SELF

DISCOVERY
AND
LEADERSHI
P
EFFECTIVE
NESS
By:
David O. Oyedepo (Jnr) | Resident Pastor- FT
 MODULE 1
Unit 1: Efficient
Self-Management
Unit 2: Efficient
Time-
Management
 TARGET PROBLEMS
This course is
designed to tackle the
following problems:
1. Ineffective self-
management
2. Poor time
management
 COURSE
OBJECTIVE
The course aims to expose
participants to the origin of
leadership and everyone’s heritage
as a leader. It also teaches time-
tested principles for maximizing
leadership potentials through the
management of the four
components of leadership.
 At the end of this course,
participants should be able to:
1. Identify the origin of
leadership
LEARNING 2. Explain the four dynamics of
Leadership Management
OBJECTIVES 3. Identify the missing link in
their leadership endeavours
4. Apply the lesson to their lives
through practical discussions
and activities
 God is the author of leadership. He created
man and gave him the dominion to manage all
Introduction God’s creations - Gen. 1:26-28
He also gave Adam instructions. In those
instructions are embedded his task, reward and
evaluation- Gen. 2:15-17
Man failed because of the violation of God’s
management principles- Gen. 3:6-7 He could
not pass God’s assessment of his management
assignment- Gen. 3:8-20
 Introduction Cont’d
Therefore, it is essential to
master the principles of
leadership to make a success of
our assignments in life.
“Leadership is not an
appointment, but an
attainment”- Heb. 11:32-34 (Dr.
David Oyedepo)
 Module 1: Unit 1
Efficient Self-
Management
 Efficient self-management is
what determines one’s ultimate
accomplishment in life.
Leadership in any field begins
with leading oneself efficiently.
What is Efficient Self-
Management?
 Setting order over one’s life
 Setting boundaries for one’s
life to enhance purpose
delivery
 A relentless pursuit of a vision
Module 1: Unit 1
Efficient Self-
Management
Maximum investment time, energy
and resources in driving one’s task
Being able to separate between the
lawful and the expedient
Making quality decision and standing
by it
Being a law to oneself
 Module 1: Unit 1
Efficient Self-Management

 How to Efficiently Manage

Yourself
Identify your purpose (discover
your field)
You can discover purpose through:
i. Visionary encounters
ii. Natural endowments
iii.Passion
 Determine the
requirement for its
fulfilment
Plan how to meet
the requirement
Be focused and self-
disciplined
Prepare to go the
extra mile
Module 1: Unit 1
Efficient Self-Management Develop an
 Module 1: Unit 2
Efficient Time-Management
We live in a very fast world- media channels are
increasing, communication channels (mobile
phones, emails, social media, etc) are increasing,
more people want to reach us or want to be reached
by us, etc. Generally, several things are striving for
our attention. In fact, several businesses are paying
for our attention. Since attention requires time, we
are in a world in which we constantly feel out of
time, yet we are not doing anything productive.
 Module 1: Unit 2
Efficient Time-Management
The Value of Time
Time is one of our greatest assets in the
adventure of life
The worth of any life is a function of the
worth of his time
Quality time investors usually end up as
News-makers
All smart time-investors, more often than not,
end up as Stars in their fields of endeavours
 Module 1: Unit 2
Efficient Time-
 What is Efficient Time-
Management
Management?
Processing the raw material of time
into a finished product of goal-
accomplishment
Making the most of time
Paying the time-price for your
desired goal

 Module 1: Unit 2
Efficient Time-Management
Purpose and Time
“It is useless to keep track of time
if there is no end towards which
we are moving”- Myles Munroe
 There is time for everything
 Time has a purpose
 Time is always given for the
 Module 1: Unit 2
Efficient Time-Management
 How to Efficiently Manage Time
 Start early
 Take advantage of every opportunity
 Become an effective planner
 Do not sleep away your life
 Be a time investor
 Be strategic in your allocation of time
 Eliminate distractions
 Module 1: Unit 2
Efficient Time-
Management
 Plan before you begin any task
 Focus on the 20% of your activities
that gives you 80% results and
adjust your schedule accordingly
 Delegate less important tasks
 Seek help when needed
 Break your time into blocks (10
minutes or more segments)
 The 2-minutes rule
 Module 2: Unit 1
Efficient Task-
Management
 What is Efficient Task-
Management?
 Being productive instead of
being busy
 Giving your all to your task
 Giving quality time engagement
to a task
 Module 2: Unit 1
Efficient Task-Management
Importance of Focus in Task Management
Only those who stay focused on their task end up
as front-liners
To be busy here and there, one is sure to end up
nowhere
If you don’t face your business as business, you
may be on your way out of business
You can’t get out of any task more than what you
are willing to put into it
No matter how weak one may be, if one will
invest quality time into his task, he will see
 Module 2: Unit 1
Efficient Task-Management
 How to Efficiently Manage Task
 Identify your specific task
 Determine the requirements of your
task
 Develop the right skillset required
for a task
 Allocate your energy wisely
 Identify and explore
valuable/relevant information
 Learn from and domesticate best
practices
 Module 2: Unit 1
Efficient Task-Management

Establish high- Establish a

How to Efficiently
quality appraisal periodic
Manage Task
parameters evaluation process
 Module 2: Unit 2
Efficient Resource-
Management

What is Efficient Resource-

Management?
 Managing resources to grow
big instead of growing big to
manage well
 Commitment to good and
 Module 2: Unit 2
Efficient Resource-Management

 Why is Efficient resource

management important?
Managing resources effectively will help
to:
 Preserve a vision
 Sustain a mission
 Grow and expand impact
 Module 2: Unit 2
Efficient Resource-Management

 How to Manage Resources Efficiently

 Don’t be afraid to start small
 Avoid waste
 Be accountable
 Be disciplined
 Engage effective planning and resource allocation
 Module 2: Unit 2
Efficient Resource-
Management
 How to Manage
Resources Efficiently

Adopt periodic
evaluation
 Establish check-and-
balance procedures
 Module 3-Unit 1:
The Power of Positive Attitude

“The greatest men in the

“Nothing devalues skill
Bible were not made by
and commitment like
strength or might, but by
the wrong attitude”-
their attitude”- David
David Oyedepo
Oyedepo
 Module 3-Unit 1:
The
WhatPower
is an of Positive
Attitude?
Attitude
Attitude is;
 The way we think
about something
 Our state of mind or
disposition towards our
assignment
 Our predominant
thoughts
 Our general emotional
  The Power of Attitude
Attitude determines:
 Our willingness to
pursue a task
Module 3-Unit 1:  Our actions
The Power of  The intensity of our
Positive Attitude
dedication
 The extend of our
perseverance
 Our belief in the overall
Module 3-Unit 2:
Valuable Attitudes for Impact

Four Broad categories of

Attitude to life Attitude to God
attitude:
 Appreciate life  You are part of God’s
 Have a contribution master plan
mentality  God is not your
problem
 God is your only
dependable helper
 Module 3-Unit 2:
Valuable Attitudes for Impact
 Attitude to  Attitude to
work money
 It determines  Value creation
your ultimate is the only
worth entitlement to
 It is self- money
investment  Having money
is a blessing;
 Module 3-Unit 2:
Valuable Attitudes for Impact
The following are specific impact-making attitudes:
Possibility mentality: a leader must be willing to see
possibilities in impossible situations. Only those who dare
the undareable can do the unimaginable.
Responsibility: a leader must be ready to act as required
and not as convenient. They must not be restricted by job
description but must be empowered by the drive to see
needs met and goals achieved.
 Module 3-Unit 2:  Who you  Courageous
Valuable Attitudes for should  Meek
Impact become  Faithful
A good attitude  Merciful
will make you :
 Grateful
 Module 4-Unit 1:
Leadership Premium
 The Value of Sacrifice
 Sacrifice is going the
extra mile and paying the
extra price
 Every star has a scar, and
the scar of every star is
sacrifice.
 Without sacrifice, the
 Module 4-Unit 1:
Leadership Premium

 No leader can attain his full

potential without sacrifice
 Sacrifice is a universal demand
for the leadership potential in us
to find expression
 To access the topmost place in
our field, we must be willing to
pay the topmost price
 Module 4-Unit 2:
How to Develop
Productive Attitudes
Steps to Developing
Productive Attitudes
 Pay attention to what you
think
 Pay attention to how you
express how you feel
 Module 4-Unit 2:
How to Develop Productive Attitudes

Accept responsibility for the outcome of your life

Expect and work for the best

Avoid negative thoughts

Keep learning new things

When you look good you feel good

 Recommended Texts

Oyedepo, D. (2006). Towards empowerment for change: The recipe for

impactful living. Nigeria: Dominion Publishing House (Chapters 3,4 &7)

Tracy, B. (2002). Create your own future: How to master the 12 critical
factors of unlimited success. Canada: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Chapter 6)
 Recommended Texts
 Munro, M. (1993). Becoming a leader. New
Kensington: Whitaker House (Chapter 12)
 Munro, M. (1992). In pursuit of purpose.
Shippensburg: Destiny Image Publishers, Inc. (Chapter
5)
 Oyedepo, D. (2018). Foundation for effective
leadership. Covenant University Executive Advance.
 Reynolds, S. (2012). Why people fail: The 16
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