Leadership requires developing relationships and bringing out the leadership potential in others. True leadership is earned, not asserted, and increases as a leader uses position power less. A leader's primary role is to develop leadership in staff and the organization by challenging them at a personal level and across contexts. To apply leadership strategically, a leader must ensure vision and accountability are aligned, challenge boundaries, and create a supportive management environment.

1. LEADERSHIP FOR STRATEGIC
DEVELOPMENT AND
INVESTMENT
John Jackson
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2. THE 5 CORE ATTRIBUTES
5. Leadership ensures
that there is leadership
in any situation
1. Most people have the
capacity for leadership
- it’s a matter of choice
4. Leadership must
be earned
3. Leadership is
found in
relationships
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2. Personal
power – different
from authority of
position

3. 3
PARADOX OF POWER
Leadership increases as position power is used less
FORMAL AUTHORITY
LEADERSHIP

4. LEADERSHIP’S PRIMARY ROLE
Leadership brings out
the leadership in others
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5. BRING OUT THE
LEADERSHIP IN STAFF
MIND
HEART
SPIRIT
BODY
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1. I must
2. I can
3. I like
4. It’s important

6. LEADERSHIP STARTS WITH CHALLENGE
Challenge
Personal leadership
practices
Context
CHALLENGE:
HOW TO APPLY LEADERSHIP TO STRATEGIC
DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT?
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7. BRING OUT THE LEADERSHIP
IN THE ORGANISATION
Leadership
reaches
below the surface
offices reports
job descriptions
meetings
loyalties motivation
pride friendships networks
behaviour informal communications
excellence team-working
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CHALLENGE 1:
WHOSE VISION?
Are formal meetings and informal
conversations aligned?

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CHALLENGE 2:
WHERE IS
ACCOUNTABILITY?
Achievements against
objectives

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CHALLENGE 3:
CROSSING BOUNDARIES Going beyond your
comfort zone
MUNICIPALITYp
MUNICIPALITY
A
COMMUNITY
ORGANISATIONS
MUNICIPALITY
B
MUNICIPALITY
C

11. 3 LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES
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1 Best practice exchange
2 Peer reviews
3 Leadership programmes within
municipalities

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CREATING THE MANAGEMENT
ENVIRONMENT
Managing
upwards
MANAGER
STAFFSTAFF