Leadership handbook - SALTO-YOUTH

1 Leadership handbook Sarajevo, handbook Publisher:South East European Youth Network SEEYN SecretariatSkenderpa ina 1, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and :Helena Kova Martina irolMarinela umanjskiLayout and cover design:Lidija NovoselPrinting:Blicdruk emalu a 8 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaThis handbook has been made with financial support of European Union, through Erasmus + programme, Key Action European Commission support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained the handbook and its team.

2 9 SEEYN and the Project .. 11 Youth work and volunteering .. 15 Youth work .. 15 Volunteering .. 16 Values of youth work and volunteerism .. 16 Benefits .. 18 Youth activities and types .. 19 Understanding Leadership .. 23 Leadership styles .. 24 Leadership roles .. 27 Leadership competences .. 28 Knowledge .. 28 Attitude, Values and Motivation .. 28 Leadership skills .. 28 Emotional Intelligence .. 30 Teambuilding and group dynamics .. 35 Teams and groups .. 37 Group dynamics .. 38 Managing the group and delegation .. 43 Working with groups.

3 43 Delegation .. 45 Communication .. 46 Verbal and Nonverbal communication .. 46 Listening skills .. 48 Giving and Receiving Feedback .. 48contents0607block 1: Why this handbook13block 2: intro to Youth Work21block 3: Me, the Leaderwhat will you learn from this handbook ? Leadership Challenges and Conflict Resolution .. 52 Defining conflict .. 52 Conflict management .. 53 Inclusion and participation .. 57 Leadership challenges .. 59 Cultural diversity .. 61 The Onion model of culture .. 62 Differences within our own culture .. 62 Cultural crash and stages of acceptance.

4 63 Planning Your Initiative .. 69 Need assessment .. 70 Project Aims: Addressing the needs .. 71 Project Activities: Reaching Objectives .. 73 Resources and resource management .. 75 Resource management .. 75 Budgeting and fundraising .. 78 Budgeting .. 78 Fundraising .. 79 Approaches to finding the money .. 80 Unexpected costs and what to do with them .. 82 Financial report .. 82 Monitoring and Evaluation .. 83 Monitoring .. 83 Evaluating .. 84 Reporting .. 87 Protection and safety .. 88 The role of youth leaders .. 88 Responsibility.

5 88 The basics of protection .. 89 What is harmful .. 90 Risk assessment .. 92 Visibility and PR .. 93 Public Relations (PR) .. 93 Print media .. 94 Digital media .. 96 Social media .. 96 Radio .. 9667block 4: Leadership in practiceTV .. 97 Public events .. 97 Organization and its culture .. 100 Organizational Culture .. 100 Youth activism and initiatives .. 102 Why Youth Leadership ? .. 102 IDEA BOX: Local community project United for our community .. 105106further readingTable of Contents6 What will you learn from this handbook ?

6 The Leadership handbook is made of 4 learning blocks and together they make the whole youth Leadership capacity building structure:1. WhY This handbookThis block will explain the idea and aim behind the creation of this handbook and who are the people who contributed to its development. Hi reader!2. inTro To YoUTh WorkHere you will slowly enter the main topics of our handbook and you will get introduced with the youth work and volun-teering the worlds of youth leaders. Welcome!3. Me, The LeaderThis is the block that will firstly explore the meaning of the leader and its types, and then it will help you work on your Leadership competences.

7 It will lead you through range of different knowledge, skills and attitudes which we consider important for the good leader. Can you see yourself here?4. Leadership in praCTiCeThere is no Leadership without action, which is why in this block we present you with the main elements of successful activity planning. We hope to empower and motivate you to make initiative and take action in your hands. Go you!After all, remember, this handbook is your support and can be your inspiration, but so much depends actually on you! Imagine it as a house, equipped with basic furniture sufficient for basic living.

8 Now it is up to you to nicely decorate it and improve the house with your effort, curiosity, experience and self-development in the field of youth 1 Why this handbook9about the handbook and its teamDear reader,Welcome to the Leadership handbook ! The book which you are about to enter was developed to support, inspire, motivate, draw attention to and raise quality of youth work. This handbook is part of the support system for youth workers, youth leaders, youth educators, youth organizations and institutions who care about the quality of their work with and for young people.

9 SEEYN and its partners wanted to provide the concrete tool to build capacities of people working in youth field and are taking important role of leaders in various youth activities and programs of their organizations and beyond. Leadership handbook is a manual on organizing and leading local and international youth activities with main focus on youth inclusion, active participation of young people and volunteering as tool for youth work. The handbook also covers topics like project and organizational management, communication, visibility and teamwork.

10 This handbook is partially based on previous 2 editions of SEEYN Workcamp handbook that became recognized worldwide over last 10 , this publication widens the concept of youth Leadership and activities where it can be applied, it gives complete package of skills, knowledge and attitudes for youth leaders through range of useful practical examples and valuable theoretical background. It has been developed thanks to many years of SEEYN experience and expertise in youth work, youth Leadership and capacity building. With this handbook , we wanted to contribute to recognition of youth work, high quality of youth activities, efficient youth program management and sustainability of organizational resources and capacities.