Leadership 101

The National Democratic Institute

 INTRODUCTION/
GROUND RULES
• Introductions
• Ground Rules
• Ice Breaker Exercise
 LEADERSHIP 101 OBJECTIVES
• To develop self-awareness and self-
confidence
• To develop strategies for self-empowerment
• To identify strategies to increase leadership
skills
 LEADERSHIP 101 TOPICS
• Leadership
 Types of Leaders
 Qualities of Leaders
 Gender and Leadership

• Identifying the Leader Within

 Self-Assessment
 Developing your Leadership
 Addressing Challenges
 KEY TERMS
• Leadership
• Empowerment
• Other terms?

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 EXERCISE:
CHARACTERISTICS OF A LEADER
WOMEN LEADERS?
 TYPES OF LEADERSHIP

• Autocratic
• Fits and starts
• Inclusive
• Self-sacrificer
• De facto leader
 TYPES OF LEADERSHIP
• Controlling
• Popular but overcommitted
• Never make a decision before it is time
• Biting off more than we can chew
• True leadership
 QUALITIES OF AN
EFFECTIVE LEADER
• Integrity
• Vision
• Develop new leaders
• Allow disagreement
• Assume responsibility for the final decision
• Know how to plan
DO WOMEN HAVE UNIQUE
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES?
 EXERCISE:
Visioning Women in
Leadership
• Close your eyes and imagine your
community led by women
 EXERCISE: EMPOWERMENT
• Measuring Levels of Empowerment
• Strategies for Self-Empowerment
 WOMEN ROLE MODELS
“ In societies where men are truly confident of
their own worth, women are not merely tolerated
but valued.”
- Aung San Suu Kyi

“ Women are not free anywhere in this world until

all women in the world are free.”
- Leymah Gbowee
 IDENTIFYING THE
LEADER WITHIN
• Which qualities do you have?
• Which qualities do you feel you are
lacking?
 EXERCISE:
LEADERSHIP SELF-SURVEY
• Let’s complete an inventory of your
leadership skills
CAN LEADERSHIP BE LEARNED?
• If yes, through which activities/actions?
 DEVELOPING YOUR
LEADERSHIP
• Seek constructive feedback
• Evaluate yourself
• Seek out new roles and challenges
• Practice leadership now
 DEVELOPING YOUR
LEADERSHIP
• Seek training opportunities
• “To teach is to learn twice”
• Surround yourself with leaders
• Set goals and work on them
 EXERCISE:
REALIZING LEADERSHIP
• Take a blank
sheet of paper
• Write your name
on the top
 CHALLENGES OF LEADERSHIP
• What are some of the challenges that
come with a life of leadership?
REALITIES OF LEADERSHIP

• Be aware of realities
you may face
• Maintain perspective
• Nurture your network
of support
SELF-CONFIDENCE EXERCISE
• Complete the Self-Confidence Quiz
 BUILDING CONFIDENCE
• Break your goals into smaller steps
• Visualize success
• Start a “Victory Wall”
 BUILDING CONFIDENCE
• Pick some “low-hanging” fruit
• Maintain a positive outlook
• Surround yourself with supportive
people
• Dare to dream, but be realistic
 ONE WOMAN CAN
MAKE A DIFFERENCE…
• Example: Asma Khader

• Imagine what a network of women (and

men) can do!
 LEADERSHIP 101 CONCLUSION
• Types of leaders/leadership styles
• Gender and leadership
• Self-assessment/ Your leadership
• Barriers to women’s leadership