In today's increasingly complex world, individuals, organisations and even society's are constantly challenged to adapt to changes in their internal and external environments. The ability to deal with such changes successfully, is closely related to one's capacity to lead, or one's leadership, at each of these different levels.
In this section of the resource corner you will find a range of materials on (the importance of) 'leading for change' in organisations and the wider society, ranging from evaluating the effectiveness of leadership to the concept of systemst thinking, and from the challenges facing NGOs to those related to leadership in local government. This section complements the 'leading yourself' section which provides resources on managing your own change and becoming your own best leader.
To guide you through the range of resources available, the Short Paper - Leading for Change - will highlight some key materials, which you will find in the 'quality-controlled' section of the resource corner. The paper also explores:
· The different levels of leadership (e.g. personal, organisational and societal);
· The challenges faced by elected local government representatives, and how they can respond with creative and resourceful leadership;
· Leadership development in NGOs and the challenges facing NGOs;
· Leading change in the wider society;
· The competencies and tools to support leading for change.
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Quality controlled resources
This Power Point presentation draws on Peter Senghe's book 'The Fifth Discipline, The Art and Practice of the Learning Organisation. It was used in SNV Albania's Leadership Development Programme to introduce the theory of Systems Thinking and its implications for leaders and organisations. It a...
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jul 2006This Short Paper offers an introduction to the question of Leadership for Change. It complements and builds on the first Short Paper (which can be accessed through the Intro section of this resource corner).
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Based on research in Bangladesh and the UK, the paper attempts to analyse the question of NGO leadership and the difficulties confronting NGOs in developing second-line leaders.
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This paper presents the findings of a joint research programme of CORAT Africa in Kenya, INTRAC in Malawi and the Community Development Resource Network (CDRN) in Uganda on the challenges confronting African civil society leaders.
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This Praxis paper looks at the role of leadership in Non-Governmental Organisations. It examines the characteristics of NGO leaders and analyses the challenges of designing leadership development programmes that meet the needs of NGOs.
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Economic growth within countries varies sharply across decades. This paper examines one explanation for these sustained shifts in growth – changes in the national leader. The findings are that leaders matter, particularly in autocratic settings.
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The purpose of these DFID guidelines is to help you distinguish between the institutional and the organisational level, to identify institutional problems that inhibit improvements at the organisational level, and to work out how to promote the...
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This book is about how some of the most successful Asian NGOs are managed. It deals with issues of growth, leadership and context, and questions the usefulness of Western management doctrine.
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This is the third in a series of reports on Leadership from the Leadership South West Centre at the University of Exter. It looks at the impact of context on the appropriate content, style and format of leadership development. The two earlier re...
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This book - which can be purchased online - focuses on the interaction between leadership style, mindsets and change processes. It includes worksheets, questionnaires, guidelines and assessment instruments.
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