NGO Leadership Development: A Review of the Literature

In a fast expanding non-profit sector, there is a growing leadership deficit - a shortage of talented leaders who are equipped to work with limited resources to effectively address the unique and complex challenges of developmental and humanitarian objectives. Attempts to prepare a new generation of future leaders and support the existing ones revolve around the key catalysts to success - what are the elements of successful leadership development? And how do we assess the skills or competencies that need be developed?

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. [PraxisPaper10.pdf (231Kb)]