God struck me right between the eyes this week.
I just finished LEAD 0510 at Tyndale and I have to be real with you, I'm a little embarrassed. I was called out! I've had a ton of leadership training, even an executive coach, yet I wasn't following what I'd learned, nor God's principles for using my gifts.
Last year I took a significant shift in my career - going from being one of the head cheeses of a massive and cool corporation, to a lower management role at a large charity, while I started my Masters part time. I was convinced, that to get through school, I just needed a job where I could law low and check tasks off a list. Let someone else lead for a change. Tell me what to do. I'll be a hard worker and good follower, honest.
Last year I took a significant shift in my career - going from being one of the head cheeses of a massive and cool corporation, to a lower management role at a large charity, while I started my Masters part time. I was convinced, that to get through school, I just needed a job where I could law low and check tasks off a list. Let someone else lead for a change. Tell me what to do. I'll be a hard worker and good follower, honest.
But I was a bear. I wasn't leading from my sweet spot. My "just hunker down and do it" attitude was really hurting those around me.
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If you're wondering what you're personality type and gifts are, here's a few great assessment tools:
How often do you lead from being authoritative and/or just checking tasks off a list? When you lead collaboratively and from your passions and strengths, everyone around you benefits. Plus, you'll be way less frustrated. God wants you to use your spiritual gifts (1 Peter 4:10-11) and the way he designed you for His kingdom work.
If you're wondering what you're personality type and gifts are, here's a few great assessment tools:
- Identify youth strengths & weaknesses (ignore the cheesy name of the site): http://www.authentichappiness.
sas.upenn.edu/questionnaires. aspx scroll down to the "VIA Signature Strengths Questionnaire" - Myers Briggs personality type (this is great for learning how to interact with co-workers/leaders/volunteers): http://www.humanmetrics.com/
cgi-win/jtypes2.asp - Spiritual Gifts Test: http://www.churchgrowth.org/cgi-cg/gifts.cgi?intro=1
We're all leading, in one way or another, all the time. So do yourself and the others around you a favour, lead from your sweet spot.
