Life-long learners constantly cycle through a developmental process to sharpen their leadership skills. It may be intuitive or it may be intentional. But the 6 steps they follow are real:
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The sixth step in the leadership developmental process is REVIEW: review the progress, people and success of a project.
It is important to pause and review. The three aspects of review mentioned above will help the team and the individual team members to improve their performance in the future.
- Progress – what has changed? Know how and what to measure to ensure the vision, the goals and the team member’s contributions are on track. Re-read the DECIDE blog
- People – who contributed? Be specific about how and when the individual member of the team has contributed to the vision, the goals and the team. Re-read the EVALUATE blog
- Success – how to celebrate? Be specific to the individual as well as being creative. Match the degree of praise to the size and nature of the accomplishment.
The most important aspect of the REVIEW process is to identify ways to improve in the future. They may be tiny adjustments or large scale interventions. The idea is that over time, significant change is possible.
We have been applying the Leadership Development Process for over 15 years and in that time we constantly come across three different types of leader:
- Leaders who do everything themself. These leaders only ever look for helpers to do the menial work they don’t want to do (technically these people are not leaders).
- Leaders who recognise that they need others who will work with them to achieve the vision and goals but see this process from an ‘addition’ perspective. These leaders delegate responsibilities but usually find they have more and more people who are reporting back to them.
- Leaders who see their role through a ‘multiplication’ perspective. These leaders develop leaders who can stand on their own two feet as well as develop new leaders. The 6 steps (and the resources) of the Leadership Development Process were developed for these leaders.
This brings our blog series, Developing Your Leadership Effectiveness, to an end. As a gesture of appreciation in next week’s blog I will post an assessment for your use based on the six developmental steps we’ve been discussing. Look out for that next week.
Colin is the Director of ResourceZone International. He has 30 years of ministry experience as a pastor, college lecturer and consultant/coach to consultants, denominational leaders and local church pastors. He can be reached at info@resourcezone.com.au
Related Resources
- Leadership: Skill Builder Booklet – Ministry Specific Resource (PDF)
- Leadership: Coaching Guide with Storyboard – Ministry Specific Resource (PDF)
- Leadership Storyboard: Ministry Specific Resource (PDF)
- Leadership Effectiveness Profile – Ministry Specific Resource (PDF)
- Leadership Effectiveness Profile Facilitators Guide- Ministry Specific Resource (PDF)
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