Developing a Leadership Pipeline – Discerning the Leader: Part 3
In our last two posts, we have discussed the process that Jesus used to develop leaders. This process was built on biblically-based purpose-driven relationships which then were expanded into a four-fold strategy which included; define the leader, discern the leader, develop the leader and lastly deploy the leader.
In this third post, I would like to discuss the second step of the process, “Discerning the Leader.”
Hopefully, you have taken the time to define the leader that you are attempting to build. This was covered in our last post. Once that has been defined you can now move to the next step of the process.
There are four areas to consider in discerning the leader that you desire to build.
1. Assess the person and identify those areas that are established in their life.
Since you have been able to define what the leader should potentially become, you will need to begin by determining where the leader currently is. This might take place over a series of personal discussions where you are able to define with the potential leader, what it is that you are attempting to impart and develop in their lives.
2. Identify those areas that are absent or need development in their life.
It will be evident, what qualities are a part of their leadership and which ones still need to be developed. This list will become a great beginning point in developing the leader.
3. Prioritize the list of developmental areas.
Once the list is complete, you will want to prioritize the list of development areas and work with them to determine an action plan. You and your potential leader will now have a strategy to follow as you meet on a regular basis to discuss these important components.
4. Transfer to your development process (next session).
Now that you have a clear picture of the both the strengths and weaknesses of your potential leader and have worked together to build an action plan for development you are now ready to move on to the next step in the process, developing the leader.
See my next post for the next step in Developing the Leadership Pipeline – Developing the Leader: Part 4.
