Issue 28 : Leadership

The Story of Dr. Guindo

29 October 2010

This insight tells the story of Dr. Guindo, a Director of Health in Dioila District in Mali who participated in a 9-month leadership development programme of SNV Netherlands Development Organisation. Here he relates the changes in his work and private life

Small interventions can have big effects

29 October 2010

PSO is an association of 45 Dutch development NGOs that are working to strengthen the capacities of civil society organisations in developing countries. In this article two learning facilitators of PSO Knowledge and Learning Centre discuss their experiences with organisational learning.

Selected Readings - Understanding the Difference Between Management and Leadership

29 October 2010

In this article, Michael Maccoby looks at the distinction between management and leadership, which in his view can be defined as follows: management is a function that must be exercised in any business, while leadership is a relationship between leader and led that can energise an organisation.

Resource constraints can be useful

29 October 2010

Building the capacity required to manage change demands significant resources in terms of finance, experience and time. As a number of countries continue to struggle to develop their capacity for change, they invariably find themselves facing serious resource constraints.

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Platform for leadership

29 October 2010

This issue of Capacity.org includes contributions on various aspects of leadership. Leadership is about action and about change at the individual, organisational and societal levels. Ultimately, leadership is indispensable for the development and growth of capacity.

Nurturing leaders from within

29 October 2010

AsiaDHRRA is a regional network that offers an extensive leadership development programme for the leaders of its partners in ten countries. Lany Rebagay explains the formal training, informal approaches and the tools that have been developed as part of the programme.

Leadership and change

29 October 2010

Based on two pilot leadership development programmes in Mali and Niger, the authors believe that the combination of training workshops and on-the-job coaching can be effective in encouraging leaders to learn and to change.

Cultivating a new generation of leaders

29 October 2010

Like other democracies in transition, Moldova needs leaders who can give a new impetus to the process of achieving a democratic and just society. Serghei Ostaf explains how CReDO’s civic leadership programme is responding to that need.

Changing from the inside out

29 October 2010

Based on extensive field research and recent publications, Rick James concludes that leadership development is both feasible and crucial for capacity development. But the process is complex, messy, and requires the combined use of a variety of methods.

Capacity for conservation

29 October 2010

For IUCN – the World Conservation Union, building capacity for conservation is more important than simply building staff capacity for itself. Jeffrey McNeely traces the development of the regional programme IUCN in Asia.

Africa needs visionaries

29 October 2010

South African Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi believes that strong leadership is crucial at all levels. As she explains to Capacity.org, Africa needs leaders who are prepared to intervene in complex situations without holding back for fear of criticism. They must also be able to find commonalities among the differences, put people first, and learn from their mistakes.