LEADERSHIP FROM GAMES
How does a slinky represent vision in leadership?
A slinky represents pulling the team in a certain direction based on the vision. You pull forward while patiently waiting for the rest of the team to follow behind you, encouraging and pushing them in the process.
Teamwork
How often should you self reflect on your integrity?
Frequently!
Psalm 139: 23-24
What makes a good communicator?
Not just about how you speak, but how you seek to understand, listen, and help others feel valued in what they say while still revealing truth.
Why is Jesus the ultimate model of servant leadership? Give an example from His life that demonstrates it.
Jesus did not come to be served but to serve and give His life for others. Examples include washing the disciples' feet, serving people others overlooked, and ultimately sacrificing His life.
Weebles never stay down. What factors in your leadership can help you get back up?
Determination, resilience, purpose, accountability, support from others, balance in your life, etc.
What can you do practically to learn to work with your team?
Spend time solving problems together, learn each other's strengths and weaknesses, etc.
Why does receiving more authority or influence also increase a leader's responsibility?
More people, decisions, and resources may be affected by that leader based on their actions. Greater influence brings greater accountability and consequences.
How can you show that you are 'active listening?'
Not only engaging in conversation, but also empathizing with them, understanding, asking follow up questions, etc.
There cannot be any success without ______.
Sacrifice
What does it mean for a leader to 'not pull a slinky far enough OR to pull a slinky too far too fast?'
If you lower the standard, you may sacrifice developing the team’s character as a whole. If you pull too far too quickly, you may leave others behind, or produce striving for an unfair expectation.
What is the main reason for conflict?
The parties involved perceive a threat to their needs, interest, and concerns.
Your level of growth is based on your ________ to grow and be responsible.
Desire / Willingness
What is the point of asking questions as an effective communicator?
Helps you understand the person, and to better gauge where they are at. Helps you find out if they are receptive to what you are saying.
Name some characteristics of a servant leader.
Listening, empathy, awareness, building community, and commitment to the growth of others.
What about a zombie's persistence parallels leadership?
You have to be persistent in your pursuit of your 1st years, as well as your own growth. Be persistent in prayer, investing in them, and spending time with them. If you fail, you should not let that stop you from leading, as well as continuing to grow.
What is one thing that everyone on the team must have to succeed? (Hint: there are 4 things in total.)
Vision
Communication
Committment
Cooperation
List one of the indicators of spiritual responsibility.
Consistency
Self Control
Awareness
Satisfaction in the LORD Alone
How can you best prepare for communicating in confrontation?
Have clear and specific focus on what to bring up, keep how to end in mind, develop an outline with points to hit on. Know what you want to accomplish.
You are asked to sacrifice a personal convenience to help your team meet an importantcommitment. Howwould you decide whether the sacrifice is appropriate and responsible?
Consider the importance and urgency of the need, your commitments, the impact on others, your own legitimate responsibilities, and whether the sacrifice is sustainable. Servant leadership is not the same as having no boundaries.
Like a Rubik's Cube, how can you be consistent in your character and ethics?
Not taking shortcuts, not compromising, desiring accountability, developing integrity, accepting responsibility, etc.
What should you ask yourself before addressing conflict with someone else?
What does the Lord appreciate about this person? Can I see those qualities?
Why am I taking my position? Is it true, or is there something behind it? What is actually true in this situation?
What alternative solutions are there? Which of them could I live with?
How have I contributed to this situation? Is there anything I need to ask the Lord to help me repent of?
A leader is more concerned about appearing successful than admitting a mistake. Explain how this mindset can undermine integrity and eventually leadership influence.
Protecting self image encourages hiding, blame, and dishonesty. Over time, trust erodes, problems grow, and the leader becomes less accountable and less effective.
What does it look like to reveal truth?
Having hard conversations with people you care about, speaking up for what is right, honoring others even when you disagree, acting fast when you notice something is wrong, encouraging someone that’s operating out of a lie, etc.
How do you find the balance of living a life of servanthood without 'pouring out of an empty cup.'
Be intentional to prioritize time with the LORD above all else. Take the time to rest, and make sure that you are delighting in Him as well as finding the delight in serving so that it doesn't become simply striving.