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Leadership

Presented by Caroline Bowditch Foundation for Community Dance National Networking Day October 2013

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them

William Shakespeare

Leadership

“the process of ruling, guiding or inspiring

• thers”.

Leadership Styles

• Formal (Ruling) - leader has a power over people, holding

the top position for a certain period of time.

• Informal (Guiding) - investment of trust to their people,

having skilled people around who coordinate and work together in order to accomplish targets

• Intuitive (Inspiring) - have the courage to stand up and let

themselves be heard. They decide not to conform and promote change instead. They challenge the status quo and focus towards a better world. http://leadershipdefinition.net

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

John Quincy Adams

So, what about Disabled leaders?

General reluctance to view themselves as leaders due to a

historical and long term absence from acknowledged leadership roles

A simple case of language – moving from advocates to leaders Situational Leadership

• Adaptable
• Flexible in approach

Authentic leaders

• Greater awareness of our strengths and weaknesses

Strong self belief

• External validation

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go but ought to be.

Rosalynn Carter