Beyond personality driven to standard driven parish management

Beyond personality driven to standard driven parish management2015 Mid-Atlantic Congress

The personality driven leader

Effects of Utilizing CharismaPositivesNegativesHigher output from followers

Broadening and elevating followers interests

Gives meaning and purpose to followers goalsMay not have best interests in mind

Manipulations and exaggerations

Limiting communication and access

Can be polarizing among followers

Personality driven managementStandards based managementLimits capacity of missionExpands capacity for missionLacks consistency and justiceConsistent and fairEncourages fragmentation and politicsEncourages unity and stabilityCreates competition of resourcesPrioritizes resources based on agreed upon values

The personality driven followerUnquestioning acceptance of the leaderUtmost trust in the leader and his decisionsWilling obedience toward the leaderEmulation and identification with the leaderEmotional involvement in the mission

Personality Driven LeadershipLack of consensus and power sharingDemanding and controlling behaviorsStrong use and preservation of privilege and influenceon founders syndrome Stephen R. Block, Why Nonprofits Fail

CultureResourcesStructure &OrganizationChanging culture

Distinctions between governance structuresDiscern the will of the peopleSecular PoliticalCatholic ChurchDiscern the willof God

Two requirements for a vibrant parish Pastoral Planning Human Resources Financial Planning Stewardship TechnologyCommunications

Minimal Politics Minimal Confusion High Morale High Productivity Low TurnoverSMARTHEALTHYPatrick Lencioni, The Advantage

Four Disciplines of organizational healthBuild a cohesive leadership teamCreate clarityOver-communicate clarityReinforce clarityPatrick Lencioni, The Advantage

Build a cohesive leadership teamPatrick Lencioni, The Advantage

Results in Catholic parishes and organizationsCentral to our understanding of stewardship and development is the concept of accountability. Dioceses, parishes, schools, and other church-related organizations that seek to develop urgently needed human and financial resources need to show that their programs and services truly make a difference in meeting the spiritual, educational, and social needs of the people they serve.

They also need to give evidence of their long-term stability and growth potential to encourage investment. This is a basic requirement of stewardship and developmentto render an account of the organizations use of the time, talent, and treasure entrusted to its care. As the demand for charitable giving grows (and competition increases), accountability will become an even more important indicator of whether an organization is worthy of investment.

Stewardship: A Disciples ResponseUS Bishops Pastoral Letter on Stewardship, USCCB, 1993

create clarityWhy do we exist?How do we behave?What do we do?How will we succeed?What is most important, right now?Who must do what?Patrick Lencioni, The Advantage

over-communicate clarityKey leadership, volunteers, parishioners can clearly and correctly answer 6 questionsLeave meetings with clear and specific agreements about what to communicateUse personal communication as much as possiblePatrick Lencioni, The Advantage

Reinforce clarityDevelop processes and policies that support responses to 6 questions of clarityPatrick Lencioni, The Advantage