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Garry Brackett

BA - Fort Wayne Bible College
MAR - Trinity Evangelical Divinity
D.Min - Grace Theological Seminary
Birkman Certified Coach
John Maxwell Certified Team Member
Myers/Briggs Certified
FIRO-B Certified
TKI Certified
25 Years Executive Coaching

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Beliefs That Make A Difference

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We are going to examine 3 Beliefs that will make a difference in your leadership ability.

Perspective, specifically, how to have a belief perspective. 

Consider some ways to win with people.•Do for others what they cannot do for themselves•Encourage other peoples dreams•Give people a reputation to uphold•Compliment others in front of their peers•Let people know that you need them on the team•Follow the 30 second rule: in the first 30 seconds say something that encourages or uplifts a person.

When we allow these action steps to get into our deepest self, it changes perspective from leading to see what I can get others to accomplish for me; to, Am I am offering a compelling vision that others will follow and commit too.

If you are in a position in which you get to go first and inspire others, make sure your perspective of leadership is well grounded. Have a mind-set of “How can I” rather than “Can I?” Hold tightly to a Victors Mind-set Vs. a victim minis-set.

A Belief Perspective Has An Impact On Others

Your belief system goes before others. A belief system of YES makes you attractive to others. These leaders are often described as encouraging, passionate, belief-magnets, people of yes.

Possess a belief in yourself and then others; people are attracted to others who believe in them. Voice that belief in others often. Help others to win by helping them see their potential instead of their mistakes. Be committed seeing other succeed.

Success Requires Belief IN Yourself First

You must know yourself in order to grow yourself! Who are you at the core of your being? If you cannot answer this question – How will you lead others effectively.

Listen, it is an absolute waste of time to evaluate yourself and your worth by counting on the opinion of people in the stands. You will never get ahead of this argument. 

Get in the habit of never leaving something, instead try going toward something. 

COVID Leadership Detox

At Shepherds we are offering church leadership teams an opportunity to experience a COVID Leadership Detox. It is painfully obvious that we all are coming out of this pandemic a bit shaky and wobblily. This is a 90-minute virtual experience that is rooted in reacquainting ourselves with our core values. We have been shaken by COVID. It is time to reconnect ourselves and our teams with our Core Values.

Contact me at shepherdsadvantage@gmail.com. Your leadership team can experience this  at a cost of $124.90.

LINKS

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on iTunes – SUBSCRIBE

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on Stitcher – SUBSCRIBE

FREE GIFT – “Servant Leadership Questions” – Click on the icon at the bottom of the page

Executive Coaching Service– Private message me for details on this customizable service

Birkman Assessment

Leadershift by John Maxwell

Q&A – Contact me at ShepherdsAdvantage@gmail.com

Music: “Gratitude Mood” by David Arivett. You can learn more about his music by clicking on his name. THANKS DAVID!

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One Year Later

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It is hard to believe on one hand that one year has passed since our COVID lock-down and social distancing lifestyle started. On the other hand, it has felt like 2020 would never end.

So, what has changed in this unforgettable year? There are several data points to examine and some questions to ask ourselves as leaders. To start with churches are now seeing approximately 65% of pre-covid attendance returning. This percentage must be guarded, because geographical location and local politics is playing a large role in governing local assemblies. Approximately 35% of people are still connecting with online church services.

The reality pre-covid was that Millennial’s were exiting American worship centers and opting for multiple ways to experience faith expressions – I.e.Podcasts, online sermons/teaching, and specialized religious content sites.

The truth about COVID is that 1-n-5 people have bailed out of churches in 2020. This single data point should cause all to reconsider how we are doing groups, discipleship, and building community. There must be a transformation! This is a key thought that I will re-visit again later in this podcast.

Consider the following data points church activity and spiritual leaders…..

•29% of Pastors have or are considering leaving their calling•1-n-5 Pastors are very concerned about their retirement or even if they can retire

•1-n-6 churches and church leaders are not prepared for an emergency

•The IDOL of church attendance has been exposed. Truthfully, we were never in charge and never in control in the way we thought about our personal significance.

•There has been an erosion of confidence among spiritual leaders – second guessing themselves and their ability to lead at all.

•The addiction to control as a leader has been exposed. The rate of change has exposed this idol. It is amazing at the shallowness of relationships – we are not as deep as we think.

•We are all facing the challenge of relationship gaps. Life on life must berebuilt. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks in his book, Judaism’s Life-Changing Ideas, writes about how churches see themselves in the marketplace of thought. First of all we must embrace the notion that church is nothing more than a place to consume spiritual content – It is a place to belong! Sack’s writes that churches see themselves either State Drive (Central governance) or Marketplace (Latest attractional bling). He argues that church should be none of that – It should be about sacred space that is transformational – life on life!

•The data is showing that online services are here to stay. Weacknowledge that online church is necessary, is not sufficient! Nothingtakes the place of presence. 

•At the same time church is not in the convening business alone 1.7x per month. We are more than sermons – we are learning – living community that seeks transformation. We are not consumers!•Online Church is not merely the measurement of algorithms, but we must understand there are people on the other side of the screen.

COVID Leadership Detox

At Shepherds we are offering church leadership teams an opportunity to experience a COVID Leadership Detox. It is painfully obvious that we all are coming out of this pandemic a bit shaky and wobblily. This is a 90-minute virtual experience that is rooted in reacquainting ourselves with our core values. We have been shaken by COVID. It is time to reconnect ourselves and our teams with our Core Values.

Contact me at shepherdsadvantage@gmail.com. Your leadership teamcan experience this  at a cost of $124.90.

LINKS

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on iTunes – SUBSCRIBE

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on Stitcher – SUBSCRIBE

FREE GIFT – “Servant Leadership Questions” – Click on the icon at the bottom of the page

Executive Coaching Service– Private message me for details on this customizable service

Birkman Assessment

Leadershift by John Maxwell

Q&A – Contact me at ShepherdsAdvantage@gmail.com

Music: “Gratitude Mood” by David Arivett. You can learn more about his music by clicking on his name. THANKS DAVID!

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Leadership In A Crisis

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If you have not read any of Tim Keller’s work, you are missing out on some of the deepest reflective writing ever published. Pastor Keller started Redeemer Presbyterian in New York with just a hand full of people and it grew into 5,000 adult worshippers weekly. He retired from his position 3 years ago. During COVID in May 2020 he was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer. So, during a global crisis Tim Keller is faced with his own personal crisis. It was during this time that he completed his latest book; Hope In Times of Fear. A book about the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Recently Tim Keller was featured on the Church Pulse Weekly Podcast in an interview that focused upon leadership in the face of a crisis and a crisis within a crisis. I want to share some high-level insights from Pastor Keller that I believe to be of great value for our current situation.

While dealing with a pandemic crisis and yet receiving his own devastating medical report, He shares key leadership insights.

Keller stated that two words were impressed within his heart that has become game changers for his stage of life – those words are Sanctification and Focus.

Sanctification is about a personal spiritual journey that transforms you for purposes of a higher calling. Pastor Keller stated that his pace and rhythm of life was being too absorbed into actions that were not taking him to his higher calling as a spiritual leader. He states that a personal health crisis can become clarifying to see what is important.

As Spiritual Leaders, if our goal is to return to what existed pre-covid, perhaps we are positioning ourselves for disappointment. That world by all indication does not exist in the same way post-covid. Perhaps the clarifying moment should be upon a higher calling and heavenly purposes. Perhaps our calling should be in new directions and purposes that now we can pivot whereas before we could not.

To awaken us to the need to pivot in our faith work consider how Church attenders are now classified for research purposes. Practicing Christiansare those individuals that attend church monthly – this “more committed group” comprises of about  25% or 63.5 million people. On the other hand, consider that Churched Adults are those who have attended at least one service in the last six months – this group is comprised of about 49% or 124.4 million people. If this is what church attendance has now become, may I suggest that something is very wrong with a sanctified calling to ministry. David Kinnaman suggests the more that you are in contact with other worshippers physically, the more likely your will feel your church worship experience is meaningful and life altering.

Focus is the second word that Pastor Keller stated how impactful this was. In the face of a crisis within a crisis this pastor discovers how out of focus his ministry had become. To him this meant that business had overtaken significance!

When your leadership is more about business versus significance, you are scattered in your work. You are not centered and ground in what will last instead of what will thrill. It has been stated that a crisis is a revealer of chaos, lack of purpose, and a lack of clarity. The question becomes as you allow these truths to settle within you, In what ways is my leadership out of focus? What needs to change in my daily habit? Is my sermonic presentations transformative or informative? What does this matter?

The two largest segments of population the churched world is not reaching Millennials and Gen-Z’s. These two demographics were checking out of organized church pre-pandemic.  Our mobile world is robbing us of true meaningful community.

Pastor Keller’s observation of his crisis within a crisis has challenged my thinking. I am working out this transformation even as I am recording this podcast.

COVID Leadership Detox

At Shepherds we are offering church leadership teams an opportunity to experience a COVID Leadership Detox. It is painfully obvious that we all are coming out of this pandemic a bit shaky and wobblily. This is a 90-minute virtual experience that is rooted in reacquainting ourselves with our core values. We have been shaken by COVID. It is time to reconnect ourselves and our teams with our Core Values.

Contact me at shepherdsadvantage@gmail.com. Your leadership team can experience this  at a cost of $124.90.

LINKS

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on iTunes – SUBSCRIBE

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on Stitcher – SUBSCRIBE

FREE GIFT – “Servant Leadership Questions” – Click on the icon at the bottom of the page

Executive Coaching Service– Private message me for details on this customizable service

Birkman Assessment

Leadershift by John Maxwell

Q&A – Contact me at ShepherdsAdvantage@gmail.com

Music: “Gratitude Mood” by David Arivett. You can learn more about his music by clicking on his name. THANKS DAVID!

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Facets of Grief

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It is painfully obvious that every person has something in their life that is causing grief in this COVID journey. Stop for a moment to think of all the ways that people have lost something in the past year. 

Graduations

Birth shared with family & friends

Death

Vacations that never took place

Daily workflow

Loss of Community

Virtual only meetings

Isolation

Grief is a natural occurrence when we lose something of significance to us. Something that is taken away from us without fully understanding in the moment.

Here are a few general insights about grief….

•There is no success without growth. There is no growth without change. There is no change with loss. There is no loss without pain.

•There is no expiration date on grief – Grief takes time.

•Loss of a child or spouse is at the top of the Holman’s Stress Scale

•Grief is not something that you get over – rather you get through it and the only way to do that is to FEEL YOUR GRIEF!

•Do not stuff your emotions! In healthy ways express your pain!

•Journal your thoughts so that you can remember key ideas and expressions for future reference.

•Realize the concept of recognizing deep pain – say fewer words. Basically show up and shut up!

•Do not second guess yourself – “If I had only……”

Depending on who you read, there are various descriptions of the phases of grief. Understand that phases are not meant to be in consecutive order. It is however to be understood that grief is an emotional journey that at times is radical and the frequency is intense. Other times the experience is more flat-line and not as intense. Here is a suggested framework for understanding loss.

Shock – we are always shocked by loss even if we know that it is going to occur. We cannot stop the shock of the moment. Loss is abrupt and sudden. It has a finality quality to it.

Sorrow – Once the shock begins to subside there is a strong sense of sorrow and sadness that settles on us. There is no stopping this fact.

Struggle – In this facet of grief we ask the “WHY” questions. Your emotions change dramatically and suddenly and often during this facet. It is physically and certainly emotionally draining.

Surrender – This is an opportunity to realize there is a creator God that is far bigger than our comprehension and understanding. This is a moment of surrender to a higher being and power than we can grasp.

Sanctification – This is all about personal change. Sudden and dramatic lose will cause you to reflect upon the pathway of your own life. What do I need to change in my behavior and habit?

Service – Unless we harness this raw emotion into positive service to others then we are prone to staying stuck in our sense of lose. The living must continue to live with purpose. 

LINKS

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on iTunes – SUBSCRIBE

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on Stitcher – SUBSCRIBE

FREE GIFT – “Servant Leadership Questions” – Click on the icon at the bottom of the page

Executive Coaching Service– Private message me for details on this customizable service

Birkman Assessment

Leadershift by John Maxwell

Q&A – Contact me at ShepherdsAdvantage@gmail.com

Music: “Gratitude Mood” by David Arivett. You can learn more about his music by clicking on his name. THANKS DAVID!

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Peaceful Vs. Chaotic World

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Why is it important to find a place of Peaceful Presence in the face of a Chaotic World? Because we live in a world of “quick-fix leadership.” There is a need for  decisiveness and clarity while living in a world that inhibits decisiveness  and clarity. Peaceful Presence is needed for anyone who has questioned data over maturity, technique over stamina, and empathy over personal responsibility.

When you allow these opening statements to sink deep within your being, you will discover that your leadership will go cross-current with every other leader. True leadership is a form of suffering! There is a desperate need for modern leadership to understand their context that gives meaningful purpose to their work. Instead, we seem bent upon mimicking the successes of others without understanding if their ideas will make sense in our context. By default, success is now determined by how well we mimic another’s model for business and faith.

Consider these data points:•1-in-5 Pastors in America believe their community sees them as a trustworthy leader.•1-in-3 Pastors believe they are a trustworthy presence on political issues

Post-COVID, we are getting ready to face a tsunami of grief because of what COVID has done to our life rhythms. If our leadership is to become decisive, clear, built for stamina, and exemplifies personal responsibility we must become keenly aware of personal burn-out.  Psychologists say that you have 15% of control of your life you think you have! The question becomes; What life do you think that you have?

Consider the definition of “Burn-Out.”  Burn Out = High Responsibility + Low Control + Low Reward. In other words, you live with a “Holy Uncertainity.”

LINKS

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on iTunes – SUBSCRIBE

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on Stitcher – SUBSCRIBE

FREE GIFT – “Servant Leadership Questions” – Click on the icon at the bottom of the page

Executive Coaching Service– Private message me for details on this customizable service

Birkman Assessment

Leadershift by John Maxwell

Q&A – Contact me at ShepherdsAdvantage@gmail.com

Music: “Gratitude Mood” by David Arivett. You can learn more about his music by clicking on his name. THANKS DAVID!

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How COVID Has Impacted Christianity

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The Barna Group has been quite involved in data collection during the pandemic shut-down. They has gathered data in real time from over 10,000 pastors and congregations over the last year. We are going to examine 3 key data sets of information to give a snapshot of one year later of our COVID journey.

The first data set is about;  Satisfaction with Social Life, Well-Being & Work-Life Balance Has Waned During the Pandemic. Take notice of the graphic in the show-notes.

Looking ahead, Americans are divided on the timeline for complete economic recovery. As of October 2020, one in three U.S. adults (32%) believed the economy will recover in one year, while two in five (40%) assumed it will take at least two or more years. Optimism is somewhat higher among practicing Christians; more than one-third (35%) thinks the economy will recover by October 2021.

We all have been impacted deeper and to a greater extent than what we might be prepared to accept. Significant emotional impact upon human beings can be a slow process of initial shock to recovery. Ultimately the Faith Community can best serve their towns by offering opportunities for people to connect with others in a caring and supportive function. People are subconsciously asking “Does anyone really know me?”

LINKS

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on iTunes – SUBSCRIBE

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on Stitcher – SUBSCRIBE

FREE GIFT – “Servant Leadership Questions” – Click on the icon at the bottom of the page

Executive Coaching Service– Private message me for details on this customizable service

Birkman Assessment

Leadershift by John Maxwell

Q&A – Contact me at ShepherdsAdvantage@gmail.com

Music: “Gratitude Mood” by David Arivett. You can learn more about his music by clicking on his name. THANKS DAVID!

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10 Commandments For Emotional Health – Post COVID

  1. SHOW GRACE TO MYSELF & OTHERS 

“God loves to give us more grace. He opposes the prideful, but he gives grace to the humble.” James 4:6 

2. START & END EACH DAY REFUELING MY SOUL 

“. . . Humbly accept God’s Word planted in your heart. It is able to save your souls.” James1:21 

“Every morning thank God for his love and every evening thank him for his faithfulness.” Psalm 92:2 

3. SET & STICK WITH A SIMPLE ROUTINE 

“Carefully consider how you live. Live wisely, not foolishly. Make the most of your time because these are difficult, evil days.” Ephesians 5:15-16 

4. STOP WATCHING SO MUCH NEWS 

Jesus: “Your eye is the lamp of your body. If your vision is good, your whole being will be full of light. But if you’re focused on the bad, your life will be full of darkness!” Matthew 6:22-23 

“Keep me from paying attention to what is worthless.” Psalm 119:37 (TEV) 

5. SCHEDULE A DAILY CONNECTION WITH PEOPLE I LOVE 

“Speak encouraging words to each another. Build up hope so you’ll all be together in this, with no one left out, and no one left behind. I know you’re already doing this; just keep on doing it!” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 (The Message) 

6. SHARE YOUR FEELINGS INSTEAD OF STUFFING THEM 

“Share each other’s troubles and problems, and in this way obey the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 (NLT) 

“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, so that you may be healed.” James 5:16 (KJV)

7. SEEK ADVICE BEFORE MAKING MAJOR DECISIONS 

“Our plans often fail because we don’t seek advice. But listening to good counsel will bring success.” Proverbs 15:22 

“There is safety in seeking multiple counsel.” Proverbs 11:14 

8. SPACE RENEWAL BREAKS THROUGHOUT MY DAY 

“Even young people become exhausted and give up too soon. But those who
wait on the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar like eagles. They’ll
keep running and NOT grow weary. They’ll walk and not grow weak.” Isaiah 40:30-31 

9. SERVE SOMEONE SUFFERING MORE THAN ME 

“The religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to care for orphans or widows who need help in their distress and to keep yourself uncorrupted by the world.” James 1:27 

“The generous prosper and are satisfied; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.” Proverbs 11:25 (NLT) 

10. CONTROL THE CONTROLLABLE & TRUST GOD FOR THE REST 

(From Abraham’s example) “We see that his faith and his actions worked together. His faith was made complete by what he did.” James 2:22 

[1] https://dailyhope.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2020-05-03_A_Faith_That_Develops_Emotional_Health.pdf ACCESSED 4 April, 2021

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How To Inspire Others

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The ultimate communication skill is the ability to INSPIRE others! – Jim Rohm

Lead by example, this is how leaders make vision and values tangible. This is how they provide evidence they are personally committed. This is what people look for and are willing to follow. – Kouzes & Posner

The are 4 key questions that you must answer as a leader if you intend to inspire anyone.

What Do I Want Them To See?

Great leaders lead by example, inspiring others to do the same by leading and adding value to the lives of others. Leadership is visual – people do what people see. Inspiration is contagious. Anticipation of the value that I will impart is the key to inspiration. I want people to see:

A Leader

An Inspired Leader who loves what they are doing

An Example – Learn the difference between significance of “me-centric” Vs. Others-centric

How Do I Want Them To Feel?

VALUED – People always remember how you made them feel – Valued no matter the circumstances – If you want to be successful value people first.

INSPIRED – Inspiration is contagious. Realizing the people are more important than myself is a key distinction of successful leaders.

People do what people see =- Becoming interested in other people makes you invaluable.

Charisma Vs. Inspiration – Charismatic leadership many times is “ME-CENTRIC”. Inspiration is more about “OTHERS-FOCUSED.”

What Do I Want Them To Know?

Everything rises and falls on Leadership. Your Leadership should offer lift! Help people see their possibilities instead of your accomplishments. Lead others to shift from who they are to who they can become.

What Do I Want Them To Do?

Your guiding mantra should be I want to make a difference with people just like who are making a difference, while trying to do something that makes a difference. All of it in a context for such a time as this.

Lead others by example

Live a significant life

Add values to the lives of others

Your teaching should impart a life-style of significance. The pressure is on your presentation and message! Make sure you have something to say that is life-changing!

LINKS

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on iTunes – SUBSCRIBE

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on Stitcher – SUBSCRIBE

FREE GIFT – “Servant Leadership Questions” – Click on the icon at the bottom of the page

Executive Coaching Service– Private message me for details on this customizable service

Birkman Assessment

Leadershift by John Maxwell

Q&A – Contact me at ShepherdsAdvantage@gmail.com

Music: “Gratitude Mood” by David Arivett. You can learn more about his music by clicking on his name. THANKS DAVID!

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Thinking For Success

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Successful People Think Big Picture

It is one thing to think big picture thinking is important. It’s another to actually think BIG! When you get into the presence of a big picture thinker, they will not belittle you for your small thoughts. They will make you a bigger thinker! A great book suggestion is David Schwartz; The Magic of Thinking Big. 

Leaders that see more and before everyone else is a big picture leader. Big picture leaders do not think in scarcity, they think in abundance. This means there is always an answer and more than one answer.

If you desire for your Team or organization to become big picture thinkers, set the expectations on the front end. Here are 5 expectations that you might want to consider.

It’s not about me, it’s not about you, it is about the big picture.

Growth is expected.

Value People.

Be responsible every time.

There will be tough conversations.

Successful People Question The Acceptance of Popular Thinking

Successful people do not buy into average thinking, beliefs, or influence of others. Your mission as a leader simply cannot be just like everyone else who chooses to copy another’s success. When you do that, you are imposing someone else’s ideas onto your geographical location.

Popular thinking states that experience is the best teacher. Actually, evaluated experience is the best teacher! Sadly, most people simply accept their lives instead of leading their lives, and yet they call it fate. There are three (3) things required on this level of thinking; Conviction, I will stand out; Courage – I will stand up; Confidence – I will stand alone. It is one thing to teach leadership, it is another thing to teach transformation so that others can develop. Success is not something that you see, it is more about moving in the direction of success.

Successful People Encourage Shared Thinking

The quicker you can take a thought and expose it to others, the quicker it will become better. This requires that you look at your team and ask them to make you better and make your ideas better. The opposite of shared thinking is selfish thinking where you desire to keep all of the information to yourself.

If you dare to sit down with the good thinkers on your Team and ask them how you can be better, they will always make you better. When you ask questions:•You encourage creativity and ideation•You improve the idea•You give others a sense of ownership or the outcome

Suggested reading on the subject of Thinking:

How To Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie

The Magic of Thinking Big – David Schwartz

Thinking For A Change – John Maxwell

Jump Start Your Thinking – 90 Day Journal – John Maxwell

LINKS

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on iTunes – SUBSCRIBE

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on Stitcher – SUBSCRIBE

FREE GIFT – “Servant Leadership Questions” – Click on the icon at the bottom of the page

Executive Coaching Service– Private message me for details on this customizable service

Birkman Assessment

Leadershift by John Maxwell

Q&A – Contact me at ShepherdsAdvantage@gmail.com

Music: “Gratitude Mood” by David Arivett. You can learn more about his music by clicking on his name. THANKS DAVID!

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Decision Is Everything

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Before we get into the 5 aspects of taking your leadership decision making to the next level, I want to review what I believe are 5 Decisions that every Leader must make.

1.Personal Decision – I will intentionally grow every day

2.Ministry Decision – I will attempt things so big that if accomplished only God will get the credit. Jerry Falwell made this statement years ago when just beginning to build Thomas Road Baptist. Later building Liberty Baptist University.

3.Partnership Decision – Partner with people who share your heart and vision. Keep in mind that as you help others succeed, they will help you succeed.

4.Relationship Decision – Those closest to me will love and respect me the most..

5.Leadership Decision – I will add value to leaders who multiply value to others.

Take Your Decision Making To The Next Level

ACTION – Decisions are not made unless you act. Without action you just have good intentions. ILL. 5 frogs sitting on a log – 4 decide to jump off the log – how many are left? 5 frogs are left – simply making a decision does not mean that you will act.

TIMING – 5 statements

•Every decision has a timing factor that either makes it great or not•It is not just what you do but when you do it

•“Peak-To-Peak Principle – Robert Schuller•Make your decisions at the top of a peak in your life

•Low valley decisions will give a negative return

•Making decisions too quickly may be made when you are emotionally depleted

•When family and friends are involved in your decision you tend to make decisions too slowly

MANAGEMENT – The management of a decision is more important than making the decision. Also, the later in life that you make big decisions the harder it is to manage them. In the book, Today Matters, author John Maxwell discusses 12 daily habits that are helpful in managing decisions.

ACCEPTANCE – No matter what good decision that you make, you need to the acceptance of other people. Take your decision from “me” to “we.” In order for a decision to be a great decision there must be shared thinking and sustained thinking. We tend to overestimate smart thinking versus shared sustained thinking.

LEADERSHIFT – Adjust, be flexible, continue your growth journey. Some decisions may require you to step back before you go forward.

Decisions need to be made on principle not on a moment!!!

LINKS

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on iTunes – SUBSCRIBE

Shepherds Advantage Leadership Podcast is now on Stitcher – SUBSCRIBE

FREE GIFT – “Servant Leadership Questions” – Click on the icon at the bottom of the page

Executive Coaching Service– Private message me for details on this customizable service

Birkman Assessment

Leadershift by John Maxwell

Q&A – Contact me at ShepherdsAdvantage@gmail.com

Music: “Gratitude Mood” by David Arivett. You can learn more about his music by clicking on his name. THANKS DAVID!