Ready or Not: Discerning Leader Readiness

T3 - Coaches and Leader Development

Choosing leaders is one of a coach's most consequential decisions. This course teaches the readiness markers SCCI uses (the five C's plus four skills) and the ten red flags that signal someone is not ready. You will evaluate candidates, make the call, and design a mentoring plan for each.

1 hour

11 units

2 sections

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What You'll Work Through

Each unit is a conversation, not a page to read. The tutor asks you to explain, apply, and work with the material until it holds.

Chapter 1: The Coach's Mission to Multiply

Section 1.1: Multiplying Leaders on Mission (Ephesians 4:11-13)

Multiplying healthy leaders, not just leaders
Coaches equip the saints for the work of ministry (Eph 4:11-13)
The measure, mentor, multiply progression

Section 1.2: Character First, the Marks of a Godly Leader

Character over competence: the crisis of leadership is a crisis of character
The five qualities of a godly leader (five C's): Character, Commitment, Competence, Capacity, Chemistry
The four leader skills that mark readiness to lead others

Chapter 2: Discerning Readiness

Section 2.1: Reading the Red Flags

Six character-focused red flags in a leadership candidate
Four capacity-and-follow-through red flags in a leadership candidate

Section 2.2: Measure, Mentor, Multiply

The three coaching movements: measure, mentor, multiply, and why character comes first
Measuring a leader: discerning potential and tracking progress against S.M.A.R.T. goals
Multiplying maturity, not necessity: waiting until a leader is ready