Capacity Development

Leadership

Leadership is not synonymous with a position of authority; it can also be informal and be held at many levels. Although leadership is most commonly associated with an individual leader, from a village elder to a country’s prime minister, it equally exists within a government unit that takes the lead in pushing for public administration reform, or in large social movements that bring about society-wide change.

Services

UNDP and its network of partners support national stakeholders through the following services:

1. Support to joint visioning exercises, systems thinking, priority setting and strategic planning.
2. Support to coalition management through process facilitation, identification and support to champions and change agents, developing negotiation and confidence building skills.
3. Facilitation of leadership development through developing transformation and risk management skills.
4. Support to the design of coaching and mentoring programmes for attracting and retaining leadership capacities and promoting ethics and values, for example, for young leaders.
5. Support to the creation of career management systems, including incentives for good leadership, and policies for succession planning.