Think Critically - How to Lead When You're Not in Charge
The Fulling team has begun a new video lesson! Each week in our staff meetings, we watch a culture & leadership video to aid in our professional and personal development. We are starting a series called How to Lead When You're Not in Charge by Clay Scroggins.
“Are you letting your lack of authority paralyze you?
One of the greatest myths of leadership is that you must be in charge in order to lead. Great leaders don’t buy it. Great leaders lead with or without the authority and learn to unleash their influence wherever they are.
With practical wisdom and humor, author and pastor Clay Scroggins will help you nurture your vision and cultivate influence, even when you lack authority in your organization. And he will free you to become the great leader you want to be so you can make a difference right where you are. Even when you’re not in charge.”
In this video, Clay talked about how thinking critically is not just a posture or an attitude, it is a skill.
We had a great discussion today about the difference between thinking critically and being critical. Our team also noted that, in addition to the heart behind it, the method of delivery is really important – if you have feedback for someone or a better way to do things, making sure that it’s presented in a kind, caring way instead of just delivered in a way that feels critical.
We also talked about taking time to connect and notice things before just questioning them – adding the relational piece in when thinking about how to improve.
Join us as we hear more from Clay about how we can become great leaders and make a difference, even if we aren’t in charge!
Food for Thought
Critical thinkers connect, notice and question things. Is it hard to think about doing it in that order?
How do you move from thinking like an employee to thinking like an owner?
Can you think of examples of the difference between being critical and thinking critically?
What are some practical ways you could lend a hand?