Leadership in Networks Webinar

Leadership in Networks Webinar

December 2010

Leadership for a New Era: Inclusive, Networked & Collective Leadership

• Engaging 100+ participants

• 3 products: publications, assessment tools, interactive website & directories

• 4 topics: Leadership and Race, Leadership and Networks, Collective Leadership, Leadership Across Difference

Today’s Conversation

• Why invest in leadership in networks?

• What are the unique aspects of leadership in a network?

• How can leadership be developed and supported in networks?

“The value of collective leadership networks is in their capacity to solve problems quickly in an environment of uncertainty and complexity”

(Duncan Watts, 2004)

Traditional Model

Support for Individual Leadership Skills

Strong Organization Better Community Results

Source: Adapted from Leadership for a New Era / Leadership Learning Community

Current Leadership Investment Areas: Individuals and Organizations

Change level targeted

Individual capacity

Organizational capacity

Network capacity

Systems capacity

Individual

Organization

Community

Field

We Will Not Reach the Change we Seek, Supporting One Leader at a Time

Traditional Leadership Mindset

NEW Collective Leadership Mindset

Rethinking Leadership: Network Approach

• Create and hold space with a clear sense of purpose

• Weave the network

• Reach across boundaries

• Nurture trust and reciprocity

• Bridge differences

• Encourage self-organizing and self-authorizing

• Leverage tools for connection and coordination

• Align action

• Provide multiple points of entry and engagement

• Model leading with a network mindset

Core Capacities

Promotoras

African Health Leadership Initiative

CollectiveCollective

DistributedDistributed

RelationalRelational

Leadership & Network Capacity

The Opportunity at the Intersection of Networks and Nonprofit Leadership

In your work are you attempting to:

a. Build leadership capacity in networks?b. Cultivate a network mindset among those

engaged in leadership?c. Both?

Discussion Questions

• What have you learned about building leadership capacity in networks from your own experience?

•What have you learned about how to support those in leadership positions to adopt a network mindset?

Traditional Model

Support for Individual Leadership Skills

Strong Organization Better Community Results

Network Model

Support for Leadership as a Collective, Relational, and Distributed Process

Healthier Networks– Formal & Informal

Better Community Results and Social Impact

Source: Adapted from Leadership for a New Era / Leadership Learning Community

Key Strategies

Change level targeted

Individual capacity

Organizational capacity

Network capacity

Systems capacity

Individual

Organization

Community

Field

Focus Areas for Investing in Leadership and Networks

Change level targeted

Individual capacity

Organiza-tional capacity

Network capacity

Systems capacity

Individual

Organization

Community

Field

Barr Fellowship Network

Change level targeted

Individual capacity

Organiza-tional capacity

Network capacity

Systems capacity

Individual

Organization

Community

Field

Lawrence Community Works

Next Steps and Resources

• Resources at www.leadershipforanewera.org

• Post your top of mind takeaways on the wiki:http://networksguide.wikispaces.com/15-Dec%2C+11am+PST+Issue+Meeting