Maximizing Productivity through Effective Leadership

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Maximizing Productivity through Effective
Leadership

• Deborah Burand, FINCA International
• Anita Campion, Chemonics International
• Amy Davis Kruize

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This session will cover

• What do we mean by leadership?
• Why invest in leadership?
• Mapping your institutions culture
• Becoming a more effective leader
• Grooming others to become leaders
• Where to go from here

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What is effective leadership?

• Is it someone who organizes people and resources
  toward the effective and efficient pursuit of
  predetermined objectives?
• Definition An effective leader catalyzes
  commitment and rigorous pursuit of a clear and
  compelling vision.

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Debunking Leadership Myths

• Everyone can be a leader
• Leaders deliver business results
• People who reach the top are leaders
• Leaders are great coaches

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Why Invest in Leadership?

• Leaders are everywhere, not only at the top
• Leaders are contagious
• Leaders are made, not born

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Institution Mapping
Reality
Ideal
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Institution Mapping
Ideal

• Agenda setting
• Build on strengths
• Reduce gaps

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Group 1 Becoming a More Effective Leader

• Group 2
• Grooming Leaders for the Future

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Becoming a More Effective Leader

• Elements of Effective Leadership
• Common Leadership Styles
• Role Play
• Self-identification

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Common Leadership Styles

• Dictator Do what I say
• Team Builder Come with me
• Relater People come first
• Democrat Lets decide together
• Coach Try this
• Analyzer Lets evaluate all options

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Role Play

• Six board members of Gud Kredit, a microfinance
  NGO, meet to discuss whether the NGO should
  transform into a formal financial institution.
• Try to identify which leadership style each board
  member represents.

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Conclusion

• Sharing what you learned
• Next steps to continue strengthening leadership
  skills

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