Defining Leadership Goals
We were pushing through a set up for a show that was pretty complex; but, since I knew the gear and console workflow well, I was moving extremely quickly
. Input names were in place, groups and DCA’s were routed and mics and instruments were patched correctly and methodically because my approach and technique was that of someone who was fairly seasoned and experienced.
On Sunday, one of our volunteers was struggling to figure out why the console wasn’t passing audio to the mains
. The channel was registering that signal was passing through the channel, but he was perplexed as to why he couldn’t hear it. Many of you, are thinking, “well, was it routed correctly?” It wasn’t routed correctly and it was easy for me to see because I knew the process well. It was a good moment for teaching troubleshooting and procedure in a real world situation where results were immediately apparent once I explained it.
It’s easy for experienced technical directors and production techs to glaze over the small steps or get frustrated when less experienced people don’t do exactly what we want. But, if we haven’t clearly defined what we want, we are doing them a disservice and we’ve failed as a leader in what we’re doing. Sure, there’s a certain level of experience that we need for specific events and that’s fine. But, we also need to make sure that we’re training new people from whatever level they are on, even if that means from the ground up, and raising up new people to fill the roles of a growing ministry.
Here’s my plan of attack moving forward:
1. Define The Goal
When new people want to get involved, we need to have defined goals and steps laid out. I need to verbalize and set the standards for what is important and what we want the end product to look like. This should be applied to shows, services, presentations and organization.
2. Define the Steps, Technique and Jargon
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