Leadership Summit

The first day of the summit is on... Got started with the notes a bit late but this is what I've got for the third session...

The Heat of Responsibility

Rev Floyd H. Flake

Session three

When you take about moving people you talk about leadership

It doesn’t matter what field its in – there is always a need for a transition for it to fulfill its greatest potential. (Find your best self).

It is important once you receive the vision try to find new ways for people to think about things in a new way.

It is very difficult to sell new ideas because you are about to move them out of a comfort zone where they may be effective, but not most effective. It means moving them beyond their self serving motives.

In a transitional process, we may not be there through the end (John the Baptist). We might only be there at the beginning. We will not be our position forever.

Too many things fail because to many people start the process without knowing where they are going. Focus on the goal. We try to get people on understand what we sometimes don’t understand ourselves.

Transitional Leadership

We focus on identified need(s)

We have a responsibility to look and see what the need is…

In his context – he saw that property value was declining – not the necessary institutional systems to support their community. Education was declining.

As they identified the needs they invited the congregation to fulfill those needs (building a school).

Look at the community – look at its failure. The school system was failing the community.

Transition can take place but it means standing up to those who believe if cannot be done.

Deal with reality

Avoiding pitfalls – values can be compromised.

Develop new leaders so you are not doing the who job – goals

Transactional Leadership

Working with people to sell the vision.

We need group buy in, but we need to be able to stand up and say it is time to make a decision.

Transparency in Leadership

We have to understand that if we are going to be great leaders we have to be moral leaders.

The day for Sinai leadership is over. Information needs to flow back and forth. When communication lines are open, problems can be solved. We must function with integrity.

Watch financial integrity carefully.

The love of money is the root of all evil.

Leaders must understand we stand with integrity. When we stand with integrity man does not have a case with us.

The reality of where we need to get – transcendent Leadership

Transformational Leadership

We understand the problem – we figure out the solution.

The people you lead are constantly asking – what are we going to do next? It means that they are ready to make and investment – time money and resources.

If you give people the agenda and the agenda is well understood you will see fruit.

Always focused on the goal
Identifies the problem
Identifies the Solution
Begins the process
What is your transcendency plan? What are you passing on?
Jesus-12 disciples – apostles – church leaders – beyond
Our job is to create leaders behind us that become more than we could be.