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Wyndham Community Leadership Forum People who care are a communitys greatest asset. (Paul Born) Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

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“Wyndham Community Leadership Forum”

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‘People who care are a community’s greatest asset.’ (Paul Born)

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‘Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the

  • world. Indeed, it

is the only thing that ever has.’

(Margaret Mead)

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“Leadership and learning are indispensable from each other”

(John F Kennedy, prepared for delivery in Dallas, the day of his assasination, Nov, 1963)

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“We are stronger when we listen, and smarter when we share”

(Queen Rania Al- Abdullah, Jordan)

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“Whoever invented the first wheel was smart. Whoever invented the

  • ther three was a

genius”.

(Sid Caesar)

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Importance of Leadership Development

“Given the task of rejuvenating a region and the choice of $50 million, or $2 million and 20 committed local leaders, we would choose the smaller amount of money and the committed leaders.”

(McKinsey and Company (1994) Lead Local Compete Global: Unlocking the Growth of

Australia’s Regions)

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‘Leadership is the thing that wins battles. I have it, but I’ll be damned if I can define it’.

(General George Patton)

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'Leadership is not necessarily a title or a powerful position; it is a process, it is relational, it is making something happen, it is leaving a mark.'

(Lorraine Matusak)

  • 1. Making Things Happen
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‘If your actions inspire

  • thers to dream more,

learn more and become more, you are a leader.’

(John Quincey Adams)

  • 2. Inspiring Others
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‘A leaders task is to open doors and windows’.

(John Gardiner)

  • 3. Opening Possibilities
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‘If you want to go faster, go alone. If you want to go further, go together.’

(African Proverb)

  • 4. Facilitating Collaboration
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The first duty of a leader is to instill optimism.’

(Field Marshall Montgomery)

‘A leader is a merchant of hope’

(Napoleon)

  • 5. Instilling

Positive Mindset

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(Vicki Buck, Deputy Mayor, Christchurch City Council)

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‘I think negative people should be taxed. They require an incredible amount of energy. They're like corgi dogs nibbling at your ankles and I'm sure they exist to show us the difference between heaven and hell.’ (Vicki Buck)

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When facing a difficult task, act as if it is impossible to fail. When going after Moby Dick, bring along the tartar sauce.

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‘There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big

  • difference. That little

difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.’

(W Clement Stone)

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  • 6. Fostering Leadership

‘A leader creates leaders who creates leaders’.

(Carol McCall)

‘Leaders don’t create followers – they create more leaders’

(Tom Peters)

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‘Most communities can often be compared to a football game where 30,000 people who need the exercise, turn up to watch 36 players who don’t.’

(Peter Kenyon)

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Five Tips for

Building Community

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  • 1. Have an

appreciative mindset

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Communities and their citizens have never been built by dwelling on their deficiencies, but by focusing

  • n their assets, capacities,

strengths…..and every community and its citizens have far more resources and assets than anyone person knows

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Communities and their citizens have deficiencies and needs Communities and their citizens have capacities and assets

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Meaningful and lasting change always

  • riginates from within.
  • 2. Remember Success in

community building is always an inside job

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‘I work from the firm belief that “whatever the issue, community is the answer.”’

(Margaret Wheatley, Author)

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Community Driven Efforts

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Community Bank Movement

  • 314 Community Banks across

Australia.

  • $28 billion worth of business on

their books.

  • have contributed $167 million

back to their communities over the last 17 years.

  • 1957 Directors of Community

Banks (almost all volunteers)

  • 74,393 local shareholders that

provided the capital for them to

  • pen,
  • 1532 staff employed
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Believing in Community Contribution

‘The future of every community lies in capturing the passion, imagination, and resources of its people’.

(Ernesto Sirolli)

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  • 3. Create
  • pportunities for

everyone to contribute

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‘Every time a person uses his or her capacity, the community is stronger and the person more powerful. Strong communities are places where the capacities of local residents are identified, valued and used. Weak communities are places that fail, for whatever reason, to mobilise the skills capacities and talents of their residents or members.’

(Jody Kretzmann)

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World Health Organisation (WHO) Definition of Mental Health-

“a state of wellbeing in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his

  • r her community.’
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‘A strong community has a

‘‘treasure hunt’’ mentality in which residents look at everyone as bearing gifts’

(Mike Green)

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  • 4. Building social

connectedness and relationships is the fundamental action in community building

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  • 5. Know the importance
  • f community

conversation…

…the oldest tool in the tool box

  • f community building.
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‘A community is not a community without conversation’

(Brett Christian, Editor, Subiaco Post Newspaper)

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Introductions Why are you here today?

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Introductions Two things you love about where you live?

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Introductions Share the one change you would like to see in your City.

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ONE GIFT you bring to today’s Workshop-

  • gift of the head
  • gift of the hands
  • gift of the heart
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Introduce your partner to the group in 57 seconds, including one aspect

  • f admiration.
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INTRODUCTIONS

Something you are proud

  • f that others here will

not know about you

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HEAD HANDS HEART

Things I know something about, and would enjoy sharing Things I know how to do and enjoy Things I care deeply about

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HEAD HANDS HEART

Community Gardens

Don – dblack@gmail.com

Public Speaking

Don - dblack@gmail.com

Youth Empowerment

Don – dblack@gmail.com

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Na to rourou Na taku rourou Ka ora ai te iwi With your food basket And my food basket The people will thrive

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Can figure out what these seven words all have in common-

  • 1. Banana
  • 2. Dresser
  • 3. Grammar
  • 4. Potato
  • 5. Revive
  • 6. Uneven
  • 7. Assess
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Can figure out what these seven words all have in common-

  • 1. Banana
  • 2. Dresser
  • 3. Grammar
  • 4. Potato
  • 5. Revive
  • 6. Uneven
  • 7. Assess
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Can figure out what these seven words all have in common-

  • 1. ananaB
  • 2. resserD
  • 3. rammarG
  • 4. otatoP
  • 5. eviveR
  • 6. nevenU
  • 7. ssessA
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Problem Scenario

You are driving in a car at a constant speed. On your left is a valley and on your right is a fire engine traveling at the same speed as you. In front of you is a galloping pig which is the same size as your car and you cannot overtake it. Behind you is a helicopter flying at ground level. Both the giant pig and the helicopter are also traveling at the same speed as you. What must you do to safely get out of this highly dangerous situation?

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Solution Never ride the children's merry go round when you are drunk. Get off. You will be safe.

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‘Finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of many years of experts.’

How many ‘fs’ do you see?

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’Strength lies in differences, not similarities'.

(Stephen Covey)

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Exercise Create 3 piles

  • WE CAN
  • WE KNOW WHO CAN
  • WE CAN’T – we don’t

know who can

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The Power of

Small Actions

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South Invercargill

South Invercargill, New Zealand

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South Invercargill, Southland

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Mission - Empowered by our strengths as a community, we will build a place to live and work that engenders pride and inspires us.

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Beautification Group: Zero Rubbish Planning Session

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Beautification Group: Operation Zero Rubbish

GOAL To get every street and park in South Invercargill adopted and kept free of rubbish ACHIEVEMENT SO FAR

135 streets and 8 parks adopted by over 300+ volunteers including kindergartens, scouts, schools, elderly, families, beneficiaries

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South City Clean Ups

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Zero Rubbish: Real Estate Sponsorship

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Small Group Conversation

Share a story about when your community identified and mobilised local assets and brought about positive change? What made it happen? What helped?

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Small Group Conversation

What do you

experience as the critical challenges in community building, especially in trying to work in an asset/strengths way ?

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Small Group Conversation

Share a story about when your community identified and mobilised local assets and brought about positive change? What made it happen?

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‘We want so much that our daughters know a community life that is truly good....my dream has always been that Anne will the get the chance to live a life where she is needed for her gifts’ ‘.’

(Mike Green)

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‘You must be the change you wish to see in people’.

(Gandhi)

‘There are three principles

  • f leadership – Example,

Example and Example’.

(General George Patton)

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Contact Details

Peter Kenyon

pk@bankofideas.com.au

Website for newsletter mailing list:

www.bankofideas.com.au

Website for ABCD Learning Sites Project: www.abcdlearningsites.com.au