Idasa – Governance and AIDS Programme

LEADERSHIP RETENTION AND MAINTENANCE IN HIV AND AIDS

MANAGEMENT

PHOEBE M MACHEREHEAD – HIV/AIDS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

UNIT

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Presentation Outline

Leadership Retention and Maintenance Intervention Process

Defining Citizen Centred Leadership

Citizen Centred Leadership Retention/Maintenance Framework

Potential Leadership Retention and Maintenance Interventions

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Leadership Retention & Maintenance Intervention Process

IDASA Intervention

Process

ResearchImplementation of Appropriate Interventions

Interventions Based on Research Findings

Key Finding: Pre-mature loss of

leadership skills and experience

due to high prevalence of HIV

and AIDS

Mitigation Intervention to

Optimize Leadership Skills and

Experience Retention

Structured and Orderly

Implementation Management System

(IMS)

WHAT

To provide basis for informed choices

To make a positive contribution to

functioning citizen centred governance

structures and institutions

To develop appropriate and

effective Interventions

WHY

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Defining Citizen Centred Leadership

Leadership: Ability to get things done against all odds.

Citizen participation: elections, consultation, validation & service delivery.

Decision-making: Ability to choose an option & make it happen.

Measurement: systematic tracking, monitoring,& reviewing of decisions & taking appropriate corrective action.

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Leadership Reception

Leadership Retention

Leadership Expiry

Leadership Outflow

Leadership Inflow

Leadership Maintenance

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Leadership Retention/Maintenance Framework

Leading Validation

SupplierStorage

Citizenry

Citizenry

Citizenry

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LEADERSHIP INFLOW PHASE

Inflow

Primary elections:

Leadership identificati

on

General Elections:

voter/policy education

Local Government: Enhance leadership

skills

Citizenry – Consultative

role in leadership selection

Informed citizenry-Select & validate leaders

Intervention on roles &

responsibilities

POSSIBLE INTERVENTIONS

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LEADERSHIP MAINTENANCE PHASE

MaintenanceCapacit

y Buildin

g

Effective Utilizatio

n

Conflict Manageme

nt

Deliberate effort to

increase the ability to lead

Systematic deployment

of leadership cadres to optimize

their individual

contribution

Mechanism to manage

inconsistencies in

leadership vision, style and strategy

Leadership Management Process & Discipline

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LEADERSHIP OUTFLOW PHASE

Outflow

Involuntary Exit

Office Term

Maturity Exit

Voluntary Exit

Exit from leadership role due to

circumstances beyond

one’s control

Exit from leadership role at the expiry of

official term of office

Exit from leadership

role based by informed personal choice

Leadership Planning & Exit Management System

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Potential Leadership Retention Interventions

Leadership Inflow: Profiling of leadership candidates Screening by political parties Targeted leadership education

Leadership Maintenance: Process & system to manage intellectual

capital Continuous knowledge improvement Citizen agency capacity building (Citizens at

the Centre Approach)

Citizen Centred Leadership Management

Potential Leadership Retention/Maintenance Interventions

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Potential Leadership Retention Interventions Continued

Leadership Outflow:

Target factors driving pre-mature exit

Systematic effort to manage poor health (Employee Assistance Programmes and in-house wellness programmes)

Retaining of experiential knowledge

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THANK YOU!