[My Wednesday blogpost series is connected to my 2020 4Q program in which I share my personal responses to the questions raised in the worksheets.] 

One of the DOING disciplines is establishing supportive relationships for others. A serving leader sets others up for success by placing them in environments and teams where they will best succeed. Jesus chose twelve men and developed them into a team. He also sent them out two by two. I once heard it said, “None of us has it all together, but together we have it all.” Everyone needs supportive relationships. 

Another discipline is “expressing unconditional love.” Serving leaders at the DOING stage allow their people to fail forward, expressing unconditional love and acceptance. Serving leaders also speak the truth compassionately, confronting problems that are preventing people from moving forward. They are truth-tellers, driven by their desire to help.

Which of the two disciplines listed in this session (Establishing Supportive Relationships and Expressing Unconditional Love) are you planning to give more of your focus? What is your plan to ensure it’s long-term implementation? 

I personally need to work more on developing a global team of leadership developers. Since I prefer in-person meetings and tire quickly of online connections, this is difficult for me without a serious amount of travel involved. Moving forward, I plan to push myself on having more online meetings with the Reverb Network team and using those opportunities for more than just strategy sessions. I would like to make significant investments in my global partners’ lives through ongoing friendship and personal development. 

Now it’s your turn. Which of the two disciplines are you going to focus on more? What’s your plan? Go ahead, write something down…you are a serving leader!