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Someone who listens and is open to the opinions of others

Honesty and transparency particularly when communicating

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Taking into consideration the traditional laws and customs of the community

Respecting culture

Maintaining strong relationships within their kinship system

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In my opinion, leaders must be able to effectively and clearly explain and define instructions and goals in a way that does not undermine community members but rather empowers them. They must be able to teach community members the reasoning behind said instructions and goals,
i.e., - what are the benefits for the community in acheiving this outcome?
- Why is it important?.

Leaders must be compassionate and understanding but also firm and strong. They must be driven and be able to maintain focus on a specific goal or task.

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Strong relationships with family and close kin, and values of demand sharing and mutual responsibility are at the very heart of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership practices.

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Qualities and skills identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait as important to being an Indigenous Leader include

Respect for culture

Self-awareness and confidence

Integrity and wisdom

Support fo all your people

Clear communication and direction

Goof mediation and negotiation skills

Enthusiasm and ability to inspire

Adaptability and humility

A sense of humour

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Leadership is someone who rises above the rest - is not afraid to speak up, progress forward, include others, and take the lead

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Leadership is someone who rises above the rest - is not afraid to speak up, progress forward, include others, and take the lead

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership is seen through a different lens compared to the dominant Australian society. They value relationships with family and close kin, and see leadership as mutual responsibility . Leadership is often valued through age and gender - and importantly through knowledge and experience - Elders.

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Qualites are as follows: respect for culture, self-awareness/ confidence, integrity and wisdom, support for all your people, clear communication and direction, good mediation and negotiation skills, enthusiasm and ability to inspire, adaptability and humility and a sense of humour.

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-Someone who stands up for their people
-Listens openly to the thoughts and opinions to others
-Honesty

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-Listening to Elders and learning from their experiences
-Recognising the importance of traditional customs

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- empathy and compassion: ability to relate, understand and stand by their people
- honesty: building trust
- assertiveness: firmness, able to stand their ground, take action
- good listener/respect: open minded, progressive thinking, empowers
- drive: passion, confidence and unapologetically motivated to strive for goals/excellence
- responsible: taking accountability for actions
- knowledgeable: someone who makes informed decisions which better the community

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- strong connection and understanding of Indigenous Spirituality/Dreaming
- strong kinship ties and community spirit
- strong mutual responsibility for the land

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I believe a good Indigenous leader would need to posses all the qualities of any other good leader however, would also need an intimate connection to the land, Spirituality and kin.

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Effective leaders adapt to whether an individual or group is ready, willing, and able to take specific action. Effective leaders focus on developing their emotional intelligence, making them more adaptive, resilient, and accepting of feedback from others and open to change. Other obvious qualities include honesty, self-confidence, the ability to work as a team and communicate effectively, respect, ethical and moral character.

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What is important for Indigenous Leadership?

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What is important for Indigenous Leadership?

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Amongst Indigenous people, it is absolutely critical to have valuable knowledge and a self-assured identity. This includes knowing the history of the land and community. Good leaders are also confident in their Indigenous identity. Understanding and following traditional practices are a part of this, as well as having respect for others, Indigenous culture, and self-respect. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ‘leaders’ have had a role in traditional systems of governance in Australia for tens of thousands of years, undertaking responsibilities for maintaining and protecting ancient laws, traditions, systems of knowledge, and jurisdictional rights and interests. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership is networked leadership.

There are networks of leaders who are closely related to each other through shared responsibilities and interconnected roles. For example, today there are leaders of extended families, clan groups, kinship groups and nations. There are leaders of ceremony, ritual, sacred sites, and Dreaming tracks. There are leaders who are holders of restricted knowledge, and separate leaders for men’s and women’s ‘business’.

An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leader’s representation and accountability operates in multiple directions, across the layers of their networks.

There are strong culturally-based rules and values that stress the need for leaders to only speak on behalf of (i.e. to represent) the ‘right’ people (their own mob or land-owing group), about the ‘right’ issue (i.e. their own country and own business).

The strongest expectation then is that a leader should, first and foremost, ‘look after’ and be accountable to their own family and local group.

Leaders are also expected to go back to their fellow group members to discuss information, ideas and decisions with them. This means their legitimacy has to be continuously earned and proven through their actions and communication in that social arena.

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respect for culture

self-awareness and confidence

integrity and wisdom

support for all your people

clear communication and direction

good mediation and negotiation skills

enthusiasm and ability to inspire

adaptability and humility

a sense of humour.

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someone who is honest
someone who can advocate for others
someone who can encourage those around them

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being culturally appropriate
creating spaces that are culturally safe
encouraging connections to kinship

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- a good listener
- a role model

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- recognition and acknowledgement of the past in order to incorporate foundational aspects such as tradition and beleifs eg kinship, spirituality, culture etc. within the new generation 

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- recognition and acknowledgement of the past in order to incorporate foundational aspects such as tradition and beleifs eg kinship, spirituality, culture etc. within the new generation 

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respecting and reconsidering our view on culture 

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respecting and reconsidering our view on culture 

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Having the ability to show respect, empathy, and care to those that follow you, are all attributed to being a great leader. 

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Having the ability to show respect, empathy, and care to those that follow you, are all attributed to being a great leader. 

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Respect each other, respect their believes and their culture.

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Respect each other, respect their believes and their culture.