Building Leadership

[John Desouza]

 

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REF :http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/buildleadership/outline.jsp

 

 

Build Leadership:

Outline for Building Leadership

• Envision the leadership team
  • What core tasks of leadership are needed for this work? (i.e., envisioning goals; affirming values; motivating; managing; achieving workable unity; explaining; serving as a symbol; representing the group; renewing)
  • How many leaders are needed?
  • What skills do they need for this work?
  • Do the leaders reflect the community's people and interests?
  • What support is available for the leadership team?
  • What commitment is there to working together in common purpose?
• Set leadership development goals for the group
  • Consider the core tasks of leadership that are needed from members of the group (i.e., envisioning goals; affirming values; motivating; managing; achieving workable unity; explaining; serving as a symbol; representing the group; renewing)
  • For the group as a whole, what skills will be learned or enhanced?
  • Consider differences between the interests and characteristics of the leadership team, and of those served?
  • In what ways should diversity of the leadership team be enhanced?
• Pick methods of developing leadership
  • How can we use our own leading as to help teach leadership skills?
  • How will workshops and training be used to build leadership?
  • How will we use more experienced mentors to develop leadership?
  • How will we connect with peers to build leadership?
  • How will retreats be used to reflect on the work and to restore us for it?
• Set leadership development goals for individuals
  • Consider the core tasks of leadership that are needed from individuals (i.e., envisioning goals; affirming values; motivating; managing; achieving workable unity; explaining; serving as a symbol; representing the group; renewing)
  • For each member of the leadership team, what skills will be learned or enhanced?
• Recruiting new people to lead
  • Who will the group try to attract to serve as part of the leadership team?
  • How will they be involved?
  • How will diversity be enhanced?
  • How will new generations of leadership be prepared for this work?
• Developing yourself as a leader
  • How will the support you give and receive be enhanced?
  • What opportunities for reflection about this work will you create?