Bridging Leadership Seminar: Teaching the Art of Collaboration
2004

This seminar is a three-day interactive learning experience designed to strengthen participants' understanding of collaboration and their own capacity to bridge societal divides. The list of tools and resources below corresponds to the Seminar's three-day structure, which we invite you to follow or modify according to context and culture. All documents are available in PDF format. Additionally, many documents have duplicate, editable Word and Excel versions.

Introduction | How to Conduct the Seminar | Materials for Day 1 | Materials for Day 2 | Materials for Day 3 | Additional Tools | Additional Readings

Introduction to Synergos BL Seminar

• Introduction to Bridging Leadership Seminar
• Bridging Leadership Seminar Visual Guide

How to Conduct the Bl Introductory Seminar

• Facilitator Notes (editable version)
• PowerPoint Guide (editable version)
• Using the Results Template/ 360° Analysis (editable version)
• Template document for 360° Analysis (editable version)
• Participant List Template (editable version)
• Reminder E-mail Templates (editable version)
• Evaluation
• Certificate Template (editable version)
• Letter of BL Seminar Completion (editable version)
• Instructions to Leadership Challenge (editable version)
• Sample Agenda (editable version)

Materials for Use in Day 1 of the Seminar

• Pre-Seminar Readings
  • Human Development Report: South Africa (At UNDP website)
  • Bridging Leadership Concept Paper by Steve Pierce
  • Instructions to 360º Analysis Self/ Colleagues
• Bridging Leadership Seminar Objectives (editable version)
• Group Work Description (editable version)
• Purpose Feedback Form (editable version)
• Building Partnerships Between Government and Civil Society: The Case of Paiboon Wattanasiritham and the Governmental Central Bank
• 360º Evaluation Guide (editable version)
• 'Gandhi Was, Napoleon Wasn't: What Makes a Real Leader' by Christopher Caldwell, The New York Times (registration required)

Materials for Use in Day 2 of the Seminar

• Articles
  • 'Changing the World by Changing How We Talk and Listen' by Adam Kahane
  • 'Stakeholder Analysis' by Will Allen and Margaret Kilvington
• Building a Partnership to Overcome Domestic Violence in the Philippines: The Case of Tessie Fernandez and Bantu Banta

Materials for Use in Day 3 of the Seminar

• Personal Ecology
  • Self Care Assessment (editable version)
  • Force Field Analysis (editable version)
  • Time Management Matrix
  • The Urgency Index (editable version)
• Group Ecology
  • Team Performance Inventory (editable version)
  • Team Assessment Worksheet (editable version)
• From Crisis to Partnership: The Case of Fundación FECHAC
• Articles
  • 'Building Partnerships Between Corporations and NGO's by Thomas Fox
  • 'Principles for Partnership' by James E. Austin
  • "Dialogue", Chapter 16. Synchronicity by Joseph Jaworski

Examples of Additional Tools for Use in the Seminar

• Time Log (editable version)
• Dialogue Tool: Facilitating Groups
• The 80/20 Rule
• Bibliography of Additional Tools (editable version)

Examples of Additional Readings for Use in the Seminar

• 'Leadership in the Inner Journey: An Interview with Parker Palmer' by L.J. Rittenhouse
• Articles
  • 'The Conductor--less Orchestra' by H. Seifter, Leader to Leader
  • 'Types of Partnerships'