Page 9 - Personal Leadership Charter

A ‘charter’ was traditionally a grant of authority to an organisation to do certain
things. it outlined the purpose, goals and functions of the organisation. A clear
charter was important because it specified what the members could do and
what authority or responsibilities they had. The charter helped ensure that the
group’s activities were in line with its purpose - indeed, that the organisation
actually had a purpose.

Today the founding document for organisations is not normally a ‘charter’ but a
‘constitution’. The term ‘charter’ has a broader meaning but still implies a stated
commitment to certain shared purposes and practices. A constitution contains
more information about how the organisation will conduct itself and its business
than a charter does.

in Links, the Personal Leadership Charter is both a statement and a process
used to determine and describe a personal commitment that clarifies the vision,
values, capabilities and practices of a leader as they work within a collective.

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