Leadership and Communication seminar

Communication for Leadership and Teambuilding seminar

Prepared by Ruslan Asad FLEXability conference

A – Alumni

B – Bringing

I – Initiative L – LeadershipI – Idea

T – To

Y - Youth

Who is a LEADER?a one providing guidance by going in front a one causes others to go with him Empowering othersSharing the tasks among his team

membersArticulating vision/embodying

values/giving HOPEShaping and sharing a vision which

empowers the team membersAre best when they barely know that she

or he existsa one who would say “we did it” when the

project is completed

4 types of Civic LeadersPaternalistic –

patriarchal or matriarchal style of leadership; built on established personal or kinship relationships; inspiring great loyalty and have a familial relationship with staff

Activist – engaged in lobbying work; highly motivated, charismatic, focused on single issue; inspire the followers with clear messages

Managerialist – administrative abilities; establishing structures; managing the team, setting the responsibilities

Power of VisionCatalytic/Visionary leader - Strategic leaders- Promote and implement

change- Wider world view/global

leaders- Change agents delegating

the work to the team- Work with external actors- Build coalitions,

partnershipsAre we the world?

Leaders or Managers Leaders - inspire, initiate

change, encourage new learning, create networks, developing a different culture; creating bigger picture and promoting change

Managers – plan, implement and monitor on a more operational and administrative level; mainly resolving specific issues, day to day challenges

Effective leadersMust demonstrate some managerial skills

With ABILITY (intelligence, public speaking skills)

With sociABILITY (participation, popularity)

With MOTIVATION (initiative and consistency in beliefs)

With COURAGE and DIGNITY

Leadership is a process where an individual influences a group or individuals to achieve a common goal

What does LEADERSHIP want from us?

IntegrityLeadership is someone hard to please - It wants us to be as good as our word…- It wants our actions to match our words/values- Wow! It wants us to be true to our team

members and colleagues- Leadership wants us to create an environment

for people to work and participate….

Are we doing it? Are you as Alumni doing it? What it means for you?

VisionServe and participate because you believe in

the resultValues are connection between our vision and

the teamMake sure the team can see the results, the

visionTeam will fight for what they believe inTeam will fight to defend what they createFlash news! Freedom is as expensive as

Baku is folks!

Keep the vision in sight for everyoneKeep the team aware of the

original goalDebate to implement the vision

and to encourage the teamTeam can take ownership of the

visionDon’t move off the original visionVision keeps the team focused

and together

“A house divided will fall” Abraham Lincoln

Build new leaders

Power given to others provides

greater power to the leaders

Mentor new leaders

Vision will never be

complete until there are many individuals with

the ability to lead at every

level of a project

“leadership through

encouragement rather than criticism is

more successful”

Encourage disagreement Allow others to challenge

ideasDebating creates an

environment to generate creative ideas

Give the team members authority to think and act

Debate over principles not personalities

Protect the vision from personification

Be responsible for the final decisionMake the final decision

with the team Carry final responsibility

for the decisionAccept the blame if the

result is unsuccessful Share the credit with the

teamRemember not “I” but

“WE” did it

Be open to changeBe flexible,

adapt to change

Have a plan, write your vision and

share it with the team

Write the concept so you have

something to refer to when circumstance

s change

Sometimes a good leader

must be prepared to step back

and let others lead

Leader motivates the team, takes

them forward

Ability to communicate!Get the ideas across to your team, to the

peopleShare your passion and vision with the teamLeaders learn by sharingSpeak, write, blogMake communications visionary with

memorable words and phrasesConcentrate, listen, look into the eyes of your

team memberMotivate via communication

What to doReview your program, its

goalsIdentify the groups and

people you are trying to reach

Set prioritiesDevelop messages: short,

expressive, informative, motivating

Follow up!Phone calls, emails,

leafleting, speeches, video appeals, brochures

Use available tools and technologyBlogging – create your blog for self-

awareness, personal development, sharing your ideas, diary helps you analyze

Facebook – be open, be transparent; transparency lessens the rumors; share your ideas via STATUS, videos, postings

Video blogging – don’t like writing? Then shoot videos, get your message across, discover yourself and help others in self-awareness

Effective communicationThe more personal the more

effectiveConsistent message and

identityEmpower the team members to

get the message outTell people what you would like

them to do and tell them how to do it

Train your team, grow themBe creative

we talked about…..Leadership

Integrity

VisionKeeping the vision in sight for everyoneBuilding new leaders

COMMUNICATION!

I EXPECTA blogger out of this groupA community organizer out of this groupA video blogger out of this groupA leader out of this groupChange makers, vision creators, project

managers!

Always ready to help you, to talk to you, to listen to you

Thank you.