Volunteer Centered Thoughts: Freedom to Succeed

As a leader of leaders, it can be a struggle to see your leaders succeed. Sounds strange, doesn’t it? I’ve seen it though – leaders who are so concerned about looking like they can do everything become determined to look better than those they lead. As a leader of leaders, you must be willing to step aside and let your leaders succeed. Not only will it grow your team’s effectiveness, but it will make a huge and long-lasting impact on your leaders.

Helping leaders succeed with the little things

Want to see your leaders fail? Give them a big, hairy, audacious goal for their first leadership role.

Want to see your team accomplish amazing things? Start with the small stuff first. Help your leaders experience success quickly and often. You will then experience a team that is full of energy and willing to take on the big stuff.

There is nothing worse than giving leadership of a team over to someone and expecting them to take it on quickly. Even if you were able to overcome difficult circumstances early in your leadership role, not everyone is capable of the same kind of success that soon. Give them an opportunity to be setup for success by you. They will gain the confidence and experience they need as a leader, as well as gain trust and confidence from their volunteers. Plus, you will begin to earn their trust as they learn to look to you to help them grow as a leader.

Helping leaders succeed with the big things

After a few small wins, it is good to give them a larger goal or project. Help them break it down into smaller projects that resemble their recent successes. This will help them to see how big challenges can be accomplished through small wins and will also help them to achieve some amazing things as a team.

No matter what, setup them up for success, give them the freedom to fail, and learn to love your leaders in either circumstance – just as Jesus modeled to His disciples.

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