leadership for modern local government
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LEADERSHIP FOR MODERN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. “ 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 Management Leadership. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
↓ ↓
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
ABOVE^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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”