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Gaining Support and Mentorship: Strategies for Leadership

Learn effective strategies to gain support from friends, family, and colleagues, and understand the role of mentorship in leadership. Discover a 5-step plan to achieve your goals and overcome obstacles.

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Gaining Support and Mentorship: Strategies for Leadership

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  1. External Leadership Leadership 201 The National Democratic Institute

  2. ICEBREAKER/INTRO/ GROUND RULES • Introductions • Ground rules • Ice breaker exercise Photo: Amy Hamelin, NDI

  3. SESSION OBJECTIVES • To learn strategies for gaining support from friends and family • To understand the role and importance of mentorship

  4. EXTERNAL LEADERSHIP TOPICS • Gaining support for your leadership • Facing obstacles • Mentorship

  5. GAINING SUPPORT • Family/friends (personal) • Colleagues/leaders (professional) • Sponsors Photo: obsidian-sky

  6. GAINING SUPPORT - PERSONAL • Consider your family • Discuss roles • Discuss risks • Enlist allies Photo: Sfriedberg Photo

  7. 5 STEPS TO SUPPORT OF YOUR PARTY/ORGANIZATION • Know Your Goal • Get to Know Your Party/Organizational Leaders • Make a Step By Step Plan • Identify Allies - Ask For Help • Find Mentors

  8. 1: KNOW YOUR GOAL • Be Clear • Be Vocal • Don’t Give Up – It Will Be Tough

  9. KNOWING YOUR GOAL • What Do You Want? • Who Knows This? • Who Can Help You? • Do They Know What You Want?

  10. 2: GET TO KNOW YOUR LEADERS • Articulate Goals • Be Consistent • How Do Your Leaders Benefit? • Don’t Be Shy • Speak Up!

  11. 3: MAKE A STEP-BY-STEP PLAN • Be Systematic • Be Confident • Be Specific

  12. 4: IDENTIFY ALLIES – ASK FOR HELP • Articulate Your Goal • Ask for Help • List the Help You Need • Follow-up

  13. 5: FIND MENTORS • Ongoing Guidance • May Help You Achieve Your Goals

  14. SUMMARY 1. Know Your Goal 2. Get to Know Your Party/Organizational Leaders 3. Make a Step By Step Plan 4. Identify Allies - Ask For Help 5. Find Mentors

  15. FACING OBSTACLES • Consider their role • Acknowledge their concerns • Ask for their help Photo: US National Archives and Records Administration

  16. FACING OBSTACLES • Be persistent • Find allies • Consider their role, again

  17. WHAT IS MENTORING?

  18. WHY PARTICIPATE IN A MENTORING PROGRAM? • Builds confidence and skills • Creates opportunities • Helps to expand networks • Builds sustainable relationships Photo: Alvar Canivell

  19. BENEFITS OF MENTORSHIP “Paying it forward is an essential element of being an outstanding leader, and it benefits everyone involved—it’s a virtuous circle that leads to more of the same.” ~Ilene H. Lang, President & CEO of Catalyst

  20. GETTING INVOLVED IN MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS • Be open to the various types of mentoring relationships • Traditional • Intergenerational • Peer-mentoring • Use online tools to stay connected

  21. NDI ONLINE NETWORKS

  22. NDI ONLINE NETWORKS Working for Democracy and Making Democracy Work

  23. EXAMPLE: Mentoring and Networking Initiatives • Partners in Participation (PIP) • Youth of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow (YOTLOT) • Tamkeen

  24. MENTORSHIP ADVICE • For mentors: • Communication is key • Share your experiences • Be committed • For mentees: • Be proactive • Be prepared Mentor relationships are what you make out of them.

  25. CONCLUSION • Gaining Support • 5 Step Plan to Gain Support from your Party/Organization • Mentorship • Questions? • Feedback?

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