In this free webinar Elise Sernik, Founder of Leadership Space, and Director of People for Purpose provides the tools, ideas and perspectives which will help to make you more successful in your leadership roles. Watch the on demand webinar at www.blackbaud.com.au/notforprofit-events/webinars/past

1. BLACKBAUD: THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SERIES
How to ensure successful leadership and
capacity building In your organisation

2. Welcome
 Why this topic
A key part of what it takes to be a leader is the ability to effectively
influence those around you to become excited by and bought into your
ideas for change. Influencing to get buy-in to, and roll-out capacity
building, is one of the toughest but most critical leadership capabilities
in a for-purpose organisation.
 About me: Elise Sernik
Founder, Leadership Space: coaching and consulting
Director, People for Purpose: recruitment

3. Webinar objectives
 Insights about where you’d like capacity-building to sit on
your personal priority list
 A hugely helpful framework for assessing needs and
priorities
 An approach for building yourself a robust business case
 Tips to enhance your leadership and influencing power

4. Agenda
The case for capacity building
What is organisational capacity
Making good decisions
What gets in the way of the ‘right answer’
What gets things out of the way
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5. “The next time you're looking at a charity, don't
ask about the rate of their overhead.
Ask about the scale of their dreams.” Dan Pallota
What are your organisation’s dreams? How do you hope to move towards
these? To what extent is there a culture of poverty vs invest-to-grow?
TED Talk/Dan Pallotta – The way we think about charity is dead wrong.
The case for capacity building

6. What is organisational capacity
The enablers and building blocks of an organisation
 People – their skills, knowledge, networks, attitudes
 Culture – alignment to strategy, purpose, values
 Systems & processes – that enable smooth operations
 Infrastructure – technology, environment

7. Introducing a 4-Step Process
Create space
Identify
needs +
opportunities
Prioritise
Build the
business case
• Content
• Process

8. Create space
%
How much
time do I
spend fire-
fighting?
Step 1

9. Create space
Versus
creating a
better
future?
10% min.!
Step 1

10. Identify needs
High
quality,
inefficient
High
quality,
efficient
Low
quality,
inefficient
Low
quality,
efficient
Time to complete
Quality of outcome
Step 2

11. Identify needs
High
quality,
inefficient
High
quality,
efficient
Low
quality,
inefficient
Low
quality,
efficient
Time to complete
Quality of outcome
Step 2

12. Invisible Interior Visible Exterior
IndividualCollective
ITS
ITI
WE
Technical Skills
Language
Behaviours
Systems
Structures
Strategies
Processes
Culture
Power
Politics
Influence
Beliefs
Self-awareness
Personal values
Soft skills
Adapted from Ken Wilber’s Integral AQAL Model
Identify needsStep 2

13. Prioritise
Time to complete
Quality of outcome
Relationship with donors
Leading through change
Highly effective board
Risk management
Step 3

14. Develop the business case
The cost of doing nothing
The cost of change
Time
Step 4

15. Content
Vision
• What are we trying to create? (strategic goal)
Problem
• What is getting in the way (problem) OR how can we get there more effectively or efficiently
(opportunity)?
Solution
• What would a good solution look like? What would be different?
Approach
• How could we solve this? What are our options? Who does this well?
Risks
• What are the risks of each option? What is the risk of doing nothing?
Value
• What value will we generate from solving this? (Save money, time, increase outputs,
increase staff retention, attract more funding…)
Step 4a

16. Process
“Successful people ask better questions” Tony Robbins
Hi, I’m an anablep…
The truth about minds…
Step 4b

17. Action Plan
1. Get clear on the dominant view about capacity building
and challenge this if necessary
2. Allocate a set % of time each week for future-focused
development (important not urgent)
3. Identify what you need and prioritise your needs
4. Create your business case answers and process

18. If you want more: People for Purpose
• Non-executive board positions
• Paid executive positions
• Coaching available (via Leadership Space)

19. Supporting for-purpose leaders

20. Contact Us
Elise Sernik
Founder & Principal
T: 0400 405 323
E: elise@leadershipspace.com.au
www.leadershipspace.com.au
Melissa Macpherson
Rachael McLennan
Executive Directors
T: 02 8188 8630
E: hello@leadershipspace.com.au
www.peopleforpurpose.com.au