This thesis focusses on the subject of leadership. It describes various leadership styles, considers the personality of a leader and whether or not it is possible to learn to be a good leader. It also addresses the issue of teamwork; what is a team, what are the characteristics of a successful team, and what causes a team to fail in its task. In addition, the thesis also looks at volunteer work; who is a volunteer, what is the volunteer's role in an organization, and what are their needs, and some issues faced in developing human resources. The practical part on this thesis is focussed on Fusion; it describes Fusion's activities, and how it functions in the Czech Republic and abroad. Based on field research, it highlights the needs of Fusion leaders, and proposes the needed leadership training and development to fulfill this need. Key words: Leadership, Teamwork, Volunteering, Human Resource Development, Fusion

The focus of the Bachelor thesis is to analyze how states in the Global South are being othered by states in the Global North that fund international development volunteering (IDV). A focus is put on states that fund IDV as part of their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. For this purpose, relevant literature from critical tourism studies, research on IDV and critical as well as postcolonial approaches to international volunteering are being introduced. This builds the basis for conducting a quantitative and qualitative content analysis of data from four IDV organizations’ websites. The sources to be analyzed are the descriptions of countries in the Global South on two websites and the pictures on the websites of four organizations.  From this data collection three themes emerge in the discussion: Othering based on socio-demographic aspects - like gender, race and age - normative aspects and the representation of places. All three aspects contribute to the othering of places and people in the Global South through international development volunteering.

in English: The thesis has two goals: determine the extent of support maternity centers provide to the career development of their active female members. And the second goal is to find out how active female members see the role of volunteerism in maternity centers in their pursuit of employment and career development. The theoretical part describes elemental definitions of career, differences between feminine and masculine careers, female career types, what women face in the labor market and informal learning in female career. Description of volunteering and the contribution motivation in volunteer activities has in career development is also included. Finally, the aforementioned maternity centers intended for women on maternity and parental leave and seeking a place to support them in self-fulfillment and development are also addressed. Empiric part is led by quantitative method of data collection utilizing questionnaire survey designated for both current and former active center members cooperating with association "Síť pro rodinu, z.s.". Research result is represented by collected answers to designated research inquiry.