0. Are you the leader volunteers (and your organization) need you to be
Who Me?
Are you the leader volunteers (and your organization) need you to be

1. 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?

2. Welcome! What makes a good leader?
Leading without positional authority
The 4 Is of Transformational Leaders
The 5 practices of Exemplary Leadership
Transformational Leadership Skills

3. What does leadership mean to you?
How would you describe a good leader?
What actions or qualities have you encountered in unsuccessful leaders?

4. You don’t have to be born a leader!

5. Low High Traits of Good Leaders Extravert Openness Agreeable Neurotic
Conscientious
Agreeable
Openness
Extravert
Neurotic

6. Transac-tional Leader-ship

7. Transformational Leaders
Lead by example and inspiration not by positional authority
Dependent on a vision that is exciting and beliveable
Leaders and followers both advance and work toward a common goal
Followers believe that there is more than self-gain in following

8. Idealized Influence Inspirational Motivation Individual Consideration
Serve as a role model
Leaders ‘walk the talk’
Idealized Influence
Inspire and motivate followers
Leaders have charisma
Inspirational Motivation
Personal attention = best efforts
Leaders show genuine concern
Individual Consideration
Encourage innovation & creativity
Leaders are open & able to fail
Intellectual Stimulation

9. Applying Transformational Leadership
5 practices of Exemplary Leaders
Based on The Leadership Challenge by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner
Evidence and research based
Well-aligned for leading volunteers

10. Shared Vision

11. Enable Others to Act

12. Challenge the Process

13. Model the
Way

14. Encourage the Heart

15. Share examples of good leaders using these practices:
Shared Vision
Enable Others to Act
Challenge the Process
Model the Way
Inspire the Heart

16. Which of these are effective in your organiza-tion?
Shared Vision
Enable Others to Act
Challenge the Process
Model the Way
Inspire the Heart

17. Assess your skills – Shared Vision
Envision the future
Create a compelling vision
Speak with conviction
Understands future trends
Paints the big picture
Enlists others
Invite others to dream
Include how all benefit
Solicit feedback
Based on The Leadership Challenge Leadership Practices Inventory by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner

18. Assess your skills – Enable Others
Trust & collaboration
Dignity & respect
Cooperative relationships
Involves others in decisions
Strengthen others
Learning opportunities
Understand skills gap
Freedom in doing work
Based on The Leadership Challenge Leadership Practices Inventory by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner

19. Assess your skills – Challenge the Process
Look to improve
Test & build your skills
Identify milestones
Take initiative
Experiment & take risks
Innovate & try new ways
Respond to changes
Ask ‘what can we learn’
Based on The Leadership Challenge Leadership Practices Inventory by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner

20. Assess your skills - Model the Way
Clarify values & vision
Standards are followed
Identify milestones
Clear philosophy
Set the example
Sets a personal example
Follow through on promises
Ask for feedback on actions
Based on The Leadership Challenge Leadership Practices Inventory by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner

21. Assess your skills - Encourage the Heart
Recognize contributions
Praise good work
Share confidence in work
Creative recognition
Celebrate victories
Public recognition of values
Tell encouragement stories
Personally celebrate
Based on The Leadership Challenge Leadership Practices Inventory by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner

22. Where do you have skills?
Where do you need to build skills?
Shared Vision
Enable Others to Act
Challenge the Process
Model the Way
Inspire the Heart

23. Be mindful of actions & behaviors
Build New Skills
Be mindful of actions & behaviors
Identify strengths
Address skills gap
Fall forward
Solicit feedback

24. What can you do to build transformational leadership skills?
Small, immediate actions
Longer-term goals
Align with the needs of your organization

25. Resources Transformational Leadership
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5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership
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Applying Transformational Leadership
leadership/200903/are-you-transformational-leader

26. Thank You! Jennifer Bennett, CVA Senior Manager, Education & Training
VolunteerMatch
@JenBennettCVA