As we embark on a new year, one leadership axiom is ringing in my ears.
See for most of 2017 I spent time recruiting volunteers and empowering volunteers to make a difference in the world. This, on the surface seems admirable. The problem is, all I was doing was delegating tasks.
Whether you work with volunteers or line-manage employees, the truth is you can only do so much if you just delegate tasks to others.
Here's my thought: We must train and develop leaders, not just give tasks to followers.
We effectively need to delegate authority, not just responsibility. When you delegate authority you empower someone to be a leader.
That is surely one of the ways we can maximize our leadership effectiveness in 2018.
God bless.
Pete.
As true as it is. A christian leades job is to make himself useless 😉 Good shot Pete!
ReplyDeleteYep! We need to grow people
ReplyDeleteLeadership begins with love, leadership without love is just manipulation!
Can't remember who said that but it works!