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Transformational Leadership Insights
Top 10 Lifelong Leadership Questions
- Focus: What do I need to stop doing because it's either distracting me from the central call on my life or because it's not a core strength of mine? (To maximize leadership impact, it's critical to stay focused on the core issues. Lack of focus saps energy & creativity.)
- Transformation: Where do I need to have my thinking "renewed" so that I can be Intellectually Flexible, open to generative learning? (Sustained leadership impact is built on a "renewing" mind that continually pursues Truth.)
- Moral Courage: Where do I need to exercise moral courage? (For sustained leadership influence, decisions and actions need to be based on authentic integrity.)
- Personal Relationships: What key relationships, including family & friends, do I need to be investing additional time and attention? (To maintain a healthy, balanced perspective, key relationships need to be faithfully stewarded.)
- Spiritual Disciplines: What personal spiritual disciplines need to be stepped up? (Leadership capacity is directly impacted by a maturing walk with God.)
- Guiding Coalition: What partner-up relationships should I be pursing in order to create a guiding coalition for my Life Vision and Life Mission? (A Life Vision and Life Mission can only be accomplished through the gifts & talents of the entire community.)
- Leadership Roles: What relationships do I need to develop and/or leverage in order to ensure leadership roles (Direction Setter, Spokesperson, Coach, Change Agent) are being fulfilled? (In order to translate vision into reality, capable people must fulfill key roles.)
- Leadership Responsibilities: Which leadership responsibilities (Vision casting, Strategy setting, Aligning, Motivating) do I need to invest attention? (For sustained leadership effectiveness, all responsibilities need to be in addressed on a regular basis.)
- Love: Where am I called to love and to serve the marginalized today? (Without love, all the great ideas and great actions are as nothing.)
- Faith: Where am I fearful and need more Faith? (Personal and community growth happen as we face fears, stretch our comfort zone and "get comfortable being uncomfortable.")
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