Do you think the quality of leadership affects the quality of civil society or NGO participation in the CCM? 

Failure in leadership and responsibility

1. It is the responsibility of the CCM members to select the right person as their chair. They must be elected democratically, and the Global Fund should facilitate this by providing rules and procedures as such.
2. When something is amiss in CCM leadership it is usually down to mis-behaviour rather than lack of skill.
3. Long-term programs can become pockets for corruption and greed when left in the hands of uninspired managers, instead of leaders. 

Building capacity

4. As CCM members and leaders are not permanent, it makes capacity building and improvements difficult.
5. It is down to the constituencies to take the issue seriously; their representatives should have the right qualifications.
6. People get appointed based on their political affiliation, ethnicity and gender. In most cases they don't have the necessary qualifications or skills to deliver what is expected of them.
7. In many countries, civil society organisations are still weak; capacity building and support is needed for them to participate at the decision-making level.
8. The Global Fund should support leadership development within the CCM.

Exemplary leadership

9. Leaders should set an example, influence and inspire.
10. Leadership must be prepared to take on constructive criticism.
11. CCM leadership must involve CSOs and allow the government ministries to facilitate and implement policies.
12. Leadership should not be reduced to individuals but to groups of individuals;

Quality of leadership

14. The quality of leadership and quality of participation go hand-in-hand, affecting all actors within the CCM, as well as program and fund management.
15. Personality and management styles should also be combined with clear procedures, organization manuals, functions and guidelines.
16. As proposals are country-driven, leadership should be government-driven. 
17. Leaders should have knowledge of the issues, be respectful, good communicators and socially aware.
18. Successful leadership depends on whether it is used to benefit the individual or others.
19. Leadership that comprises people with different backgrounds and knowledge can truly be enriching.
20. Leaders need to go into the field in order to be effective in program decision-making; they should understand conditions on the ground and the status of target populations.

Leadership in civil society

21. Civil society usually positions itself either as an advocate/activist or a service provider. The nature of leadership therefore depends on which of these they represent. A conflict of interests can be created when leaders try to assume leadership on both fronts.
22. The CCM has a diverse membership, much of which comes from sectors who have no or little experience in working with NGOs; CCMs should be open and enter into dialogue with civil society. 

Public-private partnerships for leadership

23. Leadership must focus strongly on public-private-partnerships; governments and civil society alone do not have the resources for strong leadership. 

Contributions by:

English: Altafmonu, Ashish Srivastava (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8), C.Ravichandran (2), Craig.Muller, Dr Hilary Ene Otimanam, Evelyn, Fareed, Fenna E. Bacchus (2), Imranzali,  Jan Van Charante,  Jane,  Juanc, Mahesh Sharma, Nformi Edward Komusong, Ngunju, Purevjav, Shafici, Soe Thant Aung.          

• Is the CCM managed properly, regular meetings, financial reports, tasks for and contributions from each member, how easy/difficult is it to establish quorum, does memebers really know about the proposals,  
• Because the proposals should fit in National Policies and Programmes it is clear that the CCM should get a leading example form the Government, are the National Plans in place, properly financed, right priorities, how about the Gaps, why are they existing
• Last but not least, how fast is the decision making process of GF, how about answering e-mails, is there equity and equality in awarding people especially in the less developed world, where people need two to three jobs to survive. Should people not be paid to support and assist in managent of a multi-million dollar grant instead of only getting some payments of costs.

Leading means discuss the issues raised above and focus strongly on public-private-partnerships, because Government and NGO's alone will not have sufficient possibilities to identify and find strong leadership.

The CCM is to multidisicplined to just appoint someone to take the lead.