10 Leadership Outcomes

We expect those who practise leadership using the WAGGGS leadership model to:

CHALLENGE GENDER EXPECTATIONS

treat herself kindly

challenge herself to understand, and take into account different perspectives

SEEK THE INFORMATION SHE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THE BIGGER PICTURE

THE 10 LEADERSHIP OUTCOMES

learn from her own feelings and experiences

ADAPT HER BEHAVIOUR TO THE CONTEXT

work with others to create spaces where everyone can fully participate

INNOVATE TO CREATE POSITIVE IMPACT

empower any and every girl to practise leadership

MAKE CHOICES ROOTED IN HER VALUES

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treat herself kindly

In a society where girls and women are dealing with generations of social bias telling them, both directly and indirectly, that they aren’t good enough to take the lead, treating ourselves kindly is the first step to seeing ourselves as leaders. By practising the reflective mindset, we can understand who we are, develop our confidence, recognise our successes, and we can create the conditions we need to thrive. By practising the gender equality mindset, we can recognise and overcome gender expectations that prevent us from being our best selves.

CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO UNDERSTAND, AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES

As leaders, we need to connect with different people. To be as fair and inclusive as possible, we need to constantly work on developing empathy by challenging ourselves to understand and take into account different perspectives. By practising the worldly mindset, we learn from others by putting ourselves in other people’s shoes and reflecting on internal biases and prejudice that might influence our interactions. By practising the collaborative mindset, we take this learning process to the next stage by creating a culture of diversity and inclusion around us.

LEARN FROM YOUR OWN FEELINGS AND EXPERIENCES

Developing our leadership is a lifelong journey, and a commitment to becoming who we want to be through learning from our feelings and experiences. By practising the reflective mindset, we can become more self-aware, monitor our personal growth and develop resilience. By practising the creative and critical thinking mindset, we can analyse our actions and their impact on ourselves and others, and use that knowledge to make conscious decisions for the future.

WORK WITH OTHERS TO CREATE SPACES WHERE EVERYONE CAN FULLY PARTICIPATE

For our leadership to be truly effective, we need to bring together different people and create enabling environments where everyone can fully collaborate By practising the collaborative mindset, we learn to value and seek out collaboration opportunities, including with people that have different perspectives to us. By practising the worldly mindset, we can understand others better to create inclusive and accessible spaces where everyone has a chance take the lead.

EMPOWER ANY AND EVERY GIRL TO PRACTISE LEADERSHIP

Our Movement is a powerful support sytem for girls and young women. To make it an even more diverse and supportive global network, we need to empower any and every girl to practise leadership. By practising the gender equality mindset, we can understand gender barriers to leadership, find strategies to take gender into consideration when we lead, and create opportunities for girls to develop their potential. By practising the collaborative mindset, we can become better team players and be truly supportive of girls and women around us.

challenge gender expectations

No country in the world has achieved gender equality. Girls and women are set back by centuries of gender expectations telling them who they should be and what they should aspire to. To truly enable girls and women to develop their full potential, we all need to work together to challenge gender expectations. By practising the gender equality mindset, we identify limiting gender norms, and we learn to question and resist them. By practising the reponsible action mindset, we learn to advocate, mobilise others and become role models in the fight for gender equality.

SEEK THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE FULL PICTURE

In our leadership journeys, we have to make decisions and solve problems. To do this fairly and in the best way possible, we need to assess situations in depth, and we need to seek the information we need to understand the full picture. By practising the creative and critical thinking mindset, we practise asking questions, and analysing information to look at it critically. By practising the worldly mindset, we can go deeper by analysing the context we are in and how it can influence the situation.

adapt your behaviour to the context

Good leadership practice is rooted in context. It will look different in different environments, which is why we need to do our best to adapt our behaviour to the context, while still staying true to ourselves and our values. By practising the worldly mindset, we learn to align to our environment and develop flexibility. By practising the reflective mindset, we understand how our own context affects our experiences and we keep adapting our opinions and behaviours.

innovate to create positive impact

As a good leader, to make a difference in the world, we need to be creative, find new solutions and innovate to create a positive impact. By practising the creative and critical thinking mindset, we cultivate our imagination, open ourselves up for experimentation and take informed risks. By practising the responsible action mindset, we can create a changefriendly environment around us, to explore solutions for the benefit of ourselves, others and society.

MAKE CHOICES ROOTED IN HER VALUES

From the moment children start their journey in Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting, they promise to “do their best”. Whatever our age, role or situation, we should continue to aspire to do our best by making choices rooted in our values. By practising the responsible action mindset, we make a commitment to putting our values into action by being leaders, advocates, entrepreneurs or activists, on issues that are important to us and the world. By practising the reflective mindset, we deepen our understanding of our values, how they evolve throughout our lives and how we can stay true to them even when navigating complex situations.