The Practical Missions Podcast
Pod # 52 Leadership in Missions
We need to lead people in relation to how complicated their life and task is.
In this Pod, I talk to a guy who is clearly more nuanced and intelligent than I am. My guest shares his four points on what makes a great leader. We also have a good conversation about what makes feedback useful, feeling valued by leadership, and how to bridge the gap between leadership and front-line workers.
If you enjoyed today’s episode, you will want to check out the first conversation I had with today’s guest, it’s episode 12 Running the Race with Endurance.
Timeline
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:05 Who are you learning from right now?
- 05:39 What is a healthy leader in missions?
- 06:17 (1) – Proactive relationship with God
- 09:08 (2) – Vision for your job
- 13:54 (3) – Cultural and Emotional Inelegance
- 17:30 (4) – The Ability to Rest
- 19:35 What kind of leaders do missions attract?
- 22:40 Feeling valued by leadership
- 27:13 What should we be measuring?
- 29:28 Do we give too much leniency to fruit-line workers?
- 31:34 Single, Double, Triple Loop Learning
- 34:27 What is good feedback?
- 41:13 Why are appraisals so useless?
- 43:37 Bridging the divide between leadership and people on the ground
Listen on: Apple Podcast | Spotify
Depending on how good we think we are at what we do and depending on how we feel about ourselves, we will need different levels of gentleness in feedback. When things are more complicated and complex, the feedback needs to be more complex.
Pod # 52 Leadership in Missions
We need to lead people in relation to how complicated their life and task is.
In this Pod, I talk to a guy who is clearly more nuanced and intelligent than I am. My guest shares his four points on what makes a great leader. We also have a good conversation about what makes feedback useful, feeling valued by leadership, and how to bridge the gap between leadership and front-line workers.
If you enjoyed today’s episode, you will want to check out the first conversation I had with today’s guest, it’s episode 12 Running the Race with Endurance.
Depending on how good we think we are at what we do and depending on how we feel about ourselves, we will need different levels of gentleness in feedback. When things are more complicated and complex, the feedback needs to be more complex.
Listen on: Apple Podcast | Spotify
Timeline
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:05 Who are you learning from right now?
- 05:39 What is a healthy leader in missions?
- 06:17 (1) – Proactive relationship with God
- 09:08 (2) – Vision for your job
- 13:54 (3) – Cultural and Emotional Inelegance
- 17:30 (4) – The Ability to Rest
- 19:35 What kind of leaders do missions attract?
- 22:40 Feeling valued by leadership
- 27:13 What should we be measuring?
- 29:28 Do we give too much leniency to fruit-line workers?
- 31:34 Single, Double, Triple Loop Learning
- 34:27 What is good feedback?
- 41:13 Why are appraisals so useless?
- 43:37 Bridging the divide between leadership and people on the ground
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