Leadership in Playcentre is both wonderful and wonderfully complex. Playcentre provides a multitude of empowering opportunities to take leadership roles and learn new skills. Often all you have to do is put your hand up and you’ll be given the opportunity to have a go. It is this willingness to let people take risks and people’s willingness to take the risks that make Playcentre the formidable organisation that it is. There are many stories of Playcentre people learning to lead in Playcentre and continue to lead in their own communities after Playcentre. Dame Catherine Tizard once famously said ‘I have sometimes told people… that Playcentre is responsible for my glorious career.’

1. LEADERSHIP IN PLAYCENTRE
Before you are a leader, success is all about growing
yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about
growing others.
—Jack Welch

2. L EA D E RS H I P T R A J EC TO R I ES
LEADING SELF
LEADING OTHERS
LEADING ORGANISATIONS

3. A P I C T U R E O F L EA D E RS H I P I N P L AYC E N T R E
81.4
76.7
76.7
76.7
72.1
67.4
65.1 65.1
62.8
69.8
62.8
60.5
58.1
60.5
58.1
51.2
58.1
51.2
48.8
44.2
48.8
44.2
39.5
37.2
37.2
30.2
23.3
23.3
25.6
27.9
18.6
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COMPETENCIES NEEDED FOR SUCCESS
TODAY
COMPETENCIES NEEDED IN THE NEXT 10
YEARS
CURRENT STRENGTHS [PEER
OBSERVATIONS]
CURRENT STRENGTHS [SELF ASSESSMENT]
Build leadership in others
Build organisational capacity
Build relationships
Strategic planning
Solve problems & make decisions
Cultural intelligence
Manage change
Flexibility
Leadership data collated from a self selected survey about leadership in Playcentre © Dalene Mactier, 2013

4. LEADERS OF ORGANISATIONS
Association leaders
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Negotiate
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Responsive
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Develop and motivate others •
Provide direction
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Build a culture of respect
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Build effective teams
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Facilitate conversations
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High cultural intelligence
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Coach and encourage
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Inspire commitment
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Manage politics
•
Work transparently
•
Foster participation
•
Open minded
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Open to feedback
•
Present and facilitate
•
Proactive
•
LEADERS OF LEADERS
Centre support
LEADERS OF OTHERS
Team leaders
TEAM MEMBERS
Centre members
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Honesty
Sense of humour
Patience
Composure
Communicate effectively
Compassion & sensitivity
Manage self
Self awareness
Generosity
Ethical and integrity
Optimistic and positive
Trusting
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Manage time & workload
Collaborative
Coordinate processes
Committed
Manage time effectively
Manage conflict
Delegate
Flexible and adaptable
Resilient
Resourceful & creative
Solve problems
Make decisions
Authentic
Accountable
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Display high learner agility
Take risks and innovate
Deal with ambiguity
Set priorities
Set purpose & vision
Implement vision
Work strategically
Add value
Take a broad perspective
Future focused
Design
Courageous
Build organisational capacity
Manage change
Navigate the organisation
Intuitive
Influence others
Drive and purpose
Focused and tactical
Work transparently
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES TRAJECTORIES
Leadership qualities listed here is a summary of a range of leadership perspectives © Dalene Mactier 2013
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