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Caring and growing people seems good in theory, but what should managers DO to effect it?
Legitimate Leadership And Its Impact On The Third Sector
For over a year now (since mid-2023 – editor), the MyBnk leadership team has been part of the Legitimate Leadership programme, which is based on the core values of care and growth. Our latest session delved deeply into emotions and reflections on recent progress at MyBnk. Discussions revolved around trust and power dynamics, highlighting the importance and complexity of these elements in leadership.
Stepping Up To Be A Legitimate Leadership Associate
Every now and again a moment comes along when you know you have discovered something significant, even if you can’t define it at the time.
Practising Empathy With People We Don’t Understand
How do we practice empathy with someone we don’t understand? How do we practice empathy with an organization or a group that we’re struggling with?
It breaks down to four things: parenting, technology, impatience and environment.
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Question Of The Month
By Wendy Lambourne, Director, Legitimate Leadership.
Question: Caring and growing people seems good in theory, but what should managers DO to effect it?
Answer: Leaders are not necessarily clear as to what caring for and growing their people means practically. We have found the following 20 ideas on getting started on the road to legitimacy to be useful for those in authority who would like to work at becoming people that others “want to” rather than “have to” work for: READ THE FULL ANSWER BY CLICKING HERE
Article: Legitimate Leadership And Its Impact On The Third Sector
By Claire Quigley, Fundraising & Communications Director of MyBnk, a UK social enterprise and charity which specialises in financial education and enterprise for 7-25-year-olds.
For over a year now (since mid-2023 – editor), the MyBnk leadership team has been part of the Legitimate Leadership programme, which is based on the core values of care and growth. Our latest session delved deeply into emotions and reflections on recent progress at MyBnk. Discussions revolved around trust and power dynamics, highlighting the importance and complexity of these elements in leadership.
The Hot Potato Of Trust
Trust is a delicate issue, isn’t it? Charities are privileged to care for and support those in need. In my opinion, there tends to be a general openness to empathy and less cynicism in this environment. This atmosphere can sometimes lead to more blind trust, which can foolishly mistaken for a lack of business acumen (both internally and externally).
Challenges Facing The Third Sector
Currently, the third sector is facing significant challenges. With funding becoming harder to secure and the demand for care increasing, the pressure on charities is immense. More than ever, charities need performance-driven individuals who will not settle for mediocrity and who can lead their organisations through any storm, regardless of their rank or position.
Despite this, charity workers are expected to maintain a ‘soft, warm, and fuzzy’ demeanour, reminiscent of the Brady Bunch, and avoid adopting any business-like strategies or, dare I say, plain old toughness.
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Article: Stepping Up To Be A Legitimate Leadership Associate
By Dieter Jansen, Associate, Legitimate Leadership.
Every now and again a moment comes along when you know you have discovered something significant, even if you can’t define it at the time.
I had attended a presentation at a company that unapologetically explained its almost ruthless insistence on mature, accountable leadership behaviour by repeatedly referring to a concept called Legitimate Leadership. It said its application of Legitimate Leadership was partly responsible for the growth of its business.
I thought I would research this model – only to discover that it was a leadership model and a company operating in South Africa, where I live.
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Video: Lead With Empathy
By Simon Sinek, American author on leadership and motivational speaker.
COMMENT ON THIS VIDEO BY WENDY LAMBOURNE, LEGITIMATE LEADERSHIP: This is a follow-up on Simon Sinek’s famous talk on the problem with millennials. It is excellent. How does it relate to Legitimate Leadership? Simply: empathy is a subset of care. It means understanding where the other person is at and acknowledging their thoughts and feelings without judgement. Legitimacy comes when leaders care and grow those in their charge, but care is primary. And finally, is not about changing our people, but about changing ourselves as leaders – the project is YOU!
OUR SUMMARY OF THIS VIDEO EXCERPT: How do we practice empathy with someone we don’t understand? How do we practice empathy with an organization or a group that we’re struggling with?
It breaks down to four things: parenting, technology, impatience and environment.
On parenting: millennials have grown up subject to what has been described as a failed parenting strategy. Too many of them were told as they were growing up that they were special, that they could have whatever they wanted just because they wanted it. They got participation medals for coming in last.
The science on this is already good: it devalues the feeling of somebody who works hard and comes in first place, and it actually embarrasses the person who comes in last because they know they don’t deserve it. So it actually makes them feel worse, it doesn’t help.
READ THE FULL SUMMARY OF THIS VIDEO EXCERPT BY CLICKING HERE
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