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The three hats of leadership

 

Servant hat

You are there to serve your team

 

Teacher hat

You are there to teach and even model the behavior desired

 

Leader hat

You are giving orders, you are the general

 

The kicker is this: Most people think the point here is maturity in knowing what hat you should wear… thats not the point. The actual lesson is knowing what hat the other person is wearing. 

I tell my staff… its not about you knowing how to wear these hats, its do those under you know what hat you are wearing.

Look I may have someone come in and I might come across subservient to my staff… but the mature ones know I am serving this person.

I might come across as a know it all… unless they know I am a teacher at that moment

I might come across as an arrogant tyrant know it all who demands his way, unless you know I am wearying my general hat/leader hat.

A rule early on in our house that I taught my boys is this… I am not asking you, I am telling you. I am wearing my teacher hat…. my servant hat asks, my teacher hat tells, and We do not yell in our house unless I am wearing my general/leader hat. Your life is in danger when I yell, so don’t waste time asking questions, just do what i say. 

My staff understands the same thing… 

Last year we had a gentlemen come to our church who was very unstable… when he walked in during the start of service I told one of my leaders, go sit behind him and watch him. The leader had to get up from sitting with his family and slide in between another couple up hear the front in order to sit behind this man… My leader never blinked an eye, nor did his wife or kids… they knew the pastor had his leader hat on and there was a reason for the order. 

In the story of the woman caught in adultery we see Jesus seamlessly wear all three hats…

John 8

The Pharisees caught a woman in adultery… he writes in the sand he is teaching….

and then says he who is without sin cast the first stone… he was being a general or leader

They all walk away and he looks at the woman and says where are your accusers?

He is teaching again…

he then looks at her and says did any condemn you? NO??? and neither do I, go and sin no more…

he is serving her