What are the consequences of privileging an individual leader development model?
What are the personal and social benefits of network approaches to leadership development?
Personal benefits
Relationships are more open, transparent, trusting and accountable
Peer groups provide more support and confidence grows
Risks are easier to take
Influence is broader
Social benefits
Resources are used more efficiently
Mission impact is more consistently sustained
Nonprofits that pursue their missions through networks of long-term, trust-based partnerships consistently achieve more sustainable mission impact with fewer resources than do monolithic organizations that try to do everything by themselves (Wei-Skillern, 2008)
Adaptation to changes in the external environment is easier
Information, resources, and knowledge are accessed more freely
Costs of participation and coordination are reduced in the long-run
Innovation, experimentation and learning from failure are encouraged
Outcomes are scalable
What are the next frontiers for investing in network leadership and network leadership development?
What are we learning from case examples of network leadership development?