Table 3 LDP leading and managing practices

Scanning

Identifying client priorities and needs

Seeing opportunities, trends, constraints and risks

(Organisational outcome: valid, current knowledge of context)

Focusing

Developing shared goals

(Organisational outcome: articulated mission, vision, strategies and priorities)

Aligning/mobilising

Building congruence between values, mission, structures and daily actions

Supporting teamwork

(Organisational outcome: external and internal stakeholders have ownership over organisational goals and support resource mobilisation towards these goals)

Inspiring

Building trust and acknowledging team members

Modelling creativity and learning

(Organisational outcome: climate of continuous learning with committed staff)

Managing practices

Planning

Identifying goals, annual plans and performance objectives

(Organisational outcome: defined results and matching resources)

Organising

Ensuring accountability and authority structures

Aligning staff capacities with planned activities

(Organisational outcome: functional structures and processes for operations)

Implementing

Integrating workflows and systems

Balancing competing demands

(Organisational outcome: effective, efficient and responsive actions)

Monitoring and evaluation

Reflecting on progress against action plans

Improving work processes and procedures

(Organisational outcome: continuous up-to-date data for decision-making)