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Post by Travis (admin) on Sept 14, 2015 13:37:30 GMT -6
I'd like to pick up on some of our Saturday morning conversation on leadership style. If you haven't already, you can go HERE to take the quick online assessment to see which of the six styles you fall under. On the right side of the page click "Lay Leaders" and it'll take you to the assessment page to begin. Again, it's not time consuming. And don't worry about purchasing the extended version. It'll try to sell it. Whether you've taken the online part or not, chime in on some of this discussion.... What are some of your initial takeaways from thinking through leadership as a three legged stool? Spirituality. Chemistry. Strategy. How does thinking about leadership in these terms serve as a benefit? How does thinking about your leadership like this help you? I went through the online assessment and came out exactly how I thought I would. Strategy-Spirituality-Chemistry. A Mission Leader. For me, knowing this helps me understand my tendencies and strengths as a ministry leader. Primarily to know which leg I'm weaker in. It gives me a special attention to thinking through I can be stronger in chemistry. For me, the best aspect of going through the online assessment was the breakdown of each leg as unique to my outcome. It's one thing to say, "Travis, just love people more." And another to give me three daily areas to think about to increase in my empathy. Also, the assessment is encouraging because it reiterates areas of strength in my ministry leadership. A reminder that I can do this. A reminder that I am unique and that's good. A reminder that not everyone is like me. All good reminders. If you have gone online, were you surprised by your outcome? If so, how come? If not, what perhaps stuck out to you differently there than on Saturday morning?
-Travis NOTE: the expectation is not that you answer every question I've listed. I do that to help (hopefully). I hope this is a conversation. Please share and please feel to come back and respond to others. |
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Post by Holly Roper on Sept 14, 2015 22:10:57 GMT -6
My initial takeaways are very general at this point. I am excited to see what tools you present us with next. With each one, I am finding out how much room there is for my growth.
My results from the assessment were spot on - An Inspirational leader. In the break down of my assessment, my weakest area was spirituality which is terrible, seeing as how we are doing this for church purposes!! However, it went on to say that the reason is because my type find it difficult to stop and be still long enough to read and study. Uh yeah. That's an understatement. I was struck by the analogy that for the stool to stand, you must find a balance. How appropriate. I found none of this to be discouraging and completed the assessment looking even more forward to this leadership experience.
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Post by alashley on Sept 15, 2015 10:46:57 GMT -6
I'll join the line behind Travis and Holly in saying that the online results didn't produce any surprises for me - top marks across the board.
Just kidding. My order was Strategy / Chemistry / Spirituality. A "Building" leader. I definitely relate to Holly in her comment from above in that I find it hard to slow down from tasks and deadlines and whatnot so that I can carve out time for study and prayer and quiet time. This is a great reminder for me to be more intentional in those areas while being grateful for and honing the areas where I'm more naturally inclined.
In general, I like this assessment because it utilizes a simple, graspable model but still produces some depth in its insights and takeaways. Thinking through what these different leadership types look like in real life and the different dynamics that result when these people interact and work together is quite doable and most helpful.
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Post by Travis (admin) on Sept 16, 2015 14:26:48 GMT -6
It's NOT terrible if your spirituality leg is third! This is not an indicator of your spiritual health in any way. I'm not hearing you say that Holly, but want to be clear we are not assessing spirituality. Ha.
It's great to see (so far) some easy identification with the six styles assessment. Encouragement for intentionality (to sit still or whatever) is important for a balanced, aware and faithful leader.
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Post by scottstreet on Sept 19, 2015 16:46:14 GMT -6
My percentages on the assessment were: 80% Strategy, 76% Chemistry, and 29% Spirituality. So technically, I'm a "Building" leader...although I am close to also being an "Inspirational" leader. I also agree with Holly and Andy about the difficulty of cutting out time from doing tasks/deadlines and making more time for study/prayer/quiet time. In addition, I do find enough time to take out of my task-oriented life to help others or to socialize. But for the past few years in particular, I have been bad at keeping up with daily Bible reading and long prayers...which is something I need to immediately work on.
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Post by kariboyd on Sept 21, 2015 8:53:24 GMT -6
My results came back as a "building" type which aligns with my initial thought of what type I am. It was affirming to see this and I do believe I am well suited for kingdom work in the areas of organizing and doing specific tasks. However, I'd echo the thoughts of others that I need to further develop the spiritual aspect of my service and leadership to God, so that I don't loose the ultimate focus when I get busy doing tasks.
Cody and I took the tests at the same time. It was cool to see how well we lined up, both being "building". We have our share of unique traits too, but it is excited to think about how MRLE will help us develop our leadership traits separately and together as a couple.
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Post by hollyd on Sept 22, 2015 20:17:07 GMT -6
I too came out as a "building leader". When we filled out the worksheet on that Saturday morning at the retreat I ranked myself as a builder. After I took the assessment, I found it a reassuring that it matched me as a builder, the same as what I ranked myself at the retreat. I found the chapter on Building Leaders to be spot on for myself. I saw a lot of parallels in that chapter to the leadership I carry in the workplace.
I also found some of the points in the chapter to be brutally honest - a tough pill to swallow. Towards the end of the chapter it mentions building leaders have a "deep need to overachieve" and a "deep need for power". Those are pretty strong statements, but it made some good points on how to moderate those tendencies.
I'm with everyone else who had spirituality as the weakest leg. I tend to get so busy that personal time for studying scripture, prayer, and reflection gets put on the back burner. I appreciate that the book points out that ignoring this aspect will "significantly diminish their leadership". It's definitely good to be aware of this and I look forward to focusing on this area throughout Leadership Experience and beyond.
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Post by jkelley on Sept 22, 2015 21:54:00 GMT -6
I like the stool analogy because even though I, a relational leader, tend to focus on chemistry, I must also give attention to spirituality and strategy in order for my leadership stool to stand. It’s easy for me to get caught up in showing people my love for them rather than getting caught up in showing my own love to God and to our mission as a church. I appreciate that the three legs come from the Great Commandment as well as the Great Commission, which helps us to realize that all three legs are of great importance.
I very much relate to the following statement on page 19: “Those strongest in chemistry are people-centered and feel that they would “die” if they were left alone.” This is further confirmation of the accuracy of my assessment results.
I wasn’t surprised that my results showed me as a relational leader and I also wasn’t surprised that my chemistry percentage was significantly higher than my strategy and spirituality percentages. However, it was interesting to discover only a very slight difference in my strategy and spirituality percentages. I look forward to learning how to improve in these two areas through MRLE.
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Post by laurentallon on Sept 23, 2015 6:49:50 GMT -6
I initially thought that I would be a Building Leader, but after leaving the Brewer's last Saturday and talking about it with Zack we decided that I was probably more of a Mission Leader. And sure enough, that is what the online assessment revealed: Mission Leader (Strategy/Spirituality/Chemistry).
I wasn't really surprised with my results. Every personality assessment I've ever taken has told me that I'm an introvert who works well alone. Knowing that about myself has helped me make a conscious effort to include people in decision making vs. making all the decisions on my own; ask for people's opinions when I don't necessarily care what their opinion is; and delegate certain responsibilities to others when I think I could probably do a better job. I definitely still need some work on the chemistry front, but knowing that it's a weakness for me is definitely beneficial to growing as a leader in the church (a quiet, submissive, woman leader, that is).
I agree with Holly in that the assessment makes you realize that there is room for growth. Although I've always been a firm believer that "it takes all kinds." I don't think anyone should apologize for his/her leadership style. Different leadership styles are necessary to reach different people within the church.
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Post by Aaron Lewis on Sept 23, 2015 10:41:48 GMT -6
I got "Mission Leader." However, my two highest legs were really close: 69% for strategy, and 65% spirituality. So, I guess I was close to being labeled an "Imaginative Leader," which might explain why I had difficulty picking just one style when Mark introduced it during our Saturday session.My weakest leg, chemistry, came out at 31%. Pretty accurate overall I think.
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Post by barry on Sept 23, 2015 16:00:45 GMT -6
My results didn't surprise me. I was high in Strategy and therefore a Builder. My second highest category was Chemistry and Spirituality coming in third. This makes sense to me. I enjoy building things, I enjoy hanging out and meeting new friends and I'm challenged to thirst for Spirituality. Looking at church leadership in this light helps me understand a bit more balance may be needed to achieve the goal.
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