Using Your Leadership Style

Using Your Leadership Style

According to George Barna, each leader tends to be dominant in one of these styles. However, all leaders have some aspects of each style.
Surround yourself with leaders who have other leadership styles.

1. They will complement you.

2. They will see things in a way that you do not.

"Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed." - Proverbs 15:22

Lead from your strength, not your weakness.

"We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man 's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. '" - Romans 12:6-8

Applying Your Leadership Style

Make sure you know your dominant leadership style.
Build a leadership team in your ministry that has leaders with varying styles.
Understand Situational Leadership.
     1. Your leadership style will not be effective in ALL situations.
     2. Determine which leadership style will be most effective for a given situation.
          Examples:
               1. Setting a new course for your ministry - Directing Leadership
               2. Developing plans for your ministry - Strategic Leadership
               3. Resolving conflict in your ministry - Team-Building Leadership
               4. Using technology in your ministry - Operational Leadership
Consider letting another leader on your team with the most effective style lead.
1. You retain ultimate authority.
2. You delegate project/task leadership to another leader on your team.
Applying the wrong leadership style in a situation has consequences.
     1. Your leadership could be resisted.
     2. You could damage your credibility.
     3. You could create unwanted conflict.
     4. The ministry could stagnate or suffer.