Praxis Paper 10 
                
               NGO Leadership 
               Development 
                
               A Review of the Literature 
                
                
                
                
                
               By John Hailey 
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                               July 2006 
                                     
                  Contents 
                   
                  Introduction...................................................................................................1 
                  1    Perspectives on Leadership.....................................................................2 
                       1.1    Definitions .......................................................................................... 2 
                       1.2    Leadership or Management.................................................................. 3 
                       1.3    Leadership Traits, Styles and Competencies.......................................... 4 
                       1.4    Followers and Teams........................................................................... 6 
                  2    NGO Leaders:  Context and Culture.........................................................8 
                       2.1    Responding to Culture and Context...................................................... 9 
                       2.2    Working Relationships and Participation.............................................. 11 
                  3    NGO Leadership: Evolving Roles and Characteristics............................12 
                       3.1    Competencies and Characteristics ...................................................... 12 
                       3.2    Women NGO Leaders........................................................................ 14 
                       3.3    HIV/AIDS and NGO Leaders............................................................... 15 
                       3.4    NGO Leadership and Change............................................................. 16 
                  4    The Challenge of Leadership Development...........................................18 
                       4.1    Empowerment and Transformation .................................................... 18 
                       4.2    Practical Experience and Strategic Reality........................................... 20 
                       4.3    Methods and Approaches................................................................... 22 
                  5    Leadership Development: Assessing its Impact....................................25 
                       5.1    Impact and Effectiveness................................................................... 25 
                       5.2    Good Practice and Lessons Learnt...................................................... 26 
                       5.3    Research Priorities for Successful Leadership Development.................. 27 
                  6    Leadership Development: The Future Challenges.................................29 
                  7    Conclusions............................................................................................32 
                       7.1    Leadership Development: A Personal Challenge.................................. 32 
                       7.2    Leadership Development: A Capacity Building Priority?........................ 33 
                  References....................................................................................................35 
                  Appendices...................................................................................................38 
                       Appendix 1: Approaches to Leadership Development...................................... 38 
                   
                                   Praxis Paper 10: NGO Leadership Development  © John Hailey 2006