Leadership Seminars & Workshops

Leadership Style and Follower Readiness

FruitJesus commanded us to go forth and bear fruit. This command was given to every follower and disciple of the Lord. God is intensely interested in the sincerity and commitment of our hearts, but He is also concerned that we fulfill the tasks He has asked us to do and bear fruit.

All leaders face the difficulty of motivating and developing their followers, so the followers achieve the results the leader desires, and bears fruit. Have you ever asked a follower to do a certain task to find later that they either: did not do it; misunderstood what you had said and did something else, or did not do the task the way you wanted it done? Have you ever said or thought that your followers were stubborn; resisting the Holy Spirit and disobeying the Lord?

The Situational Leadership Model, with its focus on leadership style and follower readiness, suggests another reason why our followers do not achieve what we want them to do. The reason is they may not yet be competent to do what we want them to do. The good news is that we can do something about that to enable and develop them, so that they are ready and willing to do what we need them to do.

All leaders have a particular leadership style that is natural to them. They will tend to use this leadership style no matter the situation they might face or the level of readiness of their followers. (Follower Readiness relates to the ability and willingness of the follower to do the tasks the leader wants done, and achieving the desired results.)

The Situational Leadership Model notes that leadership is a combination of the leader, the follower and the situation in which they are working or ministering:

Leadership = Leader + Follower + Situation

The Situational Leadership Model notes that though leaders have a natural leadership style, they can learn to:

  • effectively diagnose the level of readiness of their followers to do the tasks they need them to do
  • use other leadership styles, as well as their natural style, and apply them to effectively lead and develop their followers.

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Leadership Style Seminars

The leadership style training program involves three parts:

  1. Introduction to:
    • Transformational leadership
    • Situational Leadership Model ,
      1. Follower Readiness - looks at the followers ability and willingness to do the tasks the leader needs done
      2. Leadership Styles - this looks at the type of leadership style the leader needs to use to help develop the follower's level of readiness
    • Leadership Development Assessment - assessment pack includes:
      1. Seminar notes on Transformational Leadership
      2. Situational Leadership Model Diagram
      3. Situational Leadership Summary
      4. Leadership Style/Perception of self (LEAD Self) - leadership style assessment
      5. LEAD Directions - scoring and analysis of LEAD Self
  2. Use of Leadership Styles to develop followers .

    This looks at the purpose of the use of leadership styles to develop the readiness level of the followers. It helps the leader to accurately diagnose the level of readiness of the follower and how to develop the follower so the follower can be more effective in their ministry and work. Through this process the leader is able to develop the follower's abilities and skills to complete appropriate tasks, as well as developing the follower's ability to make decisions and solve relevant problems. Includes:

    • Delegating
    • Participating
    • Selling
    • Telling (Directive)
  3. Church Leadership Report:

    This looks at the Church's leaders as a whole and notes what the Church may need to do to develop its leader's appropriate use of leadership style.

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Time Frame

The two leadership style seminars (parts 1 & 2) are generally completed over a day and a half (e.g. Friday evening and all-day Saturday) involving approximately eight full hours of teaching. The church leadership report can then be produced afterwards and will be presented back to the Senior Pastor/Leader and the leadership team.

More Information

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