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LEADERSHIP FOR MODERN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

LEADERSHIP FOR MODERN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. John Jackson Capacity Building International. “BE TRUE TO YOURSELF; PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW THE TRUTH”. LEADERSHIP Challenge Characteristics Context. “LEADERSHIP FOR CHANGE IS NOT ABOUT DRIVING FROM THE TOP”. What is the difference ? Leadership

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LEADERSHIP FOR MODERN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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  1. LEADERSHIP FOR MODERN LOCAL GOVERNMENT John Jackson Capacity Building International

  2. “BE TRUE TO YOURSELF; PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW THE TRUTH” LEADERSHIP Challenge Characteristics Context

  3. “LEADERSHIP FOR CHANGE IS NOT ABOUT DRIVING FROM THE TOP” What is the difference? Leadership Management Leadership

  4. “Power is mastery, not domination” • Power source from position: • Role • Use of coercion • Use of reward • Power source from self: • Expertise • Personal qualities • Connection abilities

  5. “Power is desirable, dangerous, risky” • Power is not leadership • Power resides in relationships • Power can generate power • Power can generate powerlessness • Power is unequally distributed What is your preferred source of power?

  6. LEADERSHIP MEANS RISK COURAGE …..balanced with ……CAUTION ↓ ↓ not not ↓ ↓ RECKLESSNESS COWARDICE What is your approach to managing risk?

  7. “Hierarchy and bureaucracy do not release the energies of staff” LEADERSHIP PROMOTES VALUES • Learning from mistakes • Sharing good practice • Valuing diversity • Challenging existing practice • Asking penetrating questions

  8. THE ORGANISATION ICEBERG processes roles and titles policies procedures structures ABOVE ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ BELOW styles values personal aspirations loyalties relationships networks hopes rumours attitudes feelings

  9. LEADERSHIP MEANS INNOVATION • Supporting managers in taking risks • Gathering new ideas • Using diverse teams • Learning from mistakes • Sharing knowledge of what works • Challenging colleagues about practices • Appreciating the efforts of others

  10. LEADERSHIP MEANS PARTNERSHIP • Bringing in new expertise • Extending range of services • Raising quality of services • Making better use of specialised knowledge • Ensuring local services are joined up • Tackling tough challenges • Managing demand better

  11. What is their view of the issue? What would they like to see in the future? Are you ready to face this challenge? LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT ENGAGING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS

  12. FROM LEADERSHIP TO FACILITATION Leadership is: • Taking a long term view • Pointing out the challenge to be faced Facilitation is: • Helping people to see their own future • Relating the challenge to individuals in their work and attitudes

  13. WHAT IS THE PRACTICE OF LEADERSHIP? • Exercising power • Giving purpose • Living with risk • Networking • Facilitating • Challenging the status quo • Harnessing energy

  14. LEADING YOURSELF “When things go wrong, a good leader looks in the mirror. When things go well, a good leader looks out of the window”

  15. “Fish rots from the head” “Modern political power is not about being there but about doing something’ “Men see things as they are and ask ‘why?’; I dream of things that never were and say ‘why not?’” “There go my people; I must follow them, for I am their leader”

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