Monday, October 02, 2006
Interns & Leadership
Had a blast last night with all of our interns. We had 15 young couples of every denomination, background, and race. From 20’s to 40’s, representing the countries of Korea, Mexico, Liberia, the US, and East Texas! Every model was discussed by all of them. These guys are the "cream of the crop" and I’m super grateful to be associated with them. We ate barbecue and then they asked Nikki and me lots of questions--some really good questions. We focused on family a lot and ministry some.
One question was how my leadership had changed over the years:
Level 1: Leadership by friendship--since you’re my friend help me.
Level 2: Leadership by systems--at 300, too many people to know everyone well--so mastering infrastructure crucial.
Level 3: Leadership by leaders--reproducing yourself and pouring into a few guys.
Level 4: Leadership by vision--though this is present at every level, this is your primary opus operandi, and is driven through relationships and systems.
Level 5: Leadership by leverage--something I’m just now beginning to understand. Pulling key influencers together to sharpen and focus one another’s energies to do something bigger than they could normally do alone, albeit something good. I’m learning the "truly greats" operate like this a lot. This is how they’ve done their greatest work and what they live for. I think this is the level 5 leadership that Collins writes about. It’s movement from the self-centered self-serving "me" to the other-centered other-serving "we."
One question was how my leadership had changed over the years:
Level 1: Leadership by friendship--since you’re my friend help me.
Level 2: Leadership by systems--at 300, too many people to know everyone well--so mastering infrastructure crucial.
Level 3: Leadership by leaders--reproducing yourself and pouring into a few guys.
Level 4: Leadership by vision--though this is present at every level, this is your primary opus operandi, and is driven through relationships and systems.
Level 5: Leadership by leverage--something I’m just now beginning to understand. Pulling key influencers together to sharpen and focus one another’s energies to do something bigger than they could normally do alone, albeit something good. I’m learning the "truly greats" operate like this a lot. This is how they’ve done their greatest work and what they live for. I think this is the level 5 leadership that Collins writes about. It’s movement from the self-centered self-serving "me" to the other-centered other-serving "we."
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