External LeadershipExternal LeadershipLeadership 201

The National Democratic Institute

• Introductions• Ground rules• Ice breaker exercise

ICEBREAKER/INTRO/ICEBREAKER/INTRO/GROUND RULESGROUND RULES

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SESSION OBJECTIVESSESSION OBJECTIVES

To learn strategies for gaining support from friends and family

To understand the role and importance of mentorship

EXTERNAL LEADERSHIP EXTERNAL LEADERSHIP TOPICSTOPICS

• Gaining support for your leadership• Facing obstacles• Mentorship

GAINING SUPPORTGAINING SUPPORT• Family/friends (personal)• Colleagues/leaders (professional)• Sponsors

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GAINING SUPPORT - GAINING SUPPORT - PERSONALPERSONAL

• Consider your family• Discuss roles• Discuss risks• Enlist allies

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5 STEPS TO SUPPORT OF 5 STEPS TO SUPPORT OF YOUR YOUR

PARTY/ORGANIZATIONPARTY/ORGANIZATION1. Know Your Goal

2. Get to Know Your

Party/Organizational Leaders

3. Make a Step By Step Plan

4. Identify Allies - Ask For Help

5. Find Mentors

1: KNOW YOUR GOAL1: KNOW YOUR GOAL

• Be Clear• Be Vocal• Don’t Give Up – It Will Be Tough

KNOWING YOUR GOALKNOWING YOUR GOAL

• What Do You Want?• Who Knows This?• Who Can Help You?• Do They Know What You Want?

2: GET TO KNOW 2: GET TO KNOW YOUR LEADERSYOUR LEADERS

• Articulate Goals

• Be Consistent

• How Do Your Leaders Benefit?

• Don’t Be Shy

• Speak Up!

3: MAKE A STEP-BY-STEP 3: MAKE A STEP-BY-STEP PLANPLAN

• Be Systematic

• Be Confident

• Be Specific

4: IDENTIFY ALLIES – 4: IDENTIFY ALLIES – ASK FOR HELPASK FOR HELP

• Articulate Your Goal• Ask for Help• List the Help You Need• Follow-up

5: FIND MENTORS5: FIND MENTORS

• Ongoing Guidance

• May Help You Achieve Your Goals

SUMMARYSUMMARY

1. Know Your Goal2. Get to Know Your

Party/Organizational Leaders 3. Make a Step By Step Plan 4. Identify Allies - Ask For Help5. Find Mentors

FACING OBSTACLESFACING OBSTACLES Consider their role Acknowledge their concerns Ask for their help

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FACING OBSTACLESFACING OBSTACLES

Be persistent Find allies Consider their role, again

WHAT IS MENTORING?WHAT IS MENTORING?

WHY PARTICIPATE IN A WHY PARTICIPATE IN A MENTORING PROGRAM?MENTORING PROGRAM?

• Builds confidence and skills• Creates opportunities • Helps to expand networks• Builds sustainable relationships

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BENEFITS OF MENTORSHIPBENEFITS OF MENTORSHIP

“Paying it forward is an essential element of being an outstanding leader, and it benefits everyone

involved—it’s a virtuous circle that leads to more of the same.”

~Ilene H. Lang, President & CEO of Catalyst

GETTING INVOLVED IN GETTING INVOLVED IN MENTOR RELATIONSHIPSMENTOR RELATIONSHIPS

• Be open to the various types of mentoring relationships– Traditional– Intergenerational– Peer-mentoring

• Use online tools to stay connected

NDI ONLINE NETWORKSNDI ONLINE NETWORKS

NDI ONLINE NETWORKSNDI ONLINE NETWORKS

Working for Democracy and Making Democracy Work

EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: Mentoring and Mentoring and Networking InitiativesNetworking Initiatives

• Partners in Participation (PIP)• Youth of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow

(YOTLOT)• Tamkeen

MENTORSHIP ADVICEMENTORSHIP ADVICE• For mentors: –Communication is key–Share your experiences–Be committed

• For mentees: –Be proactive –Be prepared

Mentor relationships are what you make out of them.

Mentor relationships are what you make out of them.

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

• Gaining Support• 5 Step Plan to Gain Support from

your Party/Organization• Mentorship

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