On June 29th, 47 students walked the stage graduating with a Master’s in Leadership from Kairos University1! The ceremony took place in Medellin, Colombia, and the students, all full-time Cru staff from all over Latin America & the Caribbean, had their picture, role, and a single phrase of their choice displayed behind them as they […]
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Key Development Assignments (KDAs) are a key element in our Position Focus conversations, the Staff Development Cycle and our Leadership Pipeline Process. We also call KDAs “STRETCH” assignments”. Here is a creative and helpful explanation of what that means. S – Specific and Strategic – Developmental assignments should be laser focused. What exactly do you want
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As a team leader, you know how important it is to develop the members on your team. Developing your team members is an intentional, high priority part of your role as the team leader. The best way to do this is to have regular, individual conversations with each of the people on your team. These
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by Benson Maina These key elements were confirmed while leading the New Staff Training in Kenya from August 2015 – May 2016. Preparing for the Training – I am indebted to the two Africa-wide NST Trainers trainings (in Harare and Nairobi). The materials given to us, the power points, the leader’s Guidebook, Orientation Manual and other notes have
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As a new staff trainer, you have been entrusted to develop a new staff member. This will require that you fulfill the role of Coach as it is described in the Leadership Framework. You must 1) prepare and equip the new staff member to pursue the mission, 2) ensure the new staff member is developing
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“How do I ask powerful questions?” People ask this question frequently. I sense they hope I will provide a formula or, better yet, a list of questions to use when a coaching opportunity arises. This request presupposes the power of the question exists in its construction. In reality, a question’s real power exists in how
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There will be many opportunities to praise the New Staff’s work and progress, but there will also be times to question them and challenge them to do better. This is an excellent post from Andrea Buczynski’s blog and so very relevant for coaching and mentoring New Staff. Enjoy the post, and check out Andrea’s website
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Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you have too much to do? Are you wondering how to make more progress towards the mission? Those are common concerns for new team leaders, and my conversations this past week indicate that one answer is for leaders to invest in the growth and development of their team members and volunteers to
Coaching groups are a powerful addition to a NST Trainers Training event. They are a great place to process questions and practice the learning content. Coaching groups serve various important purposes: They help the participants/trainers to get to know each other better. They create a interactive, peer learning community. They provide a great opportunity to increase skills
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