TopSquad
EssentialsofanExcellentTeam
BY
PreciousEda
ISBN123456789012345©PreciousEda2022PublishedinIndia2022byPencilAbrandofOnePointSixTechnologiesPvt.Ltd.123,BuildingJ2,ShramSevaPremises,WadalaTruckTerminal,Wadala(E)Mumbai400037,Maharashtra,INDIAEconnect@thepencilapp.comWwww.thepencilapp.comAllrightsreservedworldwideNopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinorintroducedintoaretrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyform,orbyanymeans(electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingorotherwise),withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthePublisher.Anypersonwhocommitsanunauthorizedactinrelationtothispublicationcanbeliabletocriminalprosecutionandcivilclaimsfordamages.
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Authorbiography
***PreciousEdaisaleaderwithapassionforseeingpeoplebecomebetterthanthey already are.He believes inandpursueshislife-purposewhichistoaddvaluetoeveryonehemeets.
Withover15yearsspentinleadingyoungpeopleatvariouslevels,heliveswithacommitmenttowardsgrowingmoreleadersthrough teachingleadershipandpersonaldevelopment.
ASpeaker,Teacher,MentortomanyandatrainedAttorney.
***His seriesofmini-booksthattreatsingularissuesintheveryvastsubjectofleadershipineachofit’sseries.
Itisdesignedtomakekeyissuesandprinciplesinleadershipeasytounderstandandapplytoeverydaysituations.
*** TopSquadispartofaseriesofmini-booksthattreatsinglepointsintheveryvasttopicofleadershipineachofit’spublications.
***Otherbooksintheseriesinclude:
Vision,TheCore,HowtoBeatYourLeader
***PreciousEdaisblessedtosharehislifewithAmarachiLovethhisamazingwife.
Contents
I. PURPOSE
II. PLAN
III. PEOPLE
IV. PICTURE
V. PURSUIT
AFinalWord
Preface
Igotinvolvedwithleadershipatgrouplevelsquiteearly.Sayatabouttheageof14IheldapositionontheexecutivecounciloftheteenagersfellowshipinmylocalChurch–theD/LineBranchofTheChurchofGodMissionInternationalinPortHarcourt.Honestlyandobviously,Ihadnoknowledgewhatsoeverofwhatitmeanttoleadpeopleorbepartofgroupofleaders.Atthattimeitwasjustsomethingofmuchfuntobeputupforanelectionandhavemostofthegirlsvotetomakemewinbyamajority.ElectionswereorganisedandconductedbytheAssistantPastoratthattime.Irememberhimquitewell–Rev.IselemaDavid-West.AverySpirit-filled,intelligentandeloquentexcellentpreacherhewasandstillis.Hewasinchargeofgettingaleadershipteamtogetherfortheteenagersinchurchandoverseeingtheirgrowthandrelevancetothechurchcommunity.
Atthattime,ourroleasteenagerswasn’tsohuge;wesimplyhadtomeetandplananeventeachyearthatwouldhaveeveryteenagerinchurchtakepartinoneactivityoranother.Wejusthadtodrawupaprogrammeofactivitiesthatwouldoccupyusforatleastthreedaysinaweekforthechosenweekintheyear.Drawinguptheprogrammewaseasycoswehadprecedents–wehadseenhowithadbeendonebyourpredecessorsandinotherbranchesofourchurch,sowealwayshadagoodideaofhowtheteenagers’weekwouldturnout.
Sowhiletheelectionsweregoingon,wehadloftyconceptsflyingthroughourmindsonhowourtimeasleaderswouldbedifferentandspecial,andhowwewouldnodoubtdobetterthanothers,andhowwecouldn’tjustwaittohitthegroundrunningtobringtobirthalltheplanswehadinmind.Butyouknow,wehaven’treachedtheinterestingpart,I’msureyoucanguessthat.Allthefiresofexcitementwouldsoonquenchinthefaceofreality.Inafewmonths’timeIrealisedthatwewereonlyaboutfourpersonswhoranthegroupandthiswasoutofabout12ExecutiveCouncilmembers.Alltheplansandideaswehadbirthedasacouncilwerebeingexecutedbyjustafewofus.
Thenwebegantoseefailurescreepin.Wecouldn’torganisetheyearlyeventforthatfirstyearandtheyearpassed.Admittedly,wewereallstudentsinSecondarySchoolandwehadtogobacktoschool.Agoodnumberofusattendedboardingschoolssoitmeantwealwayshadlimitedtimetoplanandexecuteplans.Butwealwaysfailedtotakeadvantageoftheholidaysandwejustcouldn’tmakethedifferencewethoughtwecouldmake.
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