62. Different People Need Different Kinds of Leaders, with Ted Gillgrist

Ted Gillgrist is a business leader and a committed follower of Jesus.  He's also one of my oldest friends!  In this episode, Ted shares some of the wisdom he’s learned about leadership over the past twenty-five years.THIS EPISODE'S HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:Ted Gillgrist is Vice President of Southern Diversified Distributors and a proud graduate of Slippery Rock University! (Also, Markus’ alma mater…)Ted and Markus were discipleship partners in the college ministry in which they were involved.Ted’s first significant leadership role was as a health care administrator.Ted shares about the challenges of stepping into leadership in a health care facility that was on the verge of being shut down.  He also tells the story of how he and his team restored the facility to a high level of competence and quality.In telling his story, Ted Gillgrist shares these three leadership lessons: Always give a person the tools to do a job before you determine they can’t.Various teams in an organization need to have a common “enemy” and have goals that overlap.Different people need different kinds of leaders.Ted feels like he has in some ways become a pastor to his employees.You can find Ted Gillgrist's company at www.twentyandoak.comRELEVANT RESOURCES AND LINKS:Books Mentioned:By Ken Blanchard:Lead Like JesusLeading at a Higher LevelLeadership and the One Minute ManagerTo leave a review of Spiritual Life and Leadership:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-life-and-leadership/id1435252632Send me a text! I’d love to know what you're thinking!Click HERE to get my FREE online course, BECOMING LEADERS OF SHALOM.