You want to be helpful. Especially when your team is under pressure and lost for answers. 

In these moments, the easy options:

• You give advice - "Here is how I would do it..."

• You take over - "Let me do that for you..."

StoryBrand by Donald Miller shows you how. It's aimed at helping companies clarify their brand. However, this is a problem we all face. How to understand how to be helpful.

It starts by understanding you are not the hero. Your team, colleagues, and clients are.

To do that, you need to understand the hero:

• What do they want? (status)

• What are their fears? (rejection)

• Where are they going? (mastery)

• Where do they want to be? (promotion)

Once you do that, your role is to be the guide on the side. Not the sage on the stage.

Learn how to do that in StoryBrand by Donald Miller

Objective: To utilize the StoryBrand Framework for personal leadership development, helping leaders understand how they can more effectively guide their teams and contribute to their success.

Steps:

1. Identify the Hero: Recognize that your team members are the heroes of their own stories. Reflect on their goals, challenges, and what success looks like to them.

2. Define the Problem: Identify the external, internal, and philosophical challenges your team members face. How do these challenges impact their work and motivation?

3. Position Yourself as the Guide: Consider how you, as a leader, can show empathy towards your team's challenges and establish authority by demonstrating expertise and experience. What stories can you share that show you understand and have overcome similar challenges?

4. Present the Plan: Develop a clear, actionable plan that outlines how you can help your team members overcome their challenges. This could include mentorship, resources, training, or specific strategies tailored to their needs.

5. Call to Action: Determine how you will invite your team members to engage with your plan. How can you communicate your offer of help in a way that is compelling and supportive?

6. Highlight Potential Failure: Reflect on the consequences for your team members if they do not overcome their challenges. How can you address these fears and motivate action without resorting to scare tactics?

7. Envision Success: Imagine the success your team can achieve with your guidance. How will overcoming their current challenges improve their work, satisfaction, and contribution to the team's goals?