Building lives

BUILDING LIVESA workshop on Leadership presented at

the 5th World Youth CongressIstanbul, Turkey

byIsaiah Owolabi

Oluwasijibomi Ojajuni

.......building lives

Leadership is the act of building capacities to achieve a set goal

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP


What leadership is notassumption is the mother of confusion

• Leadership is not a game between followers and leaders

• “The first problem with all of the stuff that’s out there on leadership is that we haven’t got a clue what we’re talking about.” We typically think of the leader as being the person at the top. “But if you define a leader as an executive, then you absolutely deny everyone else in an organization the opportunity to be a leader.” Peter Senge


IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU

• “Many of you want to be leaders, to make a difference. But you might be spending too much time self-marketing and not enough time researching, building bridges by taking an interest in someone…In true leadership situations, listening comes before arm-waving.”


“The job of a leader today is not to create followers. It’s to create more leaders.”


LEADERS DON’T CREATE FOLLOWERS

Leadership is not about position it is about impact

Great leaders become leaders to achieve something, not to be someone.


TO DO OR TO BE?

LEADERSHIP and IDENTITY

• People need to know who you are and what you stand for before they agree to be led by you. Leadership is an agreement.

• You lead with permission. If your self-story is not absolutely consistent and based on integrity – who you really are – people will see through it and not give you permission to lead them. Most often they will hide their disagreement and your apparent leadership will be fake.


Self-awareness Self-regulation Motivation Empathy Social skill


WHAT MAKES A LEADER

SELF AWARENESS

DefinitionThe ability to recognize and understand your moods, emotions, and drives, as well as their effect on others

Hallmarks• Self confidence• Realistic self-assessment and candor• Self-deprecating sense of humor• Thirst for constructive criticism• (don’t react negatively to criticism)


SELF REGULATION

Definition• The ability to control or redirect biologically driven

disruptive impulses and moods• The propensity to suspend judgment (to think before acting)

Hallmarks• Trustworthiness and integrity• Comfort with ambiguity• Openness to change• Appear reasonable


MOTIVATION- the need to achieve

Definition• A passion to work for reasons that go beyond money or

status • A propensity to pursue goals with energy and persistence

Hallmarks• Strong drive to achieve• Optimism, even in the face of failure• Organizational commitment• Always ask “why” (purposeful)


EMPATHY- understanding othersDefinition• The ability to understand the emotional makeup of other people• Skill in treating people according to their emotional reactions

Hallmarks• Expertise in handling and retaining• talent (mentoring, coaching)• Ability to provide effective feedback• Cross-cultural sensitivity• Ability and patience to listen


SOCIAL SKILLDefinition

• Proficiency in managing relationships and building networks• An ability to find common ground and build rapport (network in

place• when action needed)

Hallmarks• Effectiveness in leading change• Persuasiveness (wielding a range of tactics)• Expertise in building and leading teams


TAKE THE LEAD…creating an environment conducive for emergence of young leaders

• This initiative seeks to inform, empower and train youths on how to effectively use leadership skills to establish responsive and sustainable partnership among individuals, groups or organizations within and across borders in solving global issues such as poverty, HIV/AIDS, Climate change, corruption e.t.c .


TAKE THE LEAD…contd.

• It stresses the need for collaboration and partnership while emphasizing the need for effective and relevant monitoring and evaluation methods in order to achieve success or desired results in youth led development initiatives.


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