LEADERSHIP SEMINARS

 

In every person, there is a potential for leadership. In every arena, there is an absence of quality, effective leadership (politial, civic, economic, social, educational and spiritual). The world is filled with followers, supervisors, and managers, but very few leaders.

Where are the genuine leaders? Who is willing to take responsibility for the present conditions in our community and willing to accept the challenge?

We've allowed our community to be taken over by the outsiders. Drugs, alcohol and other poisons are being peddled like candy. We're allowing our children's minds to be filled with lies and labels. Our girls are being taught to be whores while the boys are being taught to be pimps and thugs.

Are you living under your circumstances, a victim of your circumstances, or are you creating your own circumstances? Leadership is responding to responsibility! We were born to lead, but we must become leaders. Are you willing to serve and make yourself available?

Leaders must face the challenge of developing, training and producing a generation of leaders to secure the future for our children. True leadership influences through inspiration: it is not so much "what you do" but "becoming who you are."

Faith Talk Ministries incorporates Biblical principles to help broken men with the painful feelings that will come when they hear the inner cries of their children.


Two Categories of Competence:

Personal and Social

  1. Self-Awareness: “Knowing one’s internal states, preferences, resources and intuitions.”
    Emotional Awareness: Recognizing and naming one’s emotions and feelings.
    Accurate Self-Assessment: Understanding the cause of one’s feelings.
    Self-Confidence: Recognizing the difference between feelings and actions.

  2. Self-Regulation: “Managing one’s internal states, impulses and resources.”
    Self-Control: The ability to keep control over one’s emotions and expressions.
    Trustworthiness: The ability of a person to keep his or her integrity.
    Conscientiousness: Staying focused on being responsible for one’s actions.
    Adaptability: Being able to stay flexible in dealing with changes.
    Innovation: The ability to approach things in a novel or unique manner.

  3. Motivation: “The emotional tendencies that move a person to reach goals.”
    Achievement Drive: The internal forces that move a person to meet standards and accomplish goals.
    Commitment: The intellectual decision to stay with the task.
    Initiative: A sense of readiness to act on opportunities.
    Optimism: The internal attitude to persist and pursue goals despite blocks.
    Social Competence: Related to Competencies that help people handle relationships-- Empathy and Social Skills.
    Social Skills: Abilities which help in adaptation and bringing about a positive response from others.
    Influence: Effective persuasion.

    4. Communication: Involves listening with an open mind and willingness to express thoughts back to a person.
    Conflict Management: Being able to negotiate and resolve disagreements.
    Leadership: The ability to inspire, guide and direct individuals or groups.
    Building Bonds: Being able to nurture relationships.
    Collaboration and Cooperation: Working towards shared goals.
    Team Capabilities: Being able to create a group atmosphere to move toward common goals.

  4. Empathy: Awareness of the thoughts, feelings, wants, needs and concerns of others.
    Understanding Others: Having an active interest in others and being able to sense and perceive their feelings.
    Developing Others: Sensing and addressing the developmental needs of others.
    Service Orientation: Being able to anticipate, recognize and meet others’ needs.
    Political Awareness: Ability to sense the emotion in political relationship dynamics.