Partnering to Develop Serving Leaders

As a leader you partner with the ones you lead to help them achieve success. Both the leader and the follower agree on the tasks of the follower and what stage he/she is at with each task. If just beginning the task, the leader needs to focus highly on instruction, modeling, and assistance. As the follower progresses through the stages on a task, the leader takes a lesser role giving the follower greater responsibility.

For each task, the leader and the follower should:
1) Set three to four goals and determine the outcome for each goal.
2) Identify the learning stage for each goal.
3) Agree on what the leader provides for each goal.
4) Decide on how accountability will look for each goal.

NOTE: Since this model is task specific the leader uses different leadership skills based on the needs of the follower.

[Next week we will begin discussing a serving leader’s role of introducing change into followers’ lives and why it’s so difficult.]