The document discusses developing potential leaders. It emphasizes modeling leadership, providing growth opportunities, thinking big for others, and making hard decisions about training, transferring, or terminating others. The key to developing leaders is for leaders to have their own growth plan and set an example for others to follow through their actions every day. Leaders must believe in, encourage, share with, and trust potential leaders in order to effectively equip them.

1. Introduction: First: development of leaders must be the number one priority… AND second: practice leadership development in every area of your life.

2. List 3-4 people in your sphere of influence or organization that you have the opportunity to influence. At least one needs to be from outside of work. (Church, the chamber, a business associate, a friend) Now, what have you done in the last 30 days to develop them? Do you have a game plan? Are they growing personally/professionally? Have they lifted your load any in the past 30 days?

3. Why develop leaders? Those closest to the leader will determine the success level of that leader. “ No executive has ever suffered because his people were strong and effective.” Peter Drucker

4. Why develop leaders? Leaders attract leaders. (potential/current) Leaders combined strength is multiplied: Because the more people you lead the more leaders you need:

5. The Jethro Principle: Exodus 18 Jethro rejoiced in what God had and was currently doing. (18:1-11) Jethro understood that an appropriate response to the work of God was sacrifice and worship. (18:12) Jethro was not afraid to ask questions about “how” ministry was being done or listen to with an open ear the reasons. (18:13-16)

6. The Jethro Principle: Exodus 18 Jethro was not afraid to evaluate and honestly address issues. “What you are doing is not good.” (18:17-18) Jethro didn’t just critique he offered an alternative plan. (18:19-23) BUT, he didn’t demand it be accepted. (18:23) “If you do this and God commands it”

7. Jethro’s Plan: “Select capable people … appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.” The nation of Israel was to be divided up with leaders over seeing about 10 people each.

8. Creating a climate for potential leaders: Those who believe in our abilities do more than stimulate us—they create an atmosphere in which it becomes easier for us to succeed. John Maxwell

9. Creating a climate for potential leaders: Find or create momentum and feed it daily!!! Model the leadership you desire to see developed in them!!!

10. Creating a climate for potential leaders: “Example is not the main thing in influencing others… it is the only thing.” Albert Schweitzer

11. Creating a climate for potential leaders: Take 3 minutes and think about the past 30 days. What do the actions of the potential leaders around you reveal about your leadership?

12. Creating a climate for potential leaders: Daily doses of the 101% principle … the more 101 you use, the more you will have to give away. Provide growth opportunities

13. Dictators vs Facilitators: Hoard decisions vs Push decisions down line. Make decisions alone or restrict them to an elite group. vs Involve others as much as possible in key decisions and give people space to make those decisions.

14. Dictators vs Facilitators: View truth and wisdom as their domain since they are the leaders. Vs View truth and wisdom as being accessible to everyone throughout the organization. Surprise their workers with edicts from above. Vs Let those responsible decide how the jobs will be done.

15. Dictators vs Facilitators: Guard their own interests. Vs Serve everyone’s interest by developing people. Take for themselves. Vs Give to the organization.

16. Creating a climate for potential leaders Think Big for them – “Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all he can do.” Henry Drummond

17. Creating a climate for potential leaders Make the hard decisions: Should they be Trained, Transferred or Terminated?

18. Summary: Find or create momentum and feed it daily!!! Model the leadership you desire to see developed in them!!! Daily doses of the 101% principle Provide growth opportunities Think Big for them – Make the hard decisions:

19. Key to providing a climate where potential leaders can grow starts with you!

20. Ask yourself: Do I have a game plan for my own personal growth? Yes No Am I the leader of that plan? Yes No Am I willing to change to keep growing, even if it means giving up my current position, if I am not experiencing growth? Yes No

21. Ask yourself: Is my life an example for others to follow? Yes No Am I willing to pay the price to become a great leader? Yes No “Most of the significant things done in the world were done by persons who were either too busy or too sick to do them.” John Maxwell

22. Nurturing Potential Leaders: B – Believe in them E – Encourage them S – Share with them T – Trust them

23. Equipping Potential Leaders: The equipper is a model The equipper is a mentor And the equipper is an empowerer

24. Equipping Potential Leaders: Answer these questions: What is the statement of purpose for the organization? What is the primary need of the organization? Is there training in place to meet that need? What areas within the organization have the greatest growth potential?

25. Equipping Essentials: Develop a personal relationship w/ the people you equip. Share your dream (all good leaders have a dream – all great leaders share it) Ask for commitment. (This is where the rubber meets the road) There’s a big difference between interest and commitment.

26. Equipping Essentials: Set goals for Growth Communicate the fundamentals

27. 5 step process for equipping: I do, you watch, we talk I do, you help, we talk You do, I help, we talk You do, I watch, we talk We both repeat steps 1-4 with another.

28. Developing Potential Leaders: To Develop someone is to invest in them for their personal growth and it’s hard work. “My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,” St. Paul (Gal 4:19)