Troubleshooting Guide for Solving Problems:

Common Problems, Reflection Questions, and Links to Support Tools

     6.  There is not enough leadership.

SOME REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

SOME CTB SUPPORTS:

1. Have core leadership tasks and related skills been identified?

Toolkit: Building Leadership

CHAPTER 13: ORIENTING IDEAS IN LEADERSHIP

CHAPTER 14: CORE FUNCTIONS IN LEADERSHIP

Chapter 13, Section 1: Developing a Plan for Building Leadership

Chapter 14, Section 1: Learning How to be a Community Leader

2. Has the number of leaders needed been identified?

Toolkit: Building Leadership

Chapter 13, Section 1: Developing a Plan for Building Leadership

Chapter 13, Section 4: Building Teams: Broadening the Base for Leadership

3. Does the leadership team reflect the community?

Toolkit: Building Leadership

Chapter 7, Section 2: Promoting Participation Among Diverse Groups

Chapter 7, Section 6: Involving Key Influentials in the Initiative

Chapter 7, Section 7: Involving People Most Affected by the Problem

Chapter 13, Section 4: Building Teams: Broadening the Base for Leadership

Chapter 17, Section 7: Putting Your Solution into Practice

Chapter 27, Section 1: Understanding Culture and Diversity in Building Communities

4. Are leaders committed to working together?

Toolkit: Building Leadership

Chapter 13, Section 1: Developing a Plan for Building Leadership

Chapter 13, Section 11: Collaborative Leadership

Chapter 14, Section 1: Learning How to be a Community Leader

Chapter 14, Section 5: Building and Sustaining Commitment

Chapter 14, Section 7: Building and Sustaining Relationships

Chapter 27, Section 2: Building Relationships with People from Different Cultures

5. Have we set leadership development goals?

Toolkit: Building Leadership

Chapter 13, Section 1: Developing a Plan for Building Leadership

Chapter 13, Section 7: Encouraging Leadership Development Across the Life Span

Chapter 14, Section 1: Learning How to be a Community Leader

Chapter 22, Section 2: Recruiting Mentors for Your Program

6. Have we selected and implemented methods for attaining leadership development goals (e.g., mentoring, training, recruitment)?

Toolkit: Building Leadership

CHAPTER 10: HIRING AND TRAINING KEY STAFF OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

CHAPTER 12: PROVIDING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Chapter 13, Section 1: Developing a Plan for Building Leadership

Chapter 14, Section 1: Learning How to be a Community Leader

7. Have we recruited new people for ongoing leadership development?

Toolkit: Building Leadership

CHAPTER 7: ENCOURAGING INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY WORK

Chapter 7, Section 1: Developing a Plan for Increasing Participation in Community Action

Chapter 9, Section 2: Choosing a Group to Create and Run Your Initiative

Chapter 10, Section 1: Developing a Plan for Staff Hiring and Training

Chapter 11, Section 2: Recruiting Volunteers

Chapter 13, Section 1: Developing a Plan for Building Leadership

Chapter 13, Section 7: Encouraging Leadership Across the Life Span

Chapter 14, Section 7: Building and Sustaining Relationships

8. Have we promoted leadership as a service?

Toolkit: Building Leadership

Chapter 13, Section 2: Servant Leadership: Accepting and Maintaining the Call of Services

9. Have we developed abilities to adapt to new situations?

Toolkit: Building Leadership

Chapter 13, Section 1: Developing a Plan for Building Leadership

Chapter 13, Section 6: Recognizing the Challenges of Leadership

Chapter 14, Section 1: Learning How to be a Community Leader

Chapter 14, Section 3: Discovering and Creating Possibilities

10. Have we built a great group and collaborative leadership team?

Toolkit: Building Leadership

CHAPTER 13: ORIENTING IDEAS IN LEADERSHIP

CHAPTER 14: CORE FUNCTIONS IN LEADERSHIP

Chapter 13, Section 1: Developing a Plan for Building Leadership

Chapter 13, Section 4: Building Teams: Broadening the Base for Leadership

Chapter 13, Section 11: Collaborative Leadership

Chapter 14, Section 1: Learning How to be a Community Leader