{"id":19353,"date":"2016-11-27T15:58:14","date_gmt":"2016-11-27T20:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=19353"},"modified":"2016-11-27T21:24:46","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T02:24:46","slug":"16-practices-of-leaders-who-lead-like-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2016\/11\/27\/16-practices-of-leaders-who-lead-like-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Practices Of Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a number of people from all walks of life who make me better leader every time they speak<\/strong> – Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban<\/a>, Willow Creek Community Church senior pastor Bill Hybels<\/a>, author Simon Sinek<\/a>, professor and researcher Jim Collins<\/a>, marketer Seth Godin<\/a>, former quarterback Peyton Manning<\/a>, sociologist Malcolm Gladwell<\/a>, business consultant Patrick Lencioni<\/a>, and others.<\/p>\n

But there is one leader whose words and life impact me like no other – my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ<\/strong>. \u00a0I was reminded of this again today as I read the text from Mark 4:35-41. \u00a0First is the lesson learned followed by the supporting text:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Proactively Build Relationships With Their Teams<\/strong> – v. 35 – “He said to them” Leadership is about people. \u00a0You must get out of your office and engage them. \u00a0Stop by their desk and actually have a conversation with your team members.<\/li>\n
  2. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Do Things In The Context Of Community –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 35 – “Let us” \u00a0We can do more together than we ever can individually.<\/li>\n
  3. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Move People Out Of Their Comfort Zones –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 35 – “cross over to the other side.” \u00a0Smart leaders are always putting their teams in positions which will stretch and grow them.<\/li>\n
  4. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Understand The Importance Of Solitude –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 36 – “Now when they had left the multitude” \u00a0Leaders must spend some time alone to think, plan, strategize and recalibrate.<\/li>\n
  5. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Are Leaders Are A Pleasure To Be Around –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 36 – “they took Him along in the boat as He was.” \u00a0How does your team feel when you walk into a room or they see your name on their cell phone? \u00a0Does you team want to spend time with you or get away from you?<\/li>\n
  6. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Have Ever-Increasing Influence –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 36 – “And other little boats are also with Him.” \u00a0Successful leaders stewards influence well. \u00a0It is always increasing or decreasing. \u00a0Smart leaders know which way it is trending and adjust accordingly.<\/li>\n
  7. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Are Prepared For Sudden Crisis –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 37 – “And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that is was already filling.” \u00a0Leadership exists for crisis situations. \u00a0It is crisis which reveals the mettle of a leaders.<\/li>\n
  8. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Bring A Sense of Calm And Self-Assurance –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 38 – “But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow.” \u00a0When everyone else is insecure and panicked, leading like Jesus means bringing assurance, security and perspective to your teams.<\/li>\n
  9. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Are Accessible –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 38 – “And they awoke Him and said to Him” \u00a0Jesus has the ultimate open-door policy in the person of the Holy Spirit. \u00a0In this specific text, we learn the disciples knew Jesus was available and could be waken up. \u00a0How accessible are you?<\/li>\n
  10. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Are Often Misunderstood –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 38 – “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” \u00a0Simply put, leaders have information and insights others do not. \u00a0It is part of the responsibility of being a leader. \u00a0As a result, people often do not understand why you make the decisions you do.<\/li>\n
  11. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Have Great Body Language And Presence –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 39 – “Then He arose” \u00a0I have often wondered why Jesus even bothered to get out of bed to rebuke the wind. \u00a0He did not have to. \u00a0Jesus could have spoken “Peace, be still” from the comfort of his comfortable bed and soft pillow. \u00a0I think He stood because He understand the dramatic impact His physical presence would have. \u00a0Many times, a leader’s body language speaks louder than their words ever could.<\/li>\n
  12. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Solve Problems –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 39 – “and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace, be still!” \u00a0A leader’s value is directly tied to his\/her competence and ability to solve problems.<\/li>\n
  13. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Deliver Results –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 39 – “And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.” \u00a0What makes this a meaningful story is when Jesus spoke, the wind actually did cease. \u00a0The storm was over. \u00a0Great leaders deliver great results.<\/li>\n
  14. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Take Every Opportunity To Coach Their Teams –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 40 – “But He said to them, ‘Why are you so fearful? \u00a0How is it that you have no faith?'” \u00a0Jesus used this incredible event to teach the disciples about their faith. \u00a0In victory or defeat, smart leaders are always looking for ways to impart wisdom.<\/li>\n
  15. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Are Deeply Respected –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 41 – “And they feared exceedingly and said to one another” \u00a0As a leader, would you rather be liked or respected? \u00a0This is an age-old question but the answer is “Both”. \u00a0People have to be able to help you. \u00a0But people must also want to help you.<\/li>\n
  16. Leaders Who Lead Like Jesus Rely On Jesus –\u00a0<\/strong>v. 41 – “Who can this be, that even the wind and sea obey Him!” \u00a0No matter how great a leader you may be, there is still a gap between your abilities and what God wants to do through you. \u00a0Only Jesus can fill that gap.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What is one thing you learned about Leading Like Jesus in this passage which will make you a better leader?<\/p>\n

    \"1269\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    Click\u00a0HERE<\/a>\u00a0or on the image to the left and as a free gift for subscribing to this site, you can receive\u00a0my new Ebook\u00a01269 Leadership Quotes: Timeless Truths From 2016\u2019s Top Christian Leadership Conferences<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. \u00a0Featured are the Johnny Hunt Mens Conference, ReThink Leadership, Orange and Leadercast Conferences among others. \u00a0If applied, these insights will make you an exponentially better leader. \u00a0Enjoy!!!<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    There are a number of people from all walks of life who make me better leader every time they speak – Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban, Willow Creek Community Church senior pastor Bill Hybels, author Simon Sinek, professor and researcher Jim Collins, marketer Seth Godin, former quarterback Peyton Manning, sociologist Malcolm Gladwell, business […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[243,259,346],"class_list":["post-19353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-church-leadership","tag-jesus","tag-leadership","tag-pastors"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/CpsGNkfWIAAhRWW.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19353"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19353"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19355,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19353\/revisions\/19355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}