How to Organize Chaos in Leadership

Without order, chaos will wreck you.

But on the other hand, if managed well chaos can be fun (for a moment) to deal with.

Let me explain.

Using the CliftonStrengths theme Arranger it’s about bringing maximum efficiency to the situation.

I’m fortunate to have this talent in my Top 5.

During my first full-time job out of college I was a Youth Director at a church.

Planning the calendar out and running events gave me a rush.

Our kickoff event every Fall for middle school students was broomball and a sleepover at the church.

When parents arrived to drop off their kids my staff looked overwhelmed, but I was excited.

Check-in, parent questions, kids needing to be catered to, etc.

Multi-tasking at its finest.

• While it was happening my adrenaline and focus was at its peak.

• Yet once the kids were picked up and the event was over I was drained (see introvert).

• At the heart of someone with Arranger is creating flow, being flexible while following a system (for efficiency).

Leadership means being a conductor to an orchestra of people talent.

It’s knowing how to connect and mesh different personalities to optimize individual talent for the best team outcome possible.

(Even the verbiage used gets me going on this subject)

Now I’m not saying create chaos to make this happen, but when it occurs find leaders who thrive in organization to resolve it.

Leaders have the vision to see through disorder and fix it.

It’s really about being self-aware enough to know where you add value to the team.

• For leaders who possess Arranger as a strength bringing order to chaos comes natural.

• But if that isn’t you, identify the person on your team whom it does.

Part of being a great leader isn’t trying to do it all, but finding the right person to empower based on the situation.

When people ask me if I enjoy speaking or facilitating more, I say both.

But the reason I love facilitation is driven by my desire to find flow within programs/events (LinkedIn Lives, workshops, interviewing guests, etc.)

If this message resonated with you because you might have Arranger as a leader great (or send this to someone who does), but in the future look for more talents/strengths highlighted so you truly know how to contribute to the team you lead.

There’s no such thing as the ‘prototypical’ leader.

You can only be the best version of who you are.

If you need help closing the gap between where you are and who you want to be as a leader, reply to this email.

God Bless,

Scott