A Shift from Traditional Leadership Development
Your view of what leadership development is has a huge impact on the results you get.Too many pastors and Christian business leaders see leadership development as a corporate necessity rather than as a biblical mandate to make disciples. We shortchange discipleship when we simply think of it as equipping someone to live like Jesus. Yes, it is that. But it’s so much more. It’s also helping people lead like Jesus.Imagine the difference it would make if we moved away from the traditional mindset of leadership development and began to see it, instead, as an extension of discipleship.
- Traditional Leadership Development is more about guidelines...Discipling Leaders is about growth.
- Traditional Leadership Development focuses on training the leader to do the work...Discipling Leaders focuses on training the leader to make wise decisions.
- Traditional Leadership Development concerns itself with teaching leaders to value policies and processes...Discipling Leaders concerns itself more with teaching leaders to value people.
- Traditional Leadership Development uses the training mode of “telling”... Discipling Leaders uses the training mode of “asking questions.”
- Traditional Leadership Development is primarily done in a classroom...Discipling Leaders is primarily done within the context of the job.
- Traditional Leadership Development sees leadership as a position...Discipling Leaders sees leadership as a lifestyle.
- Traditional Leadership Development wants the leader to gain knowledge... Discipling Leaders wants the leader to gain wisdom.
What next steps do you need to take to move from Traditional Leadership Development to Discipling Leaders?Dig Deeper:Video: What is Leadership Development?
