Be a servant leader

10/08/06 12:15 Filed in: LIFE skills
How? By asking your colleagues good questions. For example, ask:
  1. In 1 sentence, what’s your goal?
  2. If you could accomplish 1 thing this year/month/week, what would it be?
  3. How is this problem an opportunity?
  4. How can you address this situation?
  5. What 3 changes would honor God?
  6. What 3 things is God calling you to be?
  7. What 3 dreams do you want to make real?
  8. What 3 things can you do or be in order to close the gap?
  9. What 3 indicators best measure your progress?
  10. What’s your ideal?
Take action:
  1. Ask yourself, “How can I use questions to serve others? To lead others?” Write down 5 or more answers.
  2. Next, ask someone a question. For example, “How can we help students understand and use a biblical perspective?”
  3. Develop a habit of asking questions. Ask someone a question each day for the next 10 days.
Use questions to serve. Don’t use self-serving questions. Use questions to lead. Don’t use leading questions.