Network Leadership

Introduction

DOI: 10.4324/9781003092582-1

Across organisations and communities, there are some leaders who manage to get things done through their sheer ability to understand how the network of individuals connect on the ground, who to talk to and how to bring together people in just the right constellation of effort that can make things happen. Our work with leaders in the public, private and third sector over many years has helped to identify these as what we now term “Network Leaders”, which we define as those with:

The capability to work across social boundaries, connecting ideas with action and people with resources, in pursuit of shared goals. Leaders who, while open to possibility and opportunity, remain true to the core beliefs of ...