CHAPTER 1: Know the Condition of Your Flock
1. Know the Condition of Your Flock Follow the status of your people as well as the status of the work. Get to know your flock, one sheep at a time. Engage your people on a regular basis. Keep your eyes and ears open, question, and follow through. (Location 288)
CHAPTER 2: Discover the Shape of Your Sheep
Ted, if you want to find your calling in life, if, at the very least, you want to make sure you’re working in an area where you have the greatest potential for success, then take a look at your SHAPE and make sure that you’re a good fit for your job.” (Location 444)
2. Discover the Shape of Your Sheep Your choice of sheep can make flock management easier or harder. Start with healthy sheep, or you’ll inherit someone else’s problems. Know the SHAPE of your sheep to make sure they’re in the right fold. (Location 458)
CHAPTER 3: Help Your Sheep Identify with You
“People long to follow a leader who is a person of integrity, authenticity, and compassion. (Location 577)
“Great leaders leave their mark by constantly communicating their values and sense of mission. They tirelessly call their people to engage in the cause. They know people are easily distracted by the many pulls of life, so they’re continually calling them back to the mission, back to their purpose for being. (Location 582)
3. Help Your Sheep Identify with You Build trust with your followers by modeling authenticity, integrity, and compassion. Set high standards of performance. Relentlessly communicate your values and sense of mission. Define the cause for your people and tell them where they fit in. Remember that great leadership isn’t just professional; it’s personal. (Location 605)
CHAPTER 4: Make Your Pasture a Safe Place
4. Make Your Pasture a Safe Place Keep your people well informed. Infuse every position with importance. Cull chronic instigators from the flock. Regularly rotate the sheep to fresh pastures. Reassure the sheep by staying visible. Don’t give problems time to fester. (Location 801)
CHAPTER 5: The Staff of Direction
5. The Staff of Direction Know where you’re going, get out in front, and keep your flock on the move. When directing, use persuasion rather than coercion. Give your people freedom of movement, but make sure they know where the fence line is. Don’t confuse boundaries with bridles! When your people get in trouble, go and get them out. Remind your people that failure isn’t fatal. (Location 982)
CHAPTER 6: The Rod of Correction
6. The Rod of Correction Protect: Stand in the gap and fight for your sheep. Correct: Approach discipline as a teaching opportunity. Inspect: Regularly inquire about your people’s progress. (Location 1192)
CHAPTER 7: The Heart of the Shepherd
The End of the Interview
Principles of the Way of the Shepherd
1. Know the Condition of Your Flock Follow the status of your people as well as the status of the work. Get to know your flock, one sheep at a time. Engage your people on a regular basis. Keep your eyes and ears open, question, and follow through. (Location 1433)
2. Discover the Shape of Your Sheep Your choice of sheep can make flock management easier or harder. Start with healthy sheep, or you’ll inherit someone else’s problems. Know the SHAPE of your sheep to make sure they’re in the right fold. (Location 1439)
3. Help Your Sheep Identify with You Build trust with your followers by modeling authenticity, integrity, and compassion. Set high standards of performance. Relentlessly communicate your values and sense of mission. Define the cause for your people and tell them where they fit in. Remember that great leadership isn’t just professional; it’s personal. (Location 1444)
4. Make Your Pasture a Safe Place Keep your people well informed. Infuse every position with importance. Cull chronic instigators from the flock. Regularly rotate the sheep to fresh pastures. Reassure the sheep by staying visible. Don’t give problems time to fester. (Location 1451)
5. The Staff of Direction Know where you’re going, get out in front, and keep your flock on the move. When directing, use persuasion rather than coercion. Give your people freedom of movement, but make sure they know where the fence line is. Don’t confuse boundaries with bridles! When your people get in trouble, go and get them out. Remind your people that failure isn’t fatal. (Location 1459)
6. The Rod of Correction Protect: Stand in the gap and fight for your sheep. Correct: Approach discipline as a teaching opportunity. Inspect: Regularly inquire about your people’s progress. (Location 1467)
7. The Heart of the Shepherd Great leadership is a lifestyle, not a technique. Every day you have to decide who’s going to pay for your leadership—you or your people. Most of all, have a heart for your sheep. (Location 1471)