Episode 110
The 5 Ws of Servant Leadership
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The 5 Ws of Servant Leadership
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Servant leadership has become increasingly popular, but it’s still rare and misunderstood. Episode 110 of Faithful on the Clock gives you the 5 Ws of servant leadership to help you get it right.
Timestamps:
[00:04] - Intro
[00:33] - What servant leadership is (and isn’t)
[02:18] - Who and what — where your stewardship gets directed
[02:51] - When and where — identifying your timeline and locations for action
[03:51] - How — the nitty-gritty logistics of what your stewardship
[05:10] - Why — the reason someone or something deserves your stewardship and the anticipated outcomes of your protection and service; clarifies your values, which enables integrity and consistency
[06:24] - Learning and growing might demand you change your stewardship over time.
[08:00] - Prayer
[08:30] - Outro/What’s coming up next
Key takeaways:
- Servant leadership isn’t about giving others autonomy or whatever they want and, as a result, losing control. It’s about maintaining control when it’s necessary to ensure people get what they need. Servant leadership and stewardship are connected — if you’re not stewarding something or someone, you’re not serving.
- The first two Ws of servant leadership are who and what. They identify where you’re going to direct your stewardship.
- The third and fourth Ws are when and where. They allow you to pinpoint the timeline and location for your stewardship. Both take significant discernment due to market variables.
- The fifth “bonus” W is how. It tackles the logistics of what you need to do, including design, innovation, and task assignment. Whenever possible, choose the how that does the least damage, so as to love as Jesus loved.
- The last W is why. In servant leadership, why is external, not internal. It identifies the reason whoever or whatever you’re stewarding deserves your stewardship, and it clarifies the anticipated or desired result of your protection and service. All of this lays out your values, which helps you maintain integrity.
- As you learn and grow with God’s help, you might find that your why and corresponding values shift. That is normal, and it is acceptable to move on when God says you are ready to do so.
CTAs:
- Identify one person, group, or asset you feel it is important to steward at this point in your life.
- Pinpoint each of the Ws involved for the person, group, or asset you’ve identified in the first step.
What’s coming up next:
Traditionally, David and Goliath is the story of an underdog who wins. But Episode 111 of Faithful on the Clock helps you yourself not as David, but as Israel, connecting it to the sacrifice of Jesus.
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