This presentation on Leadership Capacity was given at the 2013 Evolve conference. The meaning of Leadership Capacity was explained.

1. Leadership Capacity
• What do we mean by ‘leadership capacity’?
Leadership capacity comprises attitudes, skills
behaviours, personal maturity, a degree of
integrity, a certain drive for achievement all
working in combination to exercise leadership
given the opportunity to do so.

2. Leadership theories & Styles
• Behavioural
• Relational
• Situational
• Trait
Great man
• Autocratic
• Democratic
• Transformational
• Transactional
• Servant
• Laissez-faire
• Facilitative

3. Leadership Traits
accomplished
achieving
adaptable
audacious
authoritative
articulate
astute
authentic
bold
charismatic
commanding
compassionate
competent
compelling
confident
considerate
courageous
daring
decisive
determined
discreet
driven
eloquent
empathetic
empowering
encouraging
energetic
enthusiastic
fair
far-sighted
flexible
genuine
honest
humorous
inspiring
intelligent
just
noble
optimistic
original
painstaking
passionate
patient
persistent
perspicacious
persuasive
puppyish
pragmatic
rational
relaxed
realistic
resilient
resolute
risk-taking
savvy
self-assured
serious
statesman-like
strong
tolerant
transcendent
trustworthy
truthful
uncompromising
undeluded
uplifting
visionary
youthful

4. Leadership theories & Styles
• Behavioural
• Relational
• Situational
• Trait
Great man
• Autocratic
• Democratic
• Transformational
• Transactional
• Servant
• Laissez-faire
• Facilitative

5. Leadership as Action
• leadership emerges when someone does
something that makes an impact
• capturing and cultivating certain actions
• Shift from leadership as a function of
personhood, to the role of the leader as a
function of action.

6. Leadership model
• Noticing
• Deciding
• Courage to act
• Action

7. Domains
• Meaning: how can the leader make sense and
clarity out of multiple messages and priorities?
• Value: how can the leader value the uniqueness
and potential of those around them, and create
an atmosphere of positive engagement and
trust?
• Structure: how can the leader create security,
structure and order in a changing and confusing
environment?

8. Modes
• Directive: the leader makes decisions on
behalf of the group
• Co-operative: the leader and group work
together to make decisions
• Autonomous: the leader and group are
autonomous and the group makes its own
decisions, resourced or advised by the leader

9. Domains and Modes
Attention – which needs my
attention now?
Actions – what are you going to do next?
Questions Directive Cooperative Autonomous
Meaning
Do I/we know
what the
trustees want?
I We You
Value
Do we have
positive
relationships?
Structure
Do we meet
often enough?