompanied Him as He traveled around northern Israel, but, according to verse 11, it was after He turned the water into wine that “His disciples put their faith in Him.” An important leadership principle is, “When a team trusts in a leader’s credibility, they will believe in that leader’s vision.” In my personal experience each time I have accepted a new leadership position, the team I inherited was cordial (after all I was their new supervisor) but reserved their trust until I had proven to be trustworthy and effective in my assignment. Every team member realized they would appear competent or incompetent in their assignments based on my competence as a leader.  Team members kept a reserve, a distance, a way to deny responsibility for mistakes until they were sure my leadership would not put them or their job in jeopardy. It is a “leadership catch 22”; if the team does not put their best efforts forward a leader cannot succeed, but teams are reluctant to put their best efforts forward until a leader proves to be reliable and effective. The following are just a few suggestions that will help you gain a team’s trust: Know your team. Memorize people’s name and position. Learn all you can about their skills and style before you have your first meeting with them. Know what the previous leader has assigned each team member and use some reserve in changing assignments until you have had time to evaluate performance. Do your homework – over prepare for every meeting. Know how everyone’s assignment contributes to the big picture. When action items are distributed volunteer for some yourself even if it means extra work when you are already overloaded in your new job. Then, complete your assignment with excellence to set the bar high for all team members in the future. Constantly restate the basic goals. Do not assume people understand your vision or the goals you have established. Keep your word and do not exaggerate.  Don’t downplay your skills but don’t give an impression you think too highly of yourself.  Don’t praise yourself, let others do that. Are you having problems with your team buying into your vision? According to verse 11 even Jesus’ team had some reserve until they saw Him perform in His assignment. Report to Mod - Link to Post - Back to Top  Logged

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