A leader often has to deal with many dynamics in managing her team. It could be apathy. (Which I have written about in the past here.) Another challenge a leader may have to deal with is a frustrated team.
Leadership can be the cause of frustration for their team, hence the importance of identifying possible reasons why your team is frustrated with your leadership. Here are more than five reasons your team is frustrated with your leadership:
Hi,
Just a quick note… (I’m writing this with limited power & in haste… forgive me if some of it may not make sense) I’m in Mozambique at moment. I’m privileged together with Ingrid, my wife, to take a group of young people to go serve in a somewhat remote area in Mozambique, called Xai Xai. Over the last four years we’ve been privileged to be part of seen the fruition of a vision fulfilled. We’ve played our small part in helping Mark Harper, a South African missionary, build a campsite. Every year we’ve reviewed what we’ve managed to do in the previous year.
The experience has taught us that you may not always be able to see the fruition of your grand vision immediately but there is something that you can do today to see fruits tomorrow. The campsite, called Bethel, is functional and has been serving the villages and communities as a venue for much needed teacher training for primary education. Camps are also run for young people who are challenged to make decisions to be followers of Christ.
It is amazing how our small seed is having a profound impact on the community and villages around. We cannot take credit for much. The greater work has been done by Mark and many others before us. We’re humbled to be part of the legacy in a small way and seeing Mark and other before us and when we are not here. It is people from far and near that have given of themselves and resources and share a passion to see the world changed!
For the next week we are going to be running a camp with a five fold purpose:
The theme of the camp we’ll be running here is loosely translated from Portuguese and means “Arson!”. We pray that young people will be ignited to go start intentional fires in their communities / villages after God sets them alight this week.
Pray for Ingrid & I as well as the team. While we travel please pray God’s protection and wisdom. Pray that we will do as God requires and that lives of everyone we encounter will be changed. Pray that we will also not be ignorant of what God may desires in us while we’re here. Pray that we’ll speak and do only what God requires of us.
I may only be in touch in about a week’s time to share our many experiences from this trip… In the meantime please do pray!
For the last few Mondays I’ve shared lessons from the road and squash court. For some reason that is where I seem to find myself in reflection almost effortlessly.
Perhaps the reason it is those two places is it is in those moments I disconnect from the usual bustle. Have you noticed places where you easily can disconnect and reflect? I think it is those kind of places where complexity ceases to be daunting.
Productivity takes on a new face when we’re in environments that encourage it. Sometimes changing my environment has made significant difference between getting things done and the adverse. I played a game of squash which reminded me about one of the reasons winning matters for us.