Keys To Building Next Generation Leaders
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The best leadership teams contain a healthy dose of in-house talent, where leaders have developed institutional knowledge that only comes from rising up within the company.
The obvious challenge for teams that depend on promoting from within is that they have to be good at developing leaders. /generate-public-key-for-vagrant.html. Failure to do so means either promoting weak managers or being left with no choice but to hire from the outside.
All CEOs will tell you that part of their job is to guide the way for the next quarter century. With that in mind, any long-term strategy that doesn't include a healthy investment in the next generation of leaders in the business is missing a key ingredient. Here are four keys to building a winning leadership development initiative.
1. Commit and start.
There are two types of people: those who dive in head first and those who carefully plot and plan their course before taking a single step. When it comes to leadership development, the former is definitely the way to go. Your leadership development program will never be perfect in the timing, curriculum, format or selection process for eligibility.
Your program won't be flawless, but it doesn't need to be. A great leadership development program accelerates your organization on so many levels beyond just the information taught. It creates excitement in your organization that promoting from within is not only a possibility but also the goal. In addition, you'll be amazed at how these programs further spur the pursuit of leadership knowledge even outside the walls of your offices.
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2. Make it continuous and consistent.
If getting started is the most important step, then establishing the frequency and rhythm of your program is a close second. An infrequent or random leadership course or seminar may be better than none, but it's better when you allow a program to build momentum. Forgo the annual leadership retreat in favor of monthly (or even weekly) instruction.
Also, pass down your organization's leadership philosophies. A reliance on outside instructors or guest speakers to coach your leaders is likely to produce inconsistent messaging. While the occasional well-vetted guest instructor can be a healthy change of pace, make sure your existing leadership team provides the foundational.
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3. Engage in deep conversations with your team.
When the subject of enrollment comes up, most of your leaders will be able to quickly identify a handful of the obvious standouts on their teams, so huddle with them to determine who belongs.
A leadership development program should never be a golden ticket into the executive suite. Instead, it should be an additional way to help qualify for future promotions.
With that in mind, you're better off casting a wide net in the early stages of your employees' careers. A program like this is designed to build leaders for the future, not just enlist the most ready-made of your work force. An outgoing, charismatic star performer may be the obvious choice to enroll, but don't overlook the reserved, thoughtful and under-the-radar people who could grow into a leader with the right guidance and encouragement.
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4. Keep things fresh.
Once you make the decision to move forward with a leadership development program and select participants, it's time to draw attention to its structure. Coaching your team based solely on your organization's management philosophies and values is critically important.
However, the way you get that message across should be diverse. Favor a healthy mix of lecture in a classroom environment, smaller discussion groups and one-on-one development. By instructing the team using a variety of methods, you'll keep the students engaged and will have the greatest likelihood of reaching everyone.
In the same spirit of variety you should mix in homework, such as group projects and assigned outside reading. Getting your future leaders in the practice of collaboration and investing in their growth outside the workplace will help to establish healthy leadership habits for years to come.
No organization can have too many qualified leaders, and you can never know when you'll need to replace, add or promote someone. The organizations that are intentional about the development of their next generation leaders will be prepared for anything.
Over almost 2 decades, I have seen a resurgence of hunger in the next generation for authentic leadership. They want to come into genuine relationship with Christ beyond tradition to experience for themselves the fullness of His love, His grace, and His power, but they need leadership to guide them. The more we lead them to meet Him face to face, the more they run to His feet. They want leadership that will do more than inspire them; they want leadership that will journey with them. This discipleship of leadership is built over time through the process of trust, humility, and accountability. And this process is as sacred as the influence to lead. More than ever, every leader and Pastor needs to know how to lead a generation who leads before they follow, questions before they answer, and leaps before they look. Here’s what I’ve learned that will help you.
1. Lead from the Source
For me, the most important part of leading is protecting my bandwidth through daily and weekly non-negotiable spiritual disciplines. Regardless of where I am in the country or the deadlines, phone calls, and meetings, the first part of every morning is spent in prayer and devotional reading of the One Year Bible. My quiet time with God is a non-negotiable for me as it’s in those quiet moments with God where He releases vision, imparts clarity, and confirms His word for my life and ministry. This invaluable time has allowed me to slow down my internal speedometer to maintain the constant aptitude to be both the Pastor with the heart for the people and the husband, father, and grandfather with the heart for my family. Next generation Latino leaders have watched their parents work with impeccable ethic, but have missed the power in pause. We must lead with intentionality to give them the keys they need to live in the full facet of their God-given identity and potential.
2. Lead from Heart and Head
Many times we as Pastors tend to operate by default in our greatest strength, whether that be administratively or creatively. However, I’ve come to understand more and more of the need to be both/and in all respects: both administratively astute and creatively savvy; both grace governed and justice led; both local community centered and nationally cognizant; both evangelically grounded and socially responsive. This intentional culture of both/and creates an organizational accountability to your set values, standards, and mission while also creating an atmosphere that leaders need to thrive. Next generation leaders want to be accessed for more than what they can do with their hands; they want to be engaged for the latent power in their hearts and minds. If you’ll lead with your heart and head, you’ll see rewards in leadership that are wider than the scope of sight, thought, and sentiment. And that births a spirit of discipleship that reflects the true vein of leadership that Jesus exemplified.
3. Lead from the Bottom
It’s vital to build a culture of trust, love and respect that causes you to defer regularly to leaders at all levels, strategically “platform” developing leaders with up-front responsibilities, and initiate conversations with people at varying levels of involvement by asking key questions. Asking big, strategic organizational questions from people who would normally not have access high level leadership opens the door for new leadership. And new leadership adds new energy, new perspective, and new strategies. In our church, this approach is helping a growing number of second-generation Hispanics develop their leadership identity. Start from a position of strength and confidence to believe in their God-given potential, and do not marginalize them. Speak to their potential, not to their present circumstances. Hold them accountable for the standard of excellence you expect from everyone else in your church. Platform them, empower them and resource them—and watch what they can become.
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4. Lead for Legacy, Not Legitimacy
As a Pastor, staff or leader, you are not simply building a church and ministry, but remember you are also building a legacy for your family and for all those within your circle of influence. When you lead for legacy, you’ll be able to see the trees from the forest when you’re tempted to settle for less. The obstacles, disappointments, and challenges you may see in front of you can become ladders that others can follow after. If you’ll lead with generations in mind, you’ll see the inherent value in the generations before and after you. Up and coming leaders want to be part of a bigger picture. They need you to model to them that what they’re a part of is bigger than the role they play. Leading with legacy in mind allows them to see beyond their personal legitimacy to pursue a greater vision for their life. The only way they understand that is by following your footsteps. Together, we raise not only leaders, but sons and daughters who live to see the mission of the house advanced.
5. Lead Together
Leadership is a lonely road if done without strategic relationships that grow you so you can grow others. The greatest tragedy of leadership occurs when the sole casualty is the leader. Leadership without relationships beyond you, beside you, and behind you will lead you down a road of liability. We need each other and the next generation is looking for us to lead beyond ourselves. In a time when communication is more digital than personal, the next generation is desperate to learn from you how to meet God and others personally and intimately. When you lead together, you lead stronger. For this reason, our church hosts an annual gathering of multi-generational pastors, leaders, influencers, and believers called the Heart Revolution Conference. It’s here where we relate and interact beyond the pulpit to learn from one another, encourage one another, and challenge one another. Thousands come with their staff and leaders to show the next generations that the church is one body with one unified voice of leadership.
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Leadership is a privilege we all have and need to develop. Bring your team to our Heart Revolution Conference where you’ll hear more on leadership principles just like these from speakers like Carl Lentz, Samuel Rodriguez, Erwin McManus, Art Sepulveda, and more. Register your ministry today at www.heartrevolutionconference.com. Group discounts available. Let’s lead strong together!
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Sergio De La Mora is the lead pastor at Cornerstone of San Diego, California. He also serves as the President of the Hispanic Mega Church Association (HMCA), a division of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference.