Leadership development

Building institutional capacity in South Sudan through triangular cooperation

09 May 2013

This policy brief from the Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre highlights experiences from a regional capacity development initiative in Eastern Africa coordinated by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). The project brings civil servant support officers (CSSOs) from neighbouring countries and twins them with counterparts in various government ministries in South Sudan, with the aim of rapidly develop core government capacity in a coaching and mentoring scheme.

Lessons in "pro-poor" leadership strategies

15 February 2013

This review by the Development Leadership Programme draws insights from three case studies of 'pro-poor' political leaders: Yoweri Museveni in Uganda, Digvijay Singh in India’s Madhya Pradesh state and Fernando Henrique Cardoso in Brazil.The studies are analysed in the book "Against the Odds: Politicians, institutions and the struggle against poverty" (2012) by Marcus Andre Melo, Njuguna Ng'ethe & James Manor.

Inter-organisational learning and local governance

25 January 2013

Devolving power for the poor

Devolution of power to local government changed the rules of the game in decision making and created new opportunities. The Society for Participatory Research in Asia facilitated a nationwide inter-organisational learning process in order to make the new system work for the marginalised.

The brokering guidebook

02 January 2013

Many of those involved in partnerships would say that the broker’s role (whether informal or formal) has been critical. However, the broker’s role must be kept in perspective. Good brokering is not a substitute for good partnering. The Brokering Guidebook illuminates the critical part played by brokers in multi sector partnerships as both process managers and behind the scenes leaders. It focuses on partnership brokering – that essential intermediary function that enables partners to work well together and ensure the maximum effectiveness of their partnership.

Developing leadership capacities in a networked world

16 November 2012

Published in October 2012 by the Leadership Learning Community, Leadership and Networks: New Ways of Developing Leadership in a Highly Connected World is written for those who run and fund leadership programmes that develop and support leadership for social change. The report aims to inspire and help leadership programmes to question their assumptions about the traditional leadership models and retool their approaches in ways that will enable them to better prepare those in leadership with the mindset and skills they will need to more fully leverage network strategies.

Leadership and collective impact report

06 October 2012

As part of the Leadership for a New Era (LNE) initiative – a collaborative research initiative that seeks to promote more inclusive, networked and collective leadership models – the Leadership Learning Community (LLC) has generated a series of “how to” guides for leadership programme staff.

The guides, which can be read separately or as an interconnected series, offer recommendations on three key topics: How to use action learning to achieve your results; How to recruit to maximize the value of your cohort; and How to cultivate and activate your network.