Women in Local Government Effective Leadership in Local Government

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Women in Local GovernmentEffective Leadership in
Local Government

• Louise Muller
• 6 March 2014

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Presentation Focus Points

• Qualities of High Performance Leaders
• International Womens Day Theme
• Statistics on Women
• New Bill to Enforce Equity
• Local Government Statistics
• Local Government Challenges
• A Successful Leader
• Execution Inspiring Change
• Successes from Failure
• 10 Traits of Great Leaders and their Followers

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Qualities of a Leader

• 10 qualities of high performance leaders, rather
  than just managers
• Trustworthy
• Self-Aware and Insightful
• Learn, Grow, Expand
• High Self-Worth and Self-Esteem
• Excited by Life
• Fix Problems, Find Solutions, Don't Fix Blame
• Refuse to Gossip
• Grow Their People
• Open Office
• Engage and Energize

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The exercise of power is determined by thousands
of interactions between the world of the powerful
and that of the powerless, all the more so
because these worlds are never divided by a sharp
line everyone has a small part of himself in
both. Vaclav Havel (1936-2011)Poet,
Playwright, 1st President Of Czech Republic
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2014 Theme Inspiring Change
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Some Statistics on Women

• 80 of refugees are women and children
• On average, worldwide, Governments include just
  7 of women and Parliaments 12
• More than 840 million adults in the world are
  illiterate 65 of them are women.
• Census by BWASA in 2012 - women occupied
• 3.6 of CEO positions,
• 5.5 of chairperson posts,
• 17.1 of directorships and
• 21.4 of executive management positions in SA.

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Women Empowerment Gender Equality Bill

• Calls for the progressive realisation of at least
  50 representation of women in decision-making
  structures including Local, Provincial and
  national Government.
• Aimed at improving access to education, training
  and skills development.
• Seeks to promote and protect womens reproductive
  health, and eliminate discrimination and harmful
  practices, including gender-based violence.
• Minister for Women - Lulu Xingwana stated
• "The women of South Africa have said to us that
  they cannot wait any longer to share in the
  fruits of our democracy. While significant
  strides had been made to empower women and
  promote gender equality, a disproportionate
  burden of the triple challenges of poverty,
  inequality and unemployment was still borne by
  women.

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Some Local Government Statistics

• Total value of 2013/14 SA LG Budgets adopted
  R307,3 bn
• Total value of 2013/14 Capital Budgets R56,4 bn
• Aggregated year-to-date collection rate 84,1 vs
  94,5
• By 09-2013 LG had borrowed R51,9 bn
• Total conditional unconditional grants R80,6
  bn
• Aggregate municipal consumer debtors R90,5 bn
• As at 09-2013 LG had investments of R12,4 bn

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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil
is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
(1729-1797)Statesman, Author, Philosopher
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Local Government Challenges

• A number of transfers have been withheld
• Municipalities not ready to implement projects
• Business plans not submitted
• INEP funds withheld as some municipalities had no
  houses to connect to the electricity grid
• Water allocations to municipalities that are not
  water authorities.
• AG unable to provide an audit opinion
• No source documents.
• Irregular expenditure
• Departments not getting 3 quotes
• Contracting with companies without SARS tax
  clearance.

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2014 Theme Inspiring Change
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A Successful Leader

• As a successful leader you need to
  be effective and efficient at the same time.
• Warren Bennis
• Effective - "Doing the right things."
• Efficient - "Doing things the right way."
• SO A successful leader
• would do the right things
• in the right way. It's so simple.

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Execution the unaddressed Issue in Local
Government
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7 essential behaviours which characterize a
leader of execution

• Know your people and your business Be engaged
  with your business, live your business, and be
  where the action is.
• Insist on realism It's the heart of execution.
  Start by being realistic yourself. Then you make
  sure realism is the goal of all dialogues in the
  organization.
• Set clear goals and priorities Focus on 3-4
  clear priorities that everyone can grasp. Speak
  and act simply and directly.
• Follow through Lack of it is a major cause of
  poor execution. Implement detailed action plans
  and make specific people accountable for results.
• Reward the doers If you want people to produce
  specific results, you need to reward them
  accordingly.
• Expand people's capabilities through coaching
  Pass on your knowledge, wisdom and experience to
  the next generation of leaders. Every encounter
  is an opportunity to coach.
• Know yourself It takes emotional fortitude to be
  open to whatever information you need, whether
  it's what you like to hear or not.

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I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do
everything, but still I can do something and
because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse
to do something that I can do. Helen Keller
(1880-1968)Author, Lecturer, Activist
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What is my role?

• Questions to Answer to Achieve Organizational
  Financial Health
• Why do we exist?
• How do we behave?
• What do we do?
• How will we succeed?
• What is the focus?
• Who must do what?

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3 Successes ThatOnly Failure Can Give You

• Certain successes professional or personal
  can only grow out of failure
• No. 1 What went wrong? Success
• Much of success is dependent on learning from
  mistakes
• Review what can be controlled your behaviour,
  your planning and your reactions
• No. 2 Dust yourself off Success
• Perseverance, Determination or Grit
• Try, try try again

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3 Successes ThatOnly Failure Can Give You (cont)

• No. 3 This is what I was Meant to Do Success
• Is this failure a sign to change direction?
• Determine if, when things are rough, you are
  still entranced by your goal then keep going
• If it is costing too much time and energy and its
  not bringing you joy get out and get a new goal
• Replace the old dream with a new one
• What do I want to do?
• What are my strengths?
• If I did this for the next 20 years would I be
  happy?

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Great Leaders (and Their Followers) from Kevin
Daum

• The healthy relationship between leadership and
  followership is critical.
• Standing alone, a leader achieves nothing but
  mediocrity
• Everyones journey is different--and many are not
  easy. Hard work is the foundation of success, but
  the people and attitudes you surround yourself
  with, and the message you pass on to others, all
  contribute to a culture of female achievement
  that will take us into the future

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10 Traits of Great Leaders (and Their Followers)
from Kevin Daum

• 1. Ambition
• Great leaders boldly drive forward, passionately
  rising to new heights, clearing a path for those
  who follow.
• Great followers boldly move down the path, making
  the most of the opportunities afforded them by
  the leaders.
• 2. Patience
• Great leaders use the wheels of time to their
  advantage, knowing that fast and first are rarely
  the attributes of long-term success.
• Great followers are methodical and deliberate ,
  trusting that a steady pace will deliver better
  product than a hasty approach.
• 3. Humility
• Great leaders are energized not by being right,
  but rather by the glory that comes from the
  entire team reaching the pinnacle of success.
• Great followers are focused on executing the best
  ideas  regardless of who provided them or who
  gets credit.

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10 Traits of Great Leaders (and Their Followers)
from Kevin Daum

• 4. Humour
• Great leaders never take anything too seriously,
  especially themselves, knowing full well that
  people need a congenial environment to succeed.
• Great followers find the joy and humour in any
  situation so they can build camaraderie and
  elevate the human spirit of their colleagues.
• 5. Vision
• Great leaders are able to see a future and can
  articulate, in crystal clear language , a
  strategic plan to get everyone there.
• Great followers are able to harness disparate
  resources to interpret a vision and build a path
  to success.
• 6. Compliance
• Great leaders know how to play by the rules since
  even a rebel has to build respect and order for
  sustainability.
• Great followers stick to the path while being
  creative within the lines so they can extract
  every value from each opportunity.

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10 Traits of Great Leaders (and Their Followers)
from Kevin Daum

• 7. Tolerance
• Great leaders accept that people are
  individuals  who thrive best when allowed to
  choose their own approach to risk and happiness.
• Great followers accept that leaders are human,
  and allow them imperfection and failure without
  chastisement.
• 8. Courage
• Great leaders blaze a trail in the dark and shed
  their own light, despite knowing that terror
  lurks around corners.
• Great followers will follow into the unknown, and
  yet, will stand up and speak  when they know a
  dead end is ahead or when values are compromised.

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10 Traits of Great Leaders (and Their Followers)
from Kevin Daum

• 9. Accountability
• Great leaders take full accountability when their
  team fails regardless of where mistakes were made
  or whose performance was substandard.
• Great followers take full ownership of their
  purview and support their colleagues, knowing
  full well the team can is only as successful as
  its poorest performer.
• 10. Gratitude
• Great leaders demonstrate appreciation  loudly
  and often to those who give of themselves to
  support the group's success.
• Great followers show appreciation for those who
  take the risks, drive the team and charge to a
  benevolent success.

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If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more and become more, you are a
leader. John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)6th Us
President
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CHALLENGE Inspire Change
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Thank you