the way of the shepherd. roman cruz

ROMAN M. CRUZTS ENTREPATENEO GRADUATE SCHOOLCLARK CAMPUS

THE WAY OF THE

SHEPHERD

INSIGHTS

Know the condition of your flock• Knowing the status of your people

and not just plainly the status of their work

• Get to know your flock/ your people on a personal level

• Engage with your people on a regular basis

• Keep your eyes and ears open and follow through

Discover the SHAPE of your sheep

• S- Strengths

• H- Heart

• A- Attitude

• P- Personality

• E- Experiences

Help your sheep identify with you• Constantly communicating your

values and sense of mission

• Set high standards of performance

• Be a person with integrity, authenticity and compassion

• Great leadership is more of personal.

Make your pasture a safe place• Keep your people well informed.

• Infuse every position is important

• Regularly rotate the sheep to fresh pastures

• Don’t give problems time to pester

• Cull chronic instigators from the flock

• Be visible

The Staff of Direction• Know where you’re going in, get

out in front and keep your flock on the move

• Use persuasion rather than coercion

• Keep your people freedom of movement. But make sure they know where the fence line is.

• When they are in trouble, go get them out

The Rod of Correction• Protect- Stand in the Gap and fight

for your sheep

• Correct- Approach discipline as a teaching opportunity

• Inspect- Regularly inquire about your people’s progress

The Heart of the Shepherd• Great leadership is a lifestyle, not

a technique

• Everyday you have to decide who’s going to pay for your leadership- you or your people

• Have a heart for your shepherd