{"id":1015,"date":"2012-02-06T11:42:55","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T11:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2012-02-06T11:42:55","modified_gmt":"2012-02-06T11:42:55","slug":"leadership-mass-participation-or-elite-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/02\/06\/leadership-mass-participation-or-elite-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership &#8211; mass participation or elite sport?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1016 alignnone\" title=\"Urban Leeds 03\" src=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Urban-Leeds-03.jpg\" alt=\"Leadership in Leeds\" width=\"219\" height=\"288\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How does a community get the leadership that it needs to thrive?<\/p>\n<p>Is it a question of finding an elite cadre of movers and shakers, networking them, hot-housing them and amplifying their power?<\/p>\n<p>Or is it about offering the opportunity for anyone to &#8216;lead&#8217; on whatever matters most to them, their loved ones and their neighbours?<\/p>\n<p>Can we design leadership development processes that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>support and reward mass participation?<\/li>\n<li>are inclusive rather than exclusive?<\/li>\n<li>respect local starting conditions (values, cultures and issues)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Certainly\u00a0this\u00a0kind of leadership development is possible.<\/p>\n<p>By giving people space to talk about what matters to them and encouraging them to think through what they can do about it and whether they\u00a0want\u00a0to move from words to actions we can find &#8216;leaders&#8217;. \u00a0But they rarely see themselves as such. \u00a0They\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0see their agenda as being &#8216;leadership&#8217;. \u00a0They may see it as developing a &#8216;local\u00a0community website&#8217;, or &#8216;starting an urban\u00a0gardening\u00a0project&#8217; or &#8216;finding opportunities for young people to learn and earn in our community&#8217;. \u00a0There are\u00a0plenty\u00a0of people looking to do plenty of good things and the truth is that what we usually describe as &#8216;Leadership Development&#8217; \u00a0is\u00a0unlikely\u00a0to help them in their work&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"City of Dreams\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2013\/01\/26\/city-of-dreams\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">City of Dreams<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/08\/09\/an-imaginary-open-letter-to-those-who-would-engage-us\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">An imaginary open letter: To those who would &#8216;engage&#8217; us&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Patient Opinions on NHS Services in Leeds\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/07\/patient-opinions-on-nhs-services-in-leeds\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Patient Opinions on NHS Services in Leeds<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Making Progress Through Austerity\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/16\/making-progress-through-austerity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Making Progress Through Austerity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does a community get the leadership that it needs to thrive? 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