The document outlines a networking session focused on leadership, highlighting personal definitions of leadership and the challenges faced by leaders in organizations. It emphasizes the transformational leadership model, detailing key components such as inspiring vision, enabling action, and fostering collaboration. Participants are encouraged to reflect on their leadership qualities and identify steps to become effective transformational leaders.

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2. Convened by: Title Sponsor: Sponsor:
Volunteer Engagement Networking Session - Leadership

3. What does leadership mean to you?
Take a moment to write your personal
description of leadership – what actions,
behaviors or attributes does a leader have?
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4. Welcome!
• Introductions and Ground Rules
• What does being a leader mean?
• What are the challenges of being a leader in
your organization?
• Transformational Leadership model
• How can you be the leader your
organization needs.
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5. Ground Rules
“What happens here, stays here.”
• Respectful interactions
• Confidentiality outside of this room
• Listen and connect
• Nurture innovation and creativity
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6. What does leadership mean to you?
Take a moment to write your personal
description of leadership – what actions,
behaviors or attributes does a leader have?
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7. Transformational Leadership
• Idealized Influence – serve as a role model
• Inspirational Motivation – Inspire and
motivate followers
• Individualized Consideration – concern for
the needs and feeling of followers, personal
attention
• Intellectual Stimulation – the leader
challenges followers to be creative and
innovative
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8. The Leadership Challenge
• Inspire a shared vision - What could your
organization accomplish?
– Create an exciting and believable future
• Enable others to act – What’s holding you
back?
– Build buy-in and trust by fostering collaboration
and common goals
• Challenge the process
– Experiment, take risks, learn from mistakes
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9. The Leadership Challenge
• Model the way – Are you walking the walk?
– What actions are you taking to make the vision
a reality? Set an example.
• Encourage the heart – Make people feel like
heroes!
– Recognize team accomplishments and
individual contributions.
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10. Transformational Leadership
As a table discuss one of the following
• Inspire a shared vision
• Enable others to act
• Challenge the process
• Model the way
• Encourage the heart
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11. What are the challenges?
Being the leader of volunteer engagement
in your organization comes with challenges.
Share where your definition of a leader and
your role aren’t aligned. How can the
transformational leadership model help?
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12. What can you do to become the
leader your organization needs?
After discussing the challenges of
leadership what initial steps or actions can
you take to become a transformational
leader?
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13. Resources
The Leadership Challenge
http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/home.aspx
5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership
http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/About-section-Our-Approach.aspx
Transformational Leadership Article
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/200903/are-
you-transformational-leader
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