The following comes from the blog of Herbert Cooper, the senior pastor of People’s Church in Oklahoma City. I found this very applicable, whether you are on church staff following your pastor, in the corporate world, or even the military.
1. Understand their vision and heart.
2. Exceed expectations.
3. Praise them publicly and challenge them privately, not the other way around.
4. Put the team’s success before personal success.
5. Submit and line-up your vision with your leader’s vision.
6. Don’t cause your leader problems by doing stupid things.
7. Bring your leader solutions and not just problems.