We are walking in today: True Leaders Work As A Team, They Also Innovate!!!!!
Witness together throughout the Bible--H3162 yachad--union, unitedness; together, altogether, all together, alike
Exodus 19:8 And all the people answered together, H3162 and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.
The Torah Testifies.............................
Deuteronomy 33:5 And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together. H3162
The prophets proclaim...............
Isaiah 41:20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, H3162 that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it
The writings bear witness.............
Joshua 9:2 That they gathered themselves together, H3162 to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
Hosea 1:11 Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, H3162 and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
Attitude #5 TEAMWORK
COMING TOGETHER IS A BEGINNING. KEEPING TOGETHER IS PROGRESS. WORKING TOGETHER IS SUCCESS. -Henry Ford
True leaders possess the attitude of teamwork because they do not care who gets the credit. They move people from their personal and private goals to serving the needs of the common good. A team spirit manifests the difference between ambition and the pursuit of a The Most High-given destiny: Ambition is a private thing that you want to do only for your own benefit, while destiny is a big picture that involves benefiting others.
A leader is always a team player. True leaders are always cognizant that no great accomplishment has ever been achieved by one individual. This is a practical principle, but it is also by design. Mankind was created so that people would benefit from one another’s mutual contributions as they live and work together. This is so they will not become self-centered, will learn to care for the needs of others, and will be able to multiply the reach of their gifts by combining their talents as they create and produce things.
After all, The Most High himself, though he is one unified Spirit being, expresses his creative activity through the divine teamwork of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. A leader understands that every person was created to fill a need. Everyone has an ability that no one else has and is indispensable in the world. Likewise, because of their unique gifts and perspectives, each human being is a solution to a
certain problem that needs to be solved. The attitude of being a team player is also one of a humble spirit who recognizes that he has both strengths and weaknesses and needs the strengths of others to be a support where he is weak. To become the leader that you were created to be, you must embrace and encourage the unique gifts, abilities, differences, and value that each team member brings to the whole. Leadership success is measured by how much work one can accomplish through the team.
PRINCIPLES OF TEAMWORK
Teamwork is defined as the ability to work together toward a common vision. Because it directs individual accomplishment toward organizational objectives, teamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results. Let’s look at some principles of teamwork:
1. PARTNERSHIP IS THE CREATOR’S IDEA.
When the Creator first brought mankind into the world, he had the idea of partnership in mind: “The LORD God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’”
2. TEAMWORK IS NECESSARY FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF PURPOSE.
Again, at creation, The Most High said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion.” The mandate of dominion over the earth, which requires the spirit of leadership, was given to both males and females. This means that teamwork is a built-in requirement for the fulfillment of our purposes in the world.
3. TEAMWORK IS THE CREATOR’S PLAN FOR LEADERSHIP.
While The Most High often calls individuals to carry out his purposes, he doesn’t want them to pursue their callings alone. Even Moses, who was called the friend of The Most High and did extraordinary things, needed leadership help. In the book of the prophet Micah, The Most High said, “I sent Moses to lead you, also Aaron and Miriam.” Moses did not rule alone, but was given the help of his brother and sister.
At a time when Moses tried to take on too much responsibility, his father-in-law reminded him that he needed to delegate responsibility or the work would be too much for him. We also see the idea of teamwork in the first-century church with the traveling teams of Paul and Barnabus, Peter and John, and Priscilla and Aquila. When Paul worked with the churches he founded, he often had many coworkers who assisted
him.
4. TEAMWORK WAS EMPHASIZED BY YESHUA.
Yeshua himself did not carry out his ministry alone but instead gathered a group of twelve disciples to assist him and learn from his example. When he sent out his disciples to minister, he told them to go two by two.
TEAMWORK INTRINSICALLY APPRECIATES DIVERSITY OF GIFTS.
THE BENEFITS OF TEAMWORK
Again, teamwork intrinsically appreciates the diversity of gifts that the team members bring to the partnership or group. Paul wrote, “Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Yeshua we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us.” The spirit of teamwork offers the following benefits:
• Teamwork gives opportunity for participation.
• Teamwork provides the environment for people’s talents and gifts to be released.
• Teamwork gives both personal and corporate satisfaction.
• Teamwork gives value to each part and member.
• Teamwork recognizes the value of each part/person.
EFFECTIVE TEAMWORK
How can you best reflect the attitude of teamwork? Glenn Parker, in his book, Teamwork, offers some very helpful principles regarding keys to effective teamwork programs. Apply them to improve your leadership development:
• Start with team goals.
• Select the right people.
• Define everyone’s roles.
• Empower the team. (Authorize the power of decision.)
• Open your talent bank.
• Appreciate style differences.
• Establish ground rules.
• Create a relaxed atmosphere.
• Prepare a work plan.
• Get the work done.
• Hold efficient meetings.
• Build external networks.
• Resolve conflicts effectively.
• Build a climate of trust.
• Communicate—and communicate!
• Get everyone committed.
• Make decisions by consensus.
• Reward team results.
• Assess team performance.
• Celebrate team accomplishments.
To manifest your true leadership aptitude, you must posses the spirit of teamwork and know that, as Ken Blanchard says, “None of us is as smart as all of us.” Leaders know that no one can be the best at everything. But when all of us combine our talents, we can be the best at virtually anything.
“There is no limit to what can be accomplished if it doesn’t matter who gets the credit.”
ATTITUDE #6 INNOVATION
DON'T RESIST CHANGE; CONTRIBUTE TO IT.
The spirit of true leadership is always manifested in an innovative attitude. The very nature of leading demands an innovative spirit as leaders take followers to an as-yet undiscovered world of vision.
Innovation is the creative reserve of true leaders. The ultimate goal of leadership is to successfully achieve and accomplish a predetermined vision to fulfill a primary purpose. The role of the leader is to provide a sense of purpose, vision, motivation, momentum, and a productive environment to accomplish this task. A key quality of leadership in this regard is an innovative and creative mindset.
THE MIND-SET OF INNOVATION
One of the principal characteristics of effective leaders is their ability to think outside the box. True leaders learn from their experiences, but they never live in them. They never live their lives by prior experiences or else they would become entrenched in the past. Leaders don't allow the past to dictate or entrap the future. They possess the capacity to combine old ideas and concepts in order to create new ones. They never believe that there is only one way to accomplish any task. True leaders are never prisoners of tradition.
OUR ABILITY TO INNOVATE COMES FROM THE FACT THAT WE ARE MADE IN THE IMAGE OF OUR CREATOR.
In light of the mind-set of the innovator, let's look at some definitions of innovation. Innovation is:
• the capacity to create new approaches and concepts to deal with old and new challenges.
• the perceptivity to see possibilities in the combination of old and new concepts.
• the creation, development, and application of untested ways of solving old and new problems.
• the capacity to think beyond the known, defy the norm, and believe in one’s abilities to solve problems.
THE CREATOR’S INNOVATIVE SPIRIT
Our ability to innovate comes from the fact that we are made in the image and likeness of our Creator. The first century writer Paul said that we are to “put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.” This means that the more we are transformed into the image of the One who created us, the more innovative we should be. An examination of the attitudes and actions of the Creator’s innovative Spirit leads us to the following conclusions. The Creator:
• created with diversity; he never repeated anything in creation.
• never did the same miracle twice in the same way.
• always solved problems in unexpected and un-traditional ways.
• challenged humanity to think beyond its current experience.
• never believed anything was impossible.
• never dealt with humanity according to its norms and expectations.
YESHUA THE INNOVATOR
One of the greatest examples of the leadership spirit of innovation is the ultimate leader, the young Hebrew Rabbi Yeshua. During his time on earth over two thousand years ago, he demonstrated the same innovative spirit as the heavenly Abba. His creativity was manifested throughout all his work among men. In performing his miracles, he never repeated any single method but always used a different approach to solve every problem. For example, he healed the blind using several different methods. For some, he merely touched their eyes and they were made well. For another, he laid his hands on the person’s eyes and put mud on them, and then laid his hands on them again to cause the person to receive his sight. For still another, he simply spoke the words, “Go, your faith has healed you,” and the person was healed. When Yeshua wanted to feed thousands of people who had gathered to hear him speak, he didn’t have his disciples buy food at the market, but he multiplied five loaves and two fish so that everyone was fed and had leftovers to spare. When he raised the dead, he did so in several different ways. One time he touched a young man’s coffin and then told him to get up; in another instance, he took a little girl by the hand and told her to get up; and at another time, he called out to Lazarus, who was still in his grave, and Lazarus walked out of the tomb alive. Every instance was unique and most likely tailored to the individual or to The Most High’s specific purposes at the time.
Yeshua was also innovative in his methods of travel. While everyone else crossed the lake in boats, there were one or two instances in which he walked on top of the water. Finally, one time when Yeshua and his disciples needed to pay taxes and Peter was concerned about it, Yeshua told him to go fishing and that the first fish he caught would have money inside its mouth that they could use to pay the taxes. His leadership style shows that true leadership demands that we always consider new ways to solve old problems.
“FORGET THE FORMER THINGS”
Having a predetermined mind-set hinders the leadership spirit of innovation. In the book of the prophet Isaiah, The Most High said, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” We can apply these statements in our development as innovators. Whenever you encounter a project, a challenge, or a problem, practice thinking in new ways and with a different mind-set. Ask the Creator to give you a fresh perspective, and see what happens! As Paul wrote, “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.” To become the leader that you were born to be and to manifest the hidden spirit of leadership dormant within you, you must cultivate the spirit of innovation. Do not be afraid to rise above mediocrity. Harness creativity and explore the uncharted worlds of the untested.
DO NOT BE AFRAID TO RISE ABOVE MEDIOCRITY.
Leaders don’t follow paths—they create trails. They venture where others don’t dare to tread. Know that the horizon of life offers great opportunities. Leaders take time to sit and think of things that have not yet been done and then make plans to get them done. Venture into the uncomfortable zone—innovate.
Shema Selah the time is to get uncomfortable, time to innovate!!! https://www.facebook.com/fiveam.prayer/videos/1979012268843546/?l=575050751220363697
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