Leadership AnD Strategic Thinking

GLOBAL CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP

Thursday 25th September

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Introduction
The Objective

To promote the ideas and virtues of voluntary work among

the youth for National and international development and
peace
How

Mobilize the youth for action

Harness and direct their abundant energies, talents, time, (money)
for development
Start from the community to the national and to the international

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Expected Results

Strategic Thinking
Leading to responsible and effective leadership
Spirit of voluntary service
Historical
Spirit of Voluntarism
Concept not new in Ghana
It was basis of community development
Communities, towns, and villages had grown through self-help
Asafo companies- mainly youth constituted the vanguard group for community
a. Self help
b. Protection of life and property
c. Armies against external attack.

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Historical continued

Unquestionable commitment and love for community

Considered assignment as community call to duty
Voluntary Service
Community interest superseded that of self and family
The voluntary sacrifice was the source of community development and peace

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Effect of Political, economic, social and technological
changes (globalization) On voluntary Service
Gradual whittling away of spirit of voluntary Service, particularly among youth.
Demand for financial and physical rewards for otherwise voluntary
youth services offered
Disinterestedness in voluntary work for development and peace
Break up of traditional family system
Foreign influences on culture
To reverse the trend:
Develop strategic thinking and Leadership among youth
Instil these as essential tools for promoting voluntary service
among youth

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Leadership
The Leader creates an environment in which those he leads operates

The environment is the organization

Leaders talk to each other and work in the organization

They also talk to outsiders, customers, suppliers, and government

a.
b.
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The leader does strategic thinking:

He makes the choices
Demands commitments
Builds capacity

The leader provides a clear view of his vision of where the organization
is going, the expected results, the conducts of the people, states priority,
States the way forward.

The leadership efforts rest on strategic thinking- a critical leadership tool

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Leadership defined
A relationship through which one person influences the behaviour or actions
Of other people.
Elements
Interpersonal behaviour-relationship
Involves groups
Brings team building
Motivation
Communication
Delegation
Must be seen in action
Integrates individual and group goals

Note: A leader is moving from control to coaching, support, empowerment

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Differences between Manager and Leader
Leadership does not necessarily take place within a hierarchical structure
of the organization
Manager does planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the activities of
subordinates
Leader is more concerned with communicating with, motivating, encouraging,
involving people
The two terms are often used interchangeably though.
Three types of Leadership
Successful Leadership- Achieves results intended by the leader
Effective Leader- achieves group goals and functional behaviour
Attempted Leadership- an individual attempts to exert leadership in the group
Leadership resides in the functions and not in a particular person.

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Leadership training
Three areas of need
task need
Group need
Individual need
Leadership Styles
Dictatorial
Unitary
Bureaucratic
Benevolent
Charismatic
Consultative
Participative
Abdicational