Establishing a leadership style #2: Adjusting your personality

The first step is to recognize what needs to be changed. They methods for this are:

• Introspection. This is hard because we might not be very introspective by nature. As adults we're comfortable with how we are so when we look at ourselves we see no problem.
• Observing feed-back. Something isn't working, and we seem to be the problem.
• Asking for feed-back. Formally such as a questionnaire, or informally through “how am I doing? What could I do to improve?” asked of a few persceptive parents and youth.
• A support group such as an area group of youth ministers where you can talk freely and you'll get honest expressions.
• Formal counseling