PRO-POOR REDD+ PROJECT LEADERSHIP SKILLS ENHANCEMENT TO

STAKEHOLDERS in the Agoro-Agu Central Forest Reserve Landscape

Leadership development

UFWG Secretariat

15th MARCH 2016

LEADERSHIP• DEFN:• process of influencing people so that they will strive

willingly and enthusiastically towards achievement of intended goals.

• Or the ability of an individual to influence , motivate and enable others contribute towards the effectiveness and success of the organization of which they are members

Leadership development • Basically five levels of leadership development,

Leadership development Position• Rights- people follow because the have to. Your influence will not extend above the lines of your job description/ terms of reference.

A real leader knows the difference between being a boss and being a leader.

Bosses vs. Leaders • The boss drives his workers; the leader coaches them

• The boss depends on authority ;the leader on good will

• The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm

• The boss says I ;the leader –we• The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown.

Leadership development • Permission ;• Relationship –people follow because they want to

People will follow you beyond your stated authority. This level allows work to be fun

People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care

Leadership begins with heart, not the headInclude others in your journeyDeal wisely with the difficult people.

Leadership development • Production

• Result – people follow because of what you have done for the organizationInitiate and accept responsibility and growthDevelop and follow a statement of purposeKnow and do things that give high returnCommunicate strategy and vision of the organization

Make the difficult decision that will make a difference.

Leadership development • Relationship• In intimate situation -you must be trustworthy because you know that your bound to your team in the long run by the shared purpose.

• Results –people get together to accomplish a purpose.

People development• Reproduction-people follow because of what you have done for them

-long range growthA leader is great not because of his /her power but because of his /her ability to empower others.

Realize that people are the most valuable assetsBe a model for other to followPlace a priority on developing people.

• Personhood- • Respect –people follow because of who you are and what

you represent• Followers are loyal and sacrificial

• Integrity –Most important ingredient in leadership• The state of being complete and unified • Words and actions must match• Integrity is not what we do so much as how we do it. • Integrity binds our person together and fosters a spirit of

contentment within us.

Integrity • In order to lead, aman must have followers as a man

must have confidence, hence , the supreme quantity for a leader is unquestionable integrity without it,no real success is possible, no matter whether its is on a section gang, a footbal field

• Problem solving for reason why people do not perform the way they should.

• They don’t know what they need to do• They don’t know how to do it• They don’t know why they should• These are obstacle beyond the control

Attitude • Our attitude is our most important asset• We are 100% responsible for our attitude• The pessimist complaint about the wind• The optimist expect it to change• The leader adjust the sails

Attitude change• Stages of attitude change• Identify a problem feeling• Identify a problem behavior• Identify a problem thinking• Identify the right thinking• Make a public commitment to right thinking• Develop a plan for the right thinking.

EXPECTATION FROM LEADERSHIP STRUCTURES1. The ability to use power effectively: 2. An ability to comprehend3. Ability to inspire4. . Leadership style: Leadership style is firstly the ability

of a leader to act in a manner that will develop a climate conducive to the response from the led and secondly arouse motivation.

QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADER• Honesty• Delegate• Communication• Confidence• Commitment• Positive Attitude• Creativity• Intuition• Inspire• Approach

INTRODUCTION TO Strategic thinking of a team• Developing mission, vision, GoalStrategic objectives..

Governance tools• Constitution; guiding documents