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Julie Cooper Post 1

• 6 October 2019, 7:07 PM

Week 3 Activity 6

My ideal leader in the voluntary sector is someone who defines the organisation's vision and its direction of travel, someone who not only conveys the vision orally but also demonstrates it to the employees through their behaviours and endeavours, and who has the ability to communicate this vision to staff and with the wider public and donors. Leaders play a crucial role in designating the strategies of the organisation which includes leading complex system developments, this in turn must inspire and motivate others to achieve the transformation, goals, objectives working through partnership and collaboration. For this reason, it is important that they, leaders, do not hesitate while making decisions and that they use initiative.  Encouraging and empowering people to be the best that they can be is a key part of the role of a leader. The ability to listen, encourage feedback, respect the view of others even when challenging is also important.

Fidele Mutwarasibo Post 2 in reply to 1

• 8 October 2019, 12:45 PM

Week 3 Activity 6

Listening and communication skills coupled with empowerment are critical in leadership in the voluntary sector. Having a vision of the direction of travel, being able to communicate and inspire others to help on the journey is very important. Succession planning is an area that the voluntary sector has to work on. This is especially the case beyond the formation phase where the input from input from founding members is key.

Steven Walker Post 3 in reply to 1

• 13 November 2019, 9:32 PM

Hi Julie,

This sounds like a great leader! How do you think they might deal with a long bout of sickness? Would they have a successor in place or carry on regardless?