Leadership and Team Building: Developing Shared Vision and Core Values

1. Session 1.2:Developing Core Values Module 1:Leadership and Team Building Leadership and Management Course for ZHRC Coordinators, HTI Principals, and ZHRC/HTI Management Teams

2. Learning Objectives By the end of the session, participants will be able to: • Describe the concepts of shared vision and core values. • Articulate the importance of fostering shared vision and core values. • List four qualities of an effective leader. • Facilitate a visioning exercise with their teams.

3. What are core values?

4. Core Values and Leadership • Values are based on deep beliefs, often learned early and reinforced at turning points in your life. • As a leader, your personal values: • Anchor your leadership • Influence how you lead • Build trust from colleagues and staff • You need to know your values. What will you stand up for, even in difficult situations?

5. Individual Activity: What are your core values? • Review the list of core values in the Handout. • Chose 5 that you believe are “extremely important” to effective leadership. • If you have a core leadership value that is not included on the list, add it to the bottom. • Then select the “top 4”. • Finally, select the “top 3” that you believe must be included.

6. Discussion: Values-Based Leadership (1) • Reflect on a good leader or manager that you know and respect. • Did their values show in their work? • What qualities influenced your respect for them?

7. Discussion: Values-Based Leadership (2) • Think of a time when you had a different viewpoint from others. • What was important to you in the situation? • What values did you hold that made it so important to you? • What did the other people value? • Did these values affect your actions?

8. Core Values in Action • Core values are the foundation for leadership. • Successful leaders: • Know and understand the values and beliefs that sustain them. • Act in ways that reflect their values. • To lead, you must take a critical look at the values that influence your actions.

9. Qualities of an Effective Leader • Integrity & Commitment • Trust & Respect • Healthy Risk-Taking • Open to Learning

10. Integrity and Commitment • Words and actions should match your values • Integrity is critical for: • Long-term relationships • Mutual trust • Credibility • Your integrity and commitment attracts staff and colleagues with similar values

11. Respect and Trust • Strong working relationships are the foundation for achieving results. • Respecting others means listening to other points of view, needs, and concerns. • Respect leads to trust – it is built over time. • Nurturing respectful and trusting relationships helps to broaden your network, and strengthen your teams.

12. Courage to take Calculated Risks • Set an example of healthy risk-taking • Take risks that do not endanger the organization, the mission, or the people • Take risks that support the vision • Show courage and persistence • Facing challenges requires taking some risks

13. Openness to Learning • Be eager for knowledge and information. • Good leaders are continually learning. They encourage others to do the same. • Being open helps to: • Recognize new opportunities • Find creative solutions to challenges • Collaborate effectively with others

14. What is vision? • A vision is an image of hope, of something you truly wish to create.

15. Vision and Mission • A mission statement articulates why the organization exists. • Example: Facilitate the provision of basic health services that are of good quality, equitable, accessible, affordable, sustainable, and gender-sensitive. -Tanzania MOHSW • A vision provides a picture of a desired future. • Example: A healthy community that contributes effectively to individual as well as the nation’s development. -Tanzania MOHSW

16. A Shared Vision • Vision is defined as “an ideal and unique image of the future.”  • Note that this is not so much about having a vision, but communicating it so effectively that others take it as their own. • If you view leading as a journey, vision is simply the destination you want others to join you in pursuing. • Leaders cannot expect to be followed if they have no idea where they want to go. Source: Kouzes/Posner • Why is shared vision important?

17. Activity: What do you want for your own life? • Reflect on what you would most like your life to be in the future. • Activities, health • Family, friends, relationships • Work, career • Contribution to community, world • Share your vision for yourself with a partner. • “I am….” • “I have….”

18. Activity: Creating a Shared Vision • Individual Reflection • Write a newspaper headline for an accomplishment 2 years from now • Compare with a partner • Integrate the two statements • Share and discuss with small group • Record key elements of all statements • Share key elements, discuss with large group • Group elements into common categories • Synthesize elements into a vision statement

19. Creating a Shared Vision • Imagine the future. • Integrate your vision with another one. • Record the key elements of all the vision statements. • Prioritize the elements. • Synthesize and present the vision statement. • To do this well takes time and patience!

20. Key Points • Core values anchor your leadership. • Demonstrating integrity, commitment, and respect will help you build trust with staff and colleagues. • A mission statement describes why an organization exists. Vision creates a picture of a desired future. • A compelling vision helps to motivate and inspire staff.