More on Saddleback’s Leadership Pathway

Today we have the continuation of yesterday’s interview with Steve Gladen on Saddleback’s Leadership Pathway.  If you’ve ever wondered how Saddleback helps people who simply sign up to host a six-week small group become a full-fledged leader…you’ll find a lot of answers here.  If you missed part one of the interview, you can read it…

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Steve Gladen on Saddleback’s Leadership Pathway

In a recent two-part series Steve Gladen talked about Saddleback’s Small Group Coaching strategy.  In that previous series Steve mentioned their Leadership Pathway and I asked him if he’d be willing to provide some insight into the way they help people who have volunteered to simply host a group grow over time into a committed…

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Steve Gladen on Saddleback’s Coaching Strategy

In last week’s series of articles on small group coaching I shared an idea that I got from Steve Gladen and my friends at Saddleback.  Wanting you to get the info straight from the source…I’m really honored to have Steve’s responses to some questions I emailed him last week.  Here’s how it went: Mark: Saddleback…

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Imagine If Your Coaching Structure Was Like This

In yesterday’s post I described what I think are some key aspects of the end in mind when you’re developing a coaching structure.  Today I want to help you imagine your coaching structure as a finished–but steadily developing–product.  Sounds like a contradiction in terms, I know, but I just follow me for a moment. I…

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The End in Mind for an Effective Coaching Structure

Ever gotten part way into a story and realized that in order to really tell the it properly…you needed to go back and fill in a few details?  Maybe you thought you could give an overview or sketch the big picture, and then as you were telling the story it got crystal clear that without…

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3 Keys to a Coaching Tune-Up

You made it through the holidays. You’re getting ready to start the second best run for new groups (see How to Build an Annual GroupLife Calendar).  Now is a great time to evaluate the performance and readiness of your coaching team. First Key: Evaluate Your Coaching Team You’re really looking for two things. First, you’re…

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Recruiting Coaches: When Not To Compromise

I’ve written a lot about coaching.  You can see quite a few articles right here.  Today I want to warn you about something you might find surprising given my reputation for advocating a “lowered bar” approach for group leaders.  I want to really encourage you not to compromise or lower the bar in terms of…

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How to Build an Effective Coaching Structure, Part Four

(This is part four of a series.  You can read part one right here.) Once you’ve developed a clear job description for your coaching team, carefully selected the right people and recruited them skillfully you’re in position to help them get off to a great start in their coaching relationship.  This is a very important…

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Growing Small Group Leaders

My copy of Growing Small Group Leaders arrived over the weekend.   If you’re trying to build a coaching structure that works, I’m thinking you’re probably going to want to pick up a copy.  Developed by Seacoast’s leadership development expert Mac Lake, this tool is packed with some very good plug and play training ideas, tips…

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