Leadership is the ability to influence a group towards the achievement of goals.

 Leaders who guide or motivate their followers in the direction of established goals by clarifying role and task requirements

LeaderFollower Exchange

 Seizes opportunities through bargaining or exchange of favours  Works with a reward-oriented approach while dealing with followers  Works within the existing system and negotiates to attain set goals  Tends to think ‘inside the box’ in order to solve problems

 Leaders who provide individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation and who possess charisma

Find your Voice Set the Example Model the Way Envision the Future Enlist others Inspire a Shared Vision Search for Opportunities Experiment, Take Risks Challenge the Process Foster Collaboration Strengthen Others Enable Others to Act Recognize Contributions Celebrate Values, victories Encourage the Heart

 Individualized consideration: Gives personal attention, treats each employee individually, coaches and advises  Intellectual stimulation: Promotes intelligence, rationality and careful problem solving  Inspiration: Communicates high expectations, uses symbols to focus on efforts, expresses important purposes in simple ways  Charisma: Provides vision and a sense of mission, instills pride, commands respect and trust

 Proactive, sensitive and responsible about the community and its needs  Knowledgeable about the overall context of the community and other related issues  Ability to identify and build capacities of people in the community  Ability to stay calm in challenging situations to enable effective problem solving  Clarity about the goal of the CBO and processes that need to be put in place for the same

The PM should identify community members who:  are committed to the cause of the CBO  have clarity about the context of the community and other related issues  are able to maintain cordial relationships with all the community members  are able to influence community members  have clear communication and effective problem-solving skills  are visionary - can take the CBO to the next level

The PM should:  find out the capacity-building needs  ensure that those needs are fulfilled  involve the CBO leaders in planning, implementation and monitoring of the programme  continuously provide the leaders with feedback  mentor the CBO leaders

The PM should:  identify the capacity-building needs of staff members  build their capacities  put a regular performance-review system in place  allow them to take independent decisions  give productive feedback  conduct training programmes to improve the competencies of staff members  encourage and support them to strive for better quality interventions

 For a successful implementation of TI, the PM should be an effective leader  S/he should be proactive and sensitive  S/he should try to develop leadership qualities among other staff members  S/he should be able to empathize with others