NGO Leadership Development: A Review of the Literature

Author(s)
Hailey, J.
Publication language
English
Pages
47pp
Date published
01 Jan 2006
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Leadership and Decisionmaking, NGOs
Organisations
International NGO Training and Research Centre

This Praxis Paper examines the role of leaders and leadership in NGOs. It draws on
the analysis of recent research into the characteristics of NGO leaders, and explores
the challenges of designing leadership development programmes appropriate to the
needs of NGOs. This paper identifies the elements of successful leadership
development, and assesses the skills or competencies that need be developed.