Below are some questions designed to prompt reflection on your situation, with related supports listed below.
6. There is not enough leadership. | Community Tool Box
6. There is not enough leadership.
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1. Have core leadership tasks and related skills been identified?
- Toolkit: Building Leadership
- Orienting Ideas in Leadership
- Core Functions in Leadership
- Developing a Plan for Building Leadership
- Learning How to be a Community Leader
2. Has the number of leaders needed been identified?
- Toolkit: Building Leadership
- Developing a Plan for Building Leadership
- Building Teams: Broadening the Base for Leadership
3. Does the leadership team reflect the community?
- Toolkit: Building Leadership
- Promoting Participation Among Diverse Groups
- Involving Key Influentials in the Initiative
- Involving People Most Affected by the Problem
- Building Teams: Broadening the Base for Leadership
- Putting Your Solution into Practice
- Understanding Culture and Diversity in Building Communities
4. Are leaders committed to working together?
- Toolkit: Building Leadership
- Developing a Plan for Building Leadership
- Collaborative Leadership
- Learning How to be a Community Leader
- Building and Sustaining Commitment
- Building and Sustaining Relationships
- Building Relationships with People from Different Cultures
5. Have we set leadership development goals?
- Toolkit: Building Leadership
- Developing a Plan for Building Leadership
- Encouraging Leadership Development Across the Life Span
- Learning How to be a Community Leader
- 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
- Hiring and Training Key Staff of Community Organizations
- Providing Training and Technical Assistance
- Developing a Plan for Building Leadership
- Learning How to be a Community Leader
7. Have we recruited new people for ongoing leadership development?
- Toolkit: Building Leadership
- Encouraging Involvement in Community Work
- Developing a Plan for Increasing Participation in Community Action
- Creating and Gathering a Group to Guide Your Initiative
- Developing a Plan for Staff Hiring and Training
- Recruiting Volunteers
- Developing a Plan for Building Leadership
- Encouraging Leadership Across the Life Span
- Building and Sustaining Relationships
8. Have we promoted leadership as a service?
9. Have we developed abilities to adapt to new situations?
- Toolkit: Building Leadership
- Developing a Plan for Building Leadership
- Recognizing the Challenges of Leadership
- Learning How to be a Community Leader
- Discovering and Creating Possibilities