Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Competency — more than skill

A 5C devotional on healthy leader development

Competency defined is the ability to do something successfully or efficiently. It has to do with skill, knowledge and ability. To be competent means to be equipped and made adequate to fulfill God’s calling. Even as competency is important, competency does not operate in a vacuum. A person may be highly skilled but if he/she is not a team player the competent person can actually undermine the team. Competency is essential but if the competent person does not communicate, cooperate and is not committed to the team the team experiences a slow death. Grow your competencies as a team player. Use your competency to strengthen your team and train them in the 5Cs. (inspired by Robert E. Quinn, Deep Change - Discovering the Leader Within, chapter 13)

Challenging Assignment:
Go to 2 or more teammates and ask them to share with you a couple of areas they enjoy about being a teammate of yours and then ask them to share with you one area for you to improve in order to deepen your part on the team.  Listen to them and let it sink in, thank them and go deep in the rich soil of your community.  

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