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360 degrees
If you haven’t already go out and get a copy of the 360 degree leader by John Maxwell. Our Pastor has recommended the book several times, I just re-read it and agree with him, it’s one of the best Maxwell books out there. 360 and 21 irrefutable laws of leadership are all you really need to read and you can be a Maxwell expert.

The 360 degree leader teaches us how to lead down to the people who work for us, to the sides for the people who are at the same level as we are and up to the people we work for. All the chapters are great, but if you have never read about leading up you are really missing something! Take some time this week and do a quick exercise to polish your 360 degree leadership!

For those who report to you:
1. What’s the single most important thing I want my staff to know?
2. How often and how effectively do I communicate #1 to them?
3. What’s the greatest challenge I face with leading them?
4. What’s the one area I would like to improve in leading my team?

For those you work alongside:
1. What is the focus of my teammates ministry?
2. How can I help them achieve their goals?
3. How can I more effectively collaborate with the people not in my specific ministry but on the same team?
4. What’s the greatest challenge I face leading those who are on my same level?
5. What’s the one area I would like to improve in leading to the side?

For those you report to:
1. What’s the single most important thing to my boss regarding our ministry?
2. How can I help she or he achieve that win?
3. What is my bosses personality type and how does that influence the way I communicate with she or he?
4. What value can I add to the over all organization?
5. What’s the greatest challenge I face leading up?
6. What’s the one area I would like to improve on in leading up?