A Crisis Reveals The Leader – It Does Not Make The Leader

For the most part I believe we are beyond the initial “freak-out” emotions of the start of this pandemic. We are settling in to the “new normal” of daily life. Think for just a minute about your daily routine 3 weeks ago versus now. There have been many pivot points necessary for survival and simply just to have some normalcy. 

Here are three quick hit ideas about Leadership When It Matters Most…

A Crisis Moves Us

• When something bad happens it never leaves us the same – a new normal emerges!
• The important question to ask is; “Is the current movement being imposed upon us positive or negative?” Am I doing better? Am I doing less?
• When a crisis first hits the movement is always negative! We are caught by surprise, unprepared, did not see that coming.
• The good news is that we are all in this together. We are all making adjustments. Now that we are 2-3 weeks into this crisis it is now time for some decisions that need to be made right now!
• Are we going to allow what is happening to me modify what is in me? A crisis reveals the leader, it does not make the leader. If who you are on the inside is solid, Christ-centered, and calm – do not allow the fear of the day take this away from you.!

A Crisis Reveals Who The Real Leaders Are

• That is a fact!
• There used to be a TV program from the late 1950’s called “To Tell The Truth.” A celebrity panel questions contestants in an attempt to determine the actual person associated with a story.
• Coivd-19 is playing this game with us in real time – Will the real leader stand up?
• Motivational leadership is going to have a hard time in this current environment. Leaders are needed to not only know the way, but, show the way. The infatuation with digital technology and the clumsy efforts that we all are doing presently will give way to solid leadership that allows the values of the organization to emerge by means of technology. 
• The MESSAGE is more important than the use of technology – it is only a tool to reveal the core of why we exist. Transformation into Christlikeness!

A Crisis Tests A Leaders Confidence

• There is NO COVID-19 playbook
• All of us are attempting to refine our message and what platform will help us communicate effectively.
• Leadership requires many shifts of methodology and systems.
• I am currently offering a PODCAST SERIES on the Maxwell book Leadershifts. Here is the link to  first episode this series – LeaderShift. This series is located at www.shepherdsadvantageinc.com – You can scroll to discover each episode.