DEVELOPING LEADERS THROUGH CAMPAIGNS

WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?

Leadership is taking responsibility for enabling others to achieve shared purpose in the face of uncertainty. The strength of a movement grows out of its commitment to develop leadership.

Sometimes we think leadership is about being the person that everyone goes to:

How does it feel to be the dot in the middle of all those arrows? How does it feel to be one of the arrows that can’t even get through? And what happens if the “dot” in the middle should disappear?

Sometimes we think we don’t need leadership at all because “we’re all leaders”, but that looks like this:

Who’s responsible for coordinating everyone? And who’s responsible for focusing on the good of the whole, not just one particular part? With whom does the “buck stop”?

Another model for practicing leadership is this “snowflake.” Leaders develop other leaders who, in turn, develop other leaders, all the way “down.” Although you may be the “dot” in the middle, your success depends on developing the leadership of others.

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Developing leaders through campaigns: Guide from The Center for Popular Democracy