INTRODUCTION

COMMUNITY LEADER

o Is designation ,often by secondary source for person who is perceived to represent

community . a simple way to understand community leadership is to see it as leadership
is too see it as leadership in, for and by community.
o Community leadership is specific form of the general concept of leadership. It is
frequently based in place and so is local although it can also represent a community of
comman interest or practice.I t can be individual or group leadership , voluntary or paid.
In many localities it is provided by combination of local voluntreers, business and Govt
and is best served by what is called “ place management”.
o Community leaders are not necessarily elected to their positions, and usually have no
legal power , but they are often used by the media and the police as a way of determining
the general feeling with in a particular community or acting as a point as liaison between
that communities and uthorites.

BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES:

Community ledership together with knowledge and skills volunteering networks and parternsips
have been identified as among the five key indicators for stronger communities and civil
socities.

As local communities increasingly take on greater responsibility for local planning providing
services and mating the needs of local residents, affective leadership is seen as essential similarly
leadership continues to be seen as highly valuable community as our communities deal with
limited resources funding and other local capacity.

While signifant attention is to given to the importance of leadership , it remains a vaguely

defined and inconsistently used concept . it further complicated by our exposure to people with
varying degrees of personality , life experience , training and other conditions that may shape
our understanding our leadership.

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OBJECTIVES:

To identify the community leader of village kandaghat Distt solan HP.

SUB OBJCTIVES:

 To review the literature regarding community leaders.

 To identify the resource person in community.
 To identify and meet in community leader.
 To make a list of leaders.

METHODOLOGY:

Kandaghat is situated at 25 km away from murari lal memorial college of nursing. Kandaghat is

main block and under this block there is 24 panchayts. We visited siringar panchaytunder this

2515 population . Investigator maintained IPR with members. After this investigator went

anganwadi then identify anganwadi worker Miss Asha. Pradhan of this village is Mr Amit

kumar and AN M worker Mrs Sunita and Asha worker Mrs Geeta.

LIST OF COMMUNITY LEADERS IN KANDAGHAT:

Sr.No Name Designation

1 Mr Amit Thakur Pradhan

2 Ms Sunita ANM

3 Ms Geeta ASHA

4 Ms Asha Anganwadi worker

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CHARCTERSTICS OF COMMUNITY LEADER:

1. Maximize Individuals’ Strengths

Community leaders often work with volunteers. They may be elected by members of the
community,  assigned to work with a group, or they simply step forward and want to help. In any
case, community leaders rarely have the luxury of choosing who they work with.
Your job involves being able to identify the strengths and interests of each person on your
leadership team and maximize those talents and skills in a way that keeps your team engaged in
the work. Your fellow leaders need to feel that they are making a meaningful contribution to the
group, the community and the work.

2. Balance the Needs of Your Leadership Group

Some individuals may have a strong need for control. Others may have a deep need to be
appreciated for their time and service. As a community leader, your job is to balance everyone’s
needs, as well as keep your sights focussed on the work that needs to be done for the group to
move forward.

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3. Work as a Team
Let’s face it, community leadership is slow work. It is much less efficient than, say, military
leadership, where underlings simply obey the orders of their superior officers. Community
leadership means that one person does not do it all.
It can be useful to teach your leadership team the difference between efficiency and
effectiveness. An efficient leader will take a task away from someone who is not completing
their work in a timely manner. An effective leader will ensure that the person gets the support
they need to complete the task. Effectiveness often takes more time than efficiency. Community
leadership is about building relationships and working together. Being patient with one another
and supporting one another process builds capacity and relationships. But be forewarned, this
takes much more time than simply being efficient.

4. Mobilize Others
Even a leadership team can not do it all. You will likely have to work with staff and volunteers to
undertake big projects. Community leadership is part education, part inspiration, part motivation
and part mobilization.
Mobilizing others is not about telling them what to do, barking orders at them or dictating  how
things need to get done. It is about finding a balance between what needs to be done, who can do
it, who is willing and has time to do it, assigning the work and then showing appreciation for
others’ efforts. Learning to have some fun while you work together is an important aspect of
mobilizing and motivating others.

5. Pitch In
There is a myth that leaders lead, and do-ers do. But in a community, leading by example is often
the most effective way to get full buy-in for projects. Don’t schedule a community clean-up
unless you are willing to get out there with a garbage bag yourself.
Community leaders are rarely have the luxury of focussing only on policy and governance. This
kind of work involves arriving early, staying late, cleaning up, and generally rolling up your
sleeves to pitch in.

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6. Practice Stewardship
This is about getting people to take responsibility for their physical space and surroundings. This
includes natural areas, structures and spaces. Stewardship means working together to protect,
preserve and take care of your community. This involves renewing, repairing, rebuilding and
constantly reviewing your physical community to ensure that it is healthy, strong and well-
maintained.

7. Be Accountable to the Community

Above all else community leadership is about the people who live with you and near you. The
people who form the community are the beneficiaries, but also those who whom you, as a
leadership are accountable.
Community leadership is not just about policies, processes or procedures. More than anything, it
is about people.
Often when I guide community leaders in my work, I will ask “What do you think will happen at
the next Annual General Meeting if this does — or does not — move forward?” This keeps the
leadership team focussed on why they are doing what they do, and why they are really making
decisions.

8. Think forward
There is a saying in some Aboriginal communities about thinking five generations ahead. Being
a community leader means not only thinking for today, or even tomorrow, but being able to
make wise decisions that will still benefit the residents long after the current leadership team is
gone.

9. Recruit and Mentor New Leaders

Speaking of the current leadership team being gone, community leaders often get so caught up in
all the work that needs to be done today, that they forget to think about tomorrow. Planning for
the future is an important aspect of community leadership. Having a healthy base of volunteers
and having individuals ready to take on new positions are indicators of a healthy community.

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Community leadership work means building a succession plan to keep the community strong as
you move forward into the future.

10. Walk Beside, Don’t Lead From Above

In some models, leadership is a position in a hierarchy. Those at the top of the hierarchy have the
power and make the decisions. Community leadership is about developing every persons
capacity for leadership, starting with self-leadership and self-responsibility. Those who have
positions of leadership must demonstrate principles and practices of good leadership by living
the example. So, the community leader does not take the prime parking spot out of a sense of
entitlement. There are no special privileges that put community leaders above others who live in
the community. Every member of the community has responsibilities and rights. Community
leaders walk beside others and listen to them.
A community leader’s job is not to take on all the problems of the world themselves and fix
everything, but rather to work together with everyone in the community, to mobilize and guide
others, to facilitate solutions and thing about the long-term health of the community and its
people

REFRENCES:

o https://drsaraheaton.wordpress.com/2012/08/21/10-characteristics-of-community-leaders
o https://www.nsba.org/services/school-board-leadership-services/key-work/community-
leadership/roles
o https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/leadership-functions/become-community-
leader/main