Step1

Build Relationships on Common Ground

The ability to find common ground is the core of an organizing relationship.

Step2

Share Information

The more that volunteers and other folks can see the "big picture" and understand why they are doing what they're doing, the more they will respect your leadership and the cause they are working to achieve.

Step3

Give Others Responsibility Matched with their Skills

By giving others responsibility, you communicate that, as a leader, "I know you can get this done."

Step4

Make Yourself Accessible

Warmth and openness can go a long way, but being an accessible leader requires both an open attitude and strategies for making it known that the door is open.

Step5

Communicate Authenticity

Communicating authenticity means that you are able to "reflect the reality of people's lives in word and deed"

Developing Leaders from the Bottom Up

Often dynamic leaders come from the rank and file of ordinary people. In fact, most of us have had at least some experience as leaders in the various roles and relationships of our lives.

Leadership Roles for Effective Organizing

There are four basic types of leadership styles that are necessary to build strong organizations.

Thoughts on Leadership from Marshall Ganz

The primary responsibility of an organizer is to develop the leadership capacities of others.