ANYONE CAN BE A LEADER
IF WE BEHAVE LIKE ONE
Leading Volunteers
Some Background
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SAFECO – Leadership development
Focused on non-managers.
 Public
Speaking
 Time Management
 Leading a Team
 Qualities of a Leader
 Peer Mentoring
 Presentation Skills
Our application today
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TRAC – Leadership development
Focused on leading volunteers
 No
positional authority
 Lead through relationship and respect
 It’s about behaviors
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7 essential behaviors of a volunteer leader…
Choose a positive attitude
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We cannot always control what happens to us in
life, but it is our choice how we respond.
Viktor Frankl an Austrian neurologist and
psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor said,
“The last of our human freedoms is to choose our
attitude in any given circumstance.”
Remember the people around you will mirror your
attitude.
Be others focused
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For even the Son of Man came not to be served but
to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for
many.” Mark 10:45
So he got up from the table, took off his robe,
wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water
into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’
feet, drying them with the towel. John 13:4,5
The best way to create an environment where people
willingly follow your leadership is to let them know
that your #1 priority is to help them. - Tony Dungy
Pray for your team before, during and after camp.
Be encouraging
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To encourage means to express enthusiastic
confidence in another's ability to accomplish
something or prevail under difficult circumstances.
Exceptional Leaders know that how and what they
communicate impacts others either positively or
negatively. Choose positive!
Do you declare the possibilities for others, envisioning
a successful future for them?
Be intentional and authentic with your encouragement.
Look for opportunities to speak life into others.
Listen more, talk less
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There are two reasons for listening, to connect with
people and to learn something.
Everyone has a story and they want you to hear it.
When you listen, pay attention to both the factual and
emotional content of what is being said.
”Wisdom is the reward you get from a lifetime of
listening when you’d rather have talked.- Doug Larson
I have to admit, I’ve never learned anything when I
was talking. – Paul Emmett
Practice and improve communication skills
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If a leader can’t get a message across clearly and
motivate others to act on it, having a message
doesn’t even matter.
Credibility precedes good communications.
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believe what you say.
 Second, live what you say.
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Three keys to improving communication skills
 Practice
 Practice
 Practice
Be a good follower
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Biblical examples:
 Joshua
followed Moses for more than forty years before
he led the children of Israel into the promised land.
 Elisha served Elijah for ten years before he took up his
master’s mantle and went on to perform even more
miracles.
 The Apostle Peter followed Jesus for three years—and
made a lot of mistakes—before he and his fellowdisciples “turned the world upside down”.
 Jesus - “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass
from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”
Matthew 26:39 NKJV
So what does a great follower look like?
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They understand their role - Great followers not
only accept this fact but embrace it.
They are obedient - No one should be allowed to
give orders who can’t obey orders.
They are servants - Great followers are observant.
They notice what needs to be done, then they do it
joyfully.
They are humble - Great followers don’t make it
about them. They shine the light on their leader.
They are loyal - Great followers never speak ill of
their leader in public.
Be a continual learner
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Continuous learners
 Have a beginner’s mindset
 Make connections
 Are flexible and adaptable
 Are always learning something
 Are continuously curious
 Learn in multiple ways
 Teach others
Leadership…Its about YOUR behavior
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“You have to do your own growing, no matter how
tall your grandfather was.” Old Irish Proverb
Questions?