Convened by: Title Sponsor: Sponsor:

Convened by: Title Sponsor: Sponsor:

Volunteer Engagement Networking Session - Leadership

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What does leadership mean to you?

Take a moment to write your personal description of leadership – what actions, behaviors or attributes does a leader have?

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Welcome!

• Introductions and Ground Rules• What does being a leader mean?• What are the challenges of being a leader in

your organization?• Transformational Leadership model• How can you be the leader your

organization needs.

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Ground Rules

“What happens here, stays here.”

• Respectful interactions• Confidentiality outside of this room• Listen and connect• Nurture innovation and creativity

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What does leadership mean to you?

Take a moment to write your personal description of leadership – what actions, behaviors or attributes does a leader have?

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Transformational Leadership• Idealized Influence – serve as a role model• Inspirational Motivation – Inspire and

motivate followers• Individualized Consideration – concern for

the needs and feeling of followers, personal attention

• Intellectual Stimulation – the leader challenges followers to be creative and innovative

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The Leadership Challenge• Inspire a shared vision - What could your

organization accomplish?– Create an exciting and believable future

• Enable others to act – What’s holding you back?– Build buy-in and trust by fostering collaboration

and common goals• Challenge the process

– Experiment, take risks, learn from mistakes

From The Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner

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The Leadership Challenge• Model the way – Are you walking the walk?

– What actions are you taking to make the vision a reality? Set an example.

• Encourage the heart – Make people feel like heroes!– Recognize team accomplishments and

individual contributions.

From The Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner

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Transformational LeadershipAs a table discuss one of the following• Inspire a shared vision• Enable others to act• Challenge the process• Model the way • Encourage the heart

From The Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner

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What are the challenges?

Being the leader of volunteer engagement in your organization comes with challenges. Share where your definition of a leader and your role aren’t aligned. How can the transformational leadership model help?

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What can you do to become the leader your organization needs?

After discussing the challenges of leadership what initial steps or actions can you take to become a transformational leader?

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ResourcesThe Leadership Challengehttp://www.leadershipchallenge.com/home.aspx

5 Practices of Exemplary Leadershiphttp://www.leadershipchallenge.com/About-section-Our-Approach.aspx

Transformational Leadership Articlehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/200903/are-you-transformational-leader