John Maxwell says, "A leader knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way". As such, this post offers 15 tips to help you increase your effectiveness.
15 Tips
Be a lifelong learner.
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, (Proverbs 1:5, English Standard Bible)
Lift others.
Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, (Titus 2:3, English Standard Bible)
Copy great teachers.
Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. (1 Corinthians 1:11, English Standard Bible)
Discern who is teachable.
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. (Proverbs 9:9, English Standard Bible)
Defer to sound wisdom.
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. (John 14:26, English Standard Bible)
Share what you know.
And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. (2 Timothy 2:2, English Standard Bible)
Maintain standards.
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. (1 Peter 5:1-5, English Standard Bible)
Challenge others to stretch.
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17, English Standard Bible)
Point people in the right direction.
Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
(Proverbs 22:6, King James Version)
Understand the needs of others.
Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, and attend to your herds. (Proverbs 27:23, New King James Version)
Leave good impressions.
Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct. (Hebrews 13:7, New King James Version)
Follow through.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: (Matthew 28: 19-20, King James Version)
Inspire.
We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to make ourselves a model for you to follow. (2 Thessalonians 3:9, New International Version)
Build effective teams.
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. (Ecclesiastes 4: 9-10, New International Version)
Lead by example.
When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. "Do you understand what I have done for you?" he asked them. "You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you." (John 13:12-15, )
Write to Stephanie Harbin at sdharbin@yahoo.com.
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