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This paper explores perspectives of Leadership Development (LD), an area of Organizational Development (OD), applicable to the context of People’s Organizations (PO). The literature surrounding OD primarily applies to Non-Government Organizations (Felizco, et.al, 2004). The approaches in OD do not exclusively indicate that only NGOs can use these approaches, but the framework specifically takes the NGO context as its locus of application. The research question seeks to explore where the PO is distinct, and where OD intersects with PO systems. This question is meant to bridge the gap between the perspective of the Community Development (CD) practitioner and the perspective of the PO. CD practitioners can use the OD perspective as a means for analysis of PO realities and systems. CD practitioners come to understand the perspective of the members of the community through engagement in conversation and experience. Discovering perspectives in a community setting is essential in the process of Community Development (Manalili, 2012). Keywords: Leadership Development, Participatory Research, Peoples’ Organizations, Organizational Development, Community Development.

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