Women in Local Government Effective Leadership in Local Government

1. Women in Local GovernmentEffective Leadership in Local Government Louise Muller 6 March 2014

2. Presentation Focus Points Qualities of High Performance Leaders International Women’s 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

3. 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

4. “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

5. 2014 Theme: Inspiring Change

6. 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.

7. 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 women’s 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.”

8. 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

9. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Edmund Burke (1729-1797);Statesman, Author, Philosopher

10. 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.

12. 2014 Theme: Inspiring Change

13. 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.

14. Execution – the unaddressed Issue in Local Government

16. 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.

18. “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

19. 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?

22. 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

23. 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?

26. 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 Everyone’s 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

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. 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.

31. 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.

32. “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

33. CHALLENGE: Inspire Change

34. Thank you