Great Practices of Organizational Serving Leaders
Luke Kuepfer • April 17, 2020
Great organizational leaders employ serving leadership practices in their organizations:
- They set the example by aligning their behaviors with stated values. Serving leaders are always modeling what they really believe.
- They develop and communicate a shared vision. Serving leaders get their followers to want to join them in the journey.
- They challenge the status quo through continuous improvement, experimentation, and risk management. Serving leaders are always looking for ways to take their organization to the next level.
- They empower followers by giving them authority and responsibility. Serving leaders set their people up for success by removing barriers and giving them what they need to get the job done.
- They provide encouragement by celebrating victories and rewarding and recognizing great effort and hard work. Serving leaders “catch their people doing the right thing” and take time to celebrate success—both at the individual and group level. They appreciate details and reward both achievement and good effort.
[Next week we will examine leading organizational change from Jesus’ perspective.]
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Organizations allow individuals to work together to accomplish things that they could not accomplish by themselves.
God wants each of us and the organizations we lead to always strive to do everything in an excellent and effective manner.
A long-range (strategic) plan serves as a “road map” to help us achieve the mission and vision that God has given us.
Leaders who develop followers grow their organization only one person at a time. But leaders who develop leaders multiply their growth.
A leader that leads, loves, and serves like Jesus must learn to use their power and influence to serve others and accomplish the mission God has given them.
Wisdom can be defined as having experience, knowledge, and good judgment. Wisdom is that character trait that enables one to live an exceptional life.
Decisions reveal the values of a leader and require obedience and dependence on God. They demand wisdom. Making decisions affects just about everything leaders do.
It is one thing for a leader to have a vision; it is quite another thing to be able to effectively communicate that vision to others so that they will embrace and internalize it.
Godly leaders must first have a vision of who God is, the future He holds for them, and a sense of what He has called them to do.
