AD/MD Boot Camp, November 11-12, 2019

1. Review our SEND U onboarding process for new ADs/MDs. Please read through this process, and we will discuss how it applies to you at the boot camp.
2. Do a DiSC self-assessment called Everything DiSC Work of Leaders. It focuses on leadership for a group. It will help you learn your leadership style and your top three leadership priorities (vision, alignment, and execution), and how your personality profile impacts these three. Ken has sent you a link to this assessment.
3. Do a free Strengths test if you have not done the StrengthsFinder test in the past.
4. Do a self-assessment based on the AD profile. The AD/MD profile is a one-page description of the skills and character traits of an ideal area/ministry director in SEND International. None of the field leaders match this description perfectly. It is not a description of the qualifications needed to become an AD but rather a description of the areas we want to develop. This profile gives both you some targets for growth and development.

Print out your self-assessments and bring them with you as well as any questions you might have to the first session on Monday.

Monday, November 11

Tuesday, November 12

Leadership Resources on the wiki

• About Everything DiSC assessments - Work of Leaders
• The book, The Work of Leaders: How Vision, Alignment, and Execution Will Change the Way You Lead that was the basis of the DiSC assessment.
• SEND Area Leader Profile Self-Assessment in 8x11 format
• SEND Area Leader Profile Self-Assessment in A4 format
• Wiki page on AD Profiles

• Handout on Leading Effective Meetings (AD boot camp)
• Five Tips for Better Meetings.pdf
• Types of meetings > Patrick Lencioni

• Metrics and Evaluation PPT
• Dashboard Template
• 2019 Director Evaluation

• GPS Planning

• Handout
• Onboarding for field leaders on the SEND U SharePoint site
• Quarterly Rekindle meetings. MDs should do these Rekindle meetings with team leaders on a quarterly basis.
• Transitioning to a new role wiki page
• The Leadership Pipeline as applied to SEND International (developed by Ken Guenther)
• SEND Team Leader Growth Plan Guide > resources for developing your IGP in the growth areas identified by the SEND team leader profile
• Training Opportunities for Mission Leaders wiki page

• Handout

• ​​​​​Twassistant.com > a cost-effective way to find a part-time virtual administrative assistant
• Using a virtual assistant > by Jeff Widman. Very practical.
• Four types of assistants

• See Managing your workload section on Personal Well-Being of the Leader wiki page, which includes information about managing email and using virtual assistants.
• Reflect_refocus > a quarterly review process to help you make sure you keep your focus on the most important things.
• Guide for Day Alone with God – used in MOP
• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity > a book by David Allen that has helped many people in personal productivity. See review here. GTD Work Flow
• Email:
  • Webinar on Overcoming Death by Email with Ted Esler (free for SEND members)
  • Getting Email under Control > - a short article by David Allen.
• In Search of Balance: Keys to A Stable Life by Richard Swenson.

• Microsoft Teams > free with SEND's O365. Chat, online meetings, integrated with Planner and other Microsoft Office products. A great way to work collaboratively online.
• Microsoft Planner > free with SEND's O365. Task management for teams. Makes it easy to assign tasks and track completion by various team members.
• Microsoft To Do > free web-based to-do list that works well with Planner
• Calendly > Calendly helps you schedule meetings without the back-and-forth emails. It automatically figures out time zone differences for you. The free version is very adequate.
• Google Calendar > works well with tools like Calendly and Doodle to plan meetings.
• Evernote > great for storing and quickly retrieving meeting notes, projects, and web articles. Use its wonderful tagging system.

• Handout
• Stop Blaming Your Culture > web article
• Culture Wins: The Roadmap to an Irresistible Workplace by William Vanderbloemen. Missio Nexus Leader's Edge review
• Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change by Grenny, Patterson, Maxfield, McMilan and Switzler.

• Handout
• Crucial Conversations.ppt
• The book, Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition
• Crucial conversation scenarios
• Crucial conversations grid review
• Crucial conversations presenter notes

• Handout
• It's OK to be the Boss > by Bruce Tulgan. This book was the basis of the training at Directors' Council in 2014.
• How Many Direct Reports Should You Have? How many direct reports should a supervisor have? Some say the magic number is “7”. This article says that the number depends on some organizational cultural factors such as the complexity of the work, the employee skills and experience, the acceptable error rate, the managerial experience of the supervisor, the amount of change in the environment, and the degree that you use technology to oversee projects.
• Building Leaders: Blueprints for Developing Leadership at Every Level of Your Church by Aubrey Malphurs and Will Mancini

• Overview of member care principles > handout
• Going Global: Member Care Model
• Resilient missionary Survey

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