Core Competencies and Curriculum Framework
Our Leadership Institute curriculum is built around seven core competencies that effective leaders must possess: these are both a yardstick against which progress can be measured, and a clear path for mentors and fellows alike to follow:
Core competencies - narrative summary
Curriculum topics under each competency are set out below.
1. COMMUNICATING STRATEGIC INTENT
· The values, vision and mission of legal aid – and what these mean for us
· Communications and media strategies
· Crafting a message – getting it right for your audience
2. SELF AWARENESS
· The effect of preconceptions
· Self assessment and personality types
· 360 feedback – how others see us and what it means
3. ACHIEVING WORKABLE UNITY
· Collaborative decision-making and other decision-making models
· Relationship skills, meeting planning, and facilitation tools
· Cultural competence and cross-cultural communications
4. SYSTEMS AND STRATEGIC THINKING
· Problem analysis - cause and effect
· Stakeholder analysis, power mapping, and environmental scanning
· Issue and tactic selection strategies for advocacy campaigns
5. DELIVERING ON STRATEGIC INTENT
· Defining goals
· Project planning, team management, and resource budgeting
· Outcome measurement and evaluation
6. DEVELOPING NEW LEADERS
· Mentoring skills – working with, and as, a mentor
· Learning styles and issues of difference
· Feedback and critiquing skills
7. FOSTERING THE PROCESS OF RENEWAL
· Community listening techniques for legal aid programs
