O trabalho voluntário como ferramenta para o desenvolvimento de liderança

Abstract

Leadership is required in all sorts of situation. Whether in the family environment, corporate or social, people skilled with such ability are well valued and create a positive impact. In the corporate environment, it is even more important, because the companies need even more employees capable of achieving results, working as a team, making decisions and managing conflicts. The contemporary market, values the voluntary work as a tool to develop behaviors that are essential to leaders, because the working activity is made without remuneration and with limited resources, it creates a positive environment for development. The main purpose of this paper is to observe how the volunteer work influences the leadership development. This paper discusses the concept of leadership and volunteer work, and follows, the application of a questionnaire to young people who have experienced the voluntary work.In conclusion, it was found that the volunteer work performed by the respondents developed leadership behaviors addressed in this work.