+ Energizing Leadership Teams

+ Welcome!!! Imagine … if you could do ANYTHING in your ministry with NO LIMITS what would you do? Dream …

+ For NOTHING will be impossible with God. (Luke 1:37 ESV) Do you live like you believe that NOTHING is impossible with God?

+ DISCUSS: Divide into groups and discuss your dreams for ministry. This is not a time to analyze or critique – just DREAM. SHARE: Share one dream from your discussion group with the big group.

+ Today we will explore one very important element of realizing your dreams for ministry… TEAMS

+ What is your experience with teams you are working with or that you have worked with?

+ Together Everyone Accomplishes More “I am blessed by my team, we bring out the best in each other!”

+ “ With team members like this, who needs enemies?” Tiring Emotional And Messy

+ We chose the title Energizing Leadership Teams partly because of its double meaning. As leaders we seek to bring energy to our teams and we also need to be energized by the teams we serve in order to continue in vibrant and dynamic ministry for the “long haul.” Why do we need teams?

+ 34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:33-35 (TNIV) Are your teams a POSITIVE witness for Christ? Working on teams with other Christ followers enables us to live out Christ’s command to love one another

+ Teams are biblical 19 "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people." 20 At once they left their nets and followed him. Matt 4:19-20 (TNIV) 1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. Matt 10:1 (TNIV) The disciples are an example of a team with diverse work styles. Jesus was the disciples’ teacher and he also, ate, prayed, traveled and transformed lives with them. This is an example of an amazing team!  Christ and the disciples

+ Where there is a team, conflict will happen Christ and the disciples 3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, who was later to betray him, objected, 5 "Why wasn't this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year's wages. John 12:3-5 (TNIV) Even Christ’s amazing team had conflicts. In this example the conflict is about money. We know that Christ’s team of disciples had other conflicts too. Ultimately some of Christ’s team members even betrayed him.

+ Where there is a team, conflict will happen Turn unhealthy conflict into healthy conflict: Clarify! Clarify! Clarify! Go to the source. Direct communications preferably the same day, but within no more than 1 week. Bring in a third person who is neutral to the conflict (Matt. 18:15-20) Treat one another with love and forgiveness. PRAY together and give it to the Lord! * Taken from “Training for Connecting Women” leadership training.

+ The element of energizing teams that we will focus on today is actively seeking harmony by identifying and affirming your team members different work styles

+ 1. Understand and affirm your unique work style. 2. Encourage your team members to understand and affirm their unique work styles. 3. Openly and honestly discuss the work styles represented by your team members and proactively plan for ways to work in harmony and reduce conflict. What can I do to energize my leadership team?

LEADERSHIP COMPASS North Action East Vision South Empathy West Analysis

LEADERSHIP Good leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion. - Jack Welch I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. - James Dean I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people. – Mahatma Ghandi

+ GOALS By the end of of our time together you should gain: A deeper appreciation for your own and others’ work styles An understanding of the need for a variety of work styles A new vocabulary and way of thinking about working with teams Time to reflect on your own work style and time to identify areas for personal growth A healthy perspective that you can apply to energize teams you contribute to

NORTH - ACTION Approaches to Work / Work Style:  Assertive, active, decisive  Likes to determine course of events and be in control of professional relationship  Quick to act, expresses sense of urgency for others to act now  Enjoys challenges presented by difficult situations and people  Comfortable being in front  Value words: “Do it now!”; “I’ll do it!”; “What’s the bottom line?”

NORTH - ACTION Style taken to Excess:  Can easily overlook process and comprehensive strategic planning when driven by need to act and decide  Can get defensive quickly, argue, try to “out expert” others  Can lose patience; pushes for decisions before it’s time; avoids discussion  Can be autocratic, want things their way, has difficulty being a team member  Sees things in terms of black and white; little tolerance for ambiguity  May go beyond limits, get impulsive and disregard practical issues  Not heedful of other’s feelings; may be perceived as cold  Has trouble relinquishing control - finds it hard to delegate; “If you want something done right, do it yourself!” NORTH - ACTION

+ Tips for Working With a North: Notes / Scenario at Work:

Approaches to Work / Work Style: Understands how people need to receive information in order to act on it Is value driven regarding aspects of professional life Uses professional relationships to accomplish tasks; interaction is primary Feeling-based; trusts own emotions and intuition; intuition regarded as “truth” Is receptive to others’ ideas; team player; builds on ideas of others, noncompetitive Value Words: “right” and “fair” SOUTH – EMPATHY

+ Style Taken to Excess: Can lose focus on goals when believes relationship, needs of people are being compromised Has trouble saying “no” to requests Internalizes difficulty and assumes blame Is prone to disappointment when relationship is seen as secondary to task Has difficulty confronting, dealing with anger; may be manipulated by anger Can over-compromise to avoid conflict Can be immersed in the present; loses track of time; may not see long- range view Can become mired in the process at the expense of accomplishing goals

+ SOUTH - EMPATHY Tips for Working With a South: Notes / Scenario at Work:

EAST - VISION Approaches to Work / Work Style: Visionary; sees the big picture Generative and creative thinker; is able to think outside the box Very idea oriented; focuses on future thought Makes decisions by standing in the future Demonstrates insight into mission and purpose Adept at solving problems Likes to experiment, explore Appreciates a lot of information Value Words: “option, possibility, imagine”

+ EAST - VISION Style Taken to Excess: Can put too much emphasis on vision at the expense of action Can lose focus on tasks Demonstrates poor follow-through on projects; can develop a reputation for lack of dependability and attention to detail Not time-bound, may lose track of time Tends to be highly enthusiastic early on, then burn out over the long haul Will not work on projects that do not have a comprehensive vision Easily frustrated and overwhelmed when outcomes are not in line with the vision

+ EAST - VISION Tips for Working With an East: Notes / Scenario at Work:

WEST - ANALYSIS Approaches to Work / Work Style: Is helpful to others by providing planning and resources; comes through for the team Uses data analysis and logic to make decisions Weighs all sides of an issue; is balanced Introspective, self-analytical Carefully & thoroughly examines people’s needs in situations Maximizes existing resources – gets the most out of what has been done in the past Value Word: “objective”

+ WEST - ANALYSIS Style Taken to Excess: Can be bogged down by information analysis process at expense of moving forward Can become stubborn and entrenched in position Can be indecisive, collect unnecessary data, mired in details; “analysis paralysis” May appear cold, withdrawn, with respect to others’ working style Tendency towards watchfulness, observation Can remain withdrawn, distant Resists emotional pleas and change

+ WEST - ANALYSIS Tips for Working With a West: Notes / Scenario at Work:

+ PROCESS THIS INFORMATION What is great about operating in your dominant work style? List reflections in your notes. What is challenging about operating in your dominant work style? List reflections in your notes.

+ INSIGHT Choose at least three specific things people who exhibit a different dominant direction can do to better work with you. List them in your notes. When you take your dominant direction to extremes, what do you think people in other directions are saying about why you are difficult to work with? List ideas in your notes.

+ DEBRIEF What have you learned? What surprised you? How are you going to use this information? How can you apply this to your ministry? Is having no leadership team or having negative interactions with your leadership team one factor that is hindering you from realizing the dreams for ministry God has placed on your heart?

+ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES “Turn unhealthy conflict into healthy conflict” slide is available as part of “Training for Connecting Women” Leadership Training. Contact a Ministry Coach near you to arrange the training. Contact the WM office (listed below) to find a coach near you. These materials have been developed by the Department of Women Ministries of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Permission is granted for the reproduction and distribution of these materials for study use by a congregation. Reproduction or utilization of this material for other use or sale is prohibited. Department of Women Ministries Evangelical Covenant Church 8303 W. Higgins Road Chicago, IL PHONE FAX web: