Sally Williams Action for Market Towns Smarter Working Developing your Partnership’s Skills

Six Stages of Success Identify local need Involve/consult the community Plan for short to long term action - vision Work in partnership (strategically) Secure funding and finance Deliver

Identify local need

Involve/consult the community

Plan for short to long term action - vision

Work in partnership (strategically)

Secure funding and finance

Deliver

A person who rules, guides, influences or inspires others A Leader?

Do you play a leadership role? Difference between legitimate and community leaders?

Legitimacy

Wider Community Organisation/Partnership

How do you lead without legitimacy? I see myself as a guide through a complex 'landscape 'and a team/partnership builder Our leader works with, and therefore has the support of, the community, local businesses, town, district and county councils - he has no need for legitimate power himself

I see myself as a guide through a complex 'landscape 'and a team/partnership builder

Our leader works with, and therefore has the support of, the community, local businesses, town, district and county councils - he has no need for legitimate power himself

Quote I lead from the front. I take it all, good, bad or indifferent - but it is so important to work with and find trust in others. I seek different organisations to work in partnership with to achieve the same end.

I lead from the front. I take it all, good, bad or indifferent - but it is so important to work with and find trust in others. I seek different organisations to work in partnership with to achieve the same end.

Quote We have a public face – a spokesperson, or fall guy - however we all have a role to play and we are all equal An effective partnership that is working properly gains ‘legitimacy’

We have a public face – a spokesperson, or fall guy - however we all have a role to play and we are all equal

An effective partnership that is working properly gains ‘legitimacy’

So... Do you possess the personal traits needed to to lead without legitimacy? Do you behave and communicate like a leader? Do you need help to develop these skills?

Do you possess the personal traits needed to to lead without legitimacy?

Do you behave and communicate like a leader?

Do you need help to develop these skills?

Product One: Successful Community Leadership

Product Two

Table Two Action Planning Funding Asset Transfer Governance Being Assertive Health and Safety Bid Writing Intranet Skills Book Keeping Introduction to Social Enterprise Business Finance IT Skills Business Planning Leadership Skills Campaigning Legal Structures Cashflow Marketing Chairing Meeting/Boards Skills Media skills Change Management Meeting Management Charity Law Negotiation Skills Child care protection Presentation Skills Coaching Procurement Communications Profit and Loss Community Consultation Project Evaluation Competitive Tendering Project Management Complaint Handling Project Monitoring Co-operatives - setting one up Recruitment Skills Credit Unions Research Skills Customer Care Risk Assessment Planning Directors Role and responsibilities Selling Skills Disciplinaries and appraisals Social Franchising Employment Law Stakeholder Management Equality and Diversity Time Management Ethical Trading Triple Bottom Line Accounting Event Management Venture Capital First Aid Volunteer Management Fund Raising Writing Press Releases

Table Three Fund Raising Volunteer Management Project Evaluation Bid Writing Risk Assessment Planning Health and Safety Sustainable Funding Community Consultation Stakeholder Management Event Management Change Management Project Management Media Skills Legal Structures Leadership Skills Competitive Tendering Chairing Meeting/Boards Skills Campaigning Business Finance

You’ve Been Fired Up! One Objective Six Tasks Teams Team Shadows Two Days

One Objective

Six Tasks

Teams

Team Shadows

Two Days