leadership for modern local government

LEADERSHIP FOR LEADERSHIP FOR MODERN LOCAL MODERN LOCAL GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT

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““BE TRUE TO YOURSELF; PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW THE BE TRUE TO YOURSELF; PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW THE TRUTH”TRUTH”

LEADERSHIP

Challenge

Characteristics

Context

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““LEADERSHIP FOR CHANGE IS NOT ABOUT DRIVING LEADERSHIP FOR CHANGE IS NOT ABOUT DRIVING FROM THE TOP”FROM THE TOP”

What is the difference?

Leadership

Management

Leadership

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““Power is mastery, not domination”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

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““Power is desirable, dangerous, risky”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?

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LEADERSHIP MEANS RISKLEADERSHIP MEANS RISK

COURAGE …..balanced with ……CAUTION

↓ ↓

not not

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RECKLESSNESS COWARDICE

What is your approach to managing risk?

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““Hierarchy and bureaucracy do not release the Hierarchy and bureaucracy do not release the energies of staff”energies of staff”

LEADERSHIP PROMOTES VALUES

• Learning from mistakes

• Sharing good practice

• Valuing diversity

• Challenging existing practice

• Asking penetrating questions

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THE ORGANISATION ICEBERGTHE ORGANISATION ICEBERG

processes roles and titlespolicies procedures structures

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BELOW styles values personal aspirations

loyalties relationships networks hopes rumours attitudes feelings

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LEADERSHIP MEANS INNOVATIONLEADERSHIP 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

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LEADERSHIP MEANS PARTNERSHIPLEADERSHIP 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

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LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT ENGAGING LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT ENGAGING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERSINTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS

• What is their view of the issue?

• What would they like to see in the future?

Are you ready to face this challenge?

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FROM LEADERSHIP TO FACILITATIONFROM 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

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WHAT IS THE PRACTICE OF LEADERSHIP?WHAT IS THE PRACTICE OF LEADERSHIP?

• Exercising power

• Giving purpose

• Living with risk

• Networking

• Facilitating

• Challenging the status quo

• Harnessing energy

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LEADING YOURSELFLEADING YOURSELF

“When things go wrong, a good leader looks in the mirror. When things go well, a good

leader looks out of the window”

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““Fish rots from the head”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”