Chuck PalusCCL

Kristin CullenCCL

Sonia Ospina, NYU Wagner

Deborah MeehanLLC

Network Leadership Webinar SeriesA Collaboration Between the Center for Creative Leadership,

NYU/Wagner, and the Leadership Learning CommunityJune 4, 2015 | Session 1

• Welcome / Polling Questions

• Introducing Our Webinar Series On Network Leadership

(Chuck Palus)

• A Taste From Each Of The Sponsors:

Please submit your questions in the “Questions” box along the way.

• Leadership Learning Community (Deborah Meehan)

• New York University, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

(Sonia Ospina)

• Center for Creative Leadership (Kristin Cullen)

• Conversation Based On Your Questions / Input For Future

Topics

• What’s Next?

Agenda

ResearchA network perspective on collective leadership

and leadership development.

Practice

Teaching

A leadership perspective on network

development.

This Webinar Series explores how these key perspectives can inform each other for greater impact in an increasingly networked world:

CCL in collaboration with the University of Cincinnati hosted the Thought Forum on Network Leadership and Leadership

Networks, a two-day event (June 2-4, 2014) with 30 leading scholars working at the intersection of collective leadership and network

science.

Thought forum contributors agree: Networks are how collective leadership happens.

http://insights.ccl.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/networksHowCollective.pdf

LLC anticipates the future and is a dynamic catalyst capable of creating a link from today’s issues in leadership development to tomorrow’s solutions.

-Donna Stark, The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Network Research Application

Leadership Learning Communitypromoting leadership that is inclusive, networked, and collective

Will Developing Network Leadership …

…require new approaches to how we develop

leadership?

We Need A New Kind of Leadership

Source: June Holley

The Learning Sweet Spot

Leadership Development

Network Development

NetworkLeadership

10

Litlte/none relevancy

Some relevancy

Relevancy/high relevancy

2%

9%

89%

What is the relevance of develop-ing network competency for your

program?

n=44

Developing Network Leadership

Not sure

Yes

No

9%

30%

60%

Does your program have curriculum to develop net-

work competency?

Network Design and Delivery Principles

Relational

Peer Driven

Learning By DoingOpenness

Sharing Power

A Network Approach to Leadership Programming

Strategic Recruitment

Program Delivery Strategies

Program Content/Curriculum

Network Engagement

Network Supports & Structures

Network Strategy Competencies/Content

Relational• Relational Leadership Model• Weaving/Connecting• Listening• Group Processes• Self-Reflection• Collaboration

Peer Driven• Peer Assist Methodology• Peer Coaching Models• Self-Organizing Strategies• Digital Collaboration Platforms• SNA as an Organizing Tool• Virtual Engagement Tools

Learning and Innovation• Action Learning Methodology• Design Thinking• Listening to the Margins• Dashboards on Network Health• Data Share Platforms

Power and Equity• Structural Racism Framework• Racial Impact Tools• Inclusive Leadership Models• Courageous Conversations• Systems Thinking

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Linking leadership and networksThe R. F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service

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Complexity

Uncertainty

Interdependence

Diversity

Participation and purpose

Paradox

Evolution of leadership scholarship: From heroic to post-heroic

From traditional leader-centric models (Industrial model)

To relational system-centric models (post-industrial model)

http://wagner.nyu.edu/news/newsStory/bridging-individual-and-collective-dimensions-leadership

Leadership and networks, networks and leadership…

Leadership as a network of interconnected relationships

Networks as types of organizations that require collective leadership

In what ways do communities trying to make social change engage in the work of leadership?

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Leadership practices

• Reframing discourse

• Bridging difference

• Unleashing human energies

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Leadership of networks

• Collaborative leadership

• Distributed leadership

• Architectural leadership

Leadership of networks is about governing whole networks:

• Addressing the unity-diversity paradox:

• Bridging work• Framing work• Capacitating work

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Center for Creative LeadershipUsing Networks to Understand Leadership and Enhance Leadership Development

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Levels of Impact

To advance the understanding, practice and development of leadership for the benefit of society worldwide.

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Leadership Networks

Networking Strategies

Ego’s Behavior and Political Skill

Leveraging Networks in Org Change and Development

Individual

Group/Intergroup

Organizational

Societal

Building Networks to Spur Community Change

Thriving/Energy Networks Boundary Spanning

Utilizing Networks in Evaluation of Development

Agile Team Networks

Formal Structure, Networks, and Culture for Innovation

.... .

Leadership & Networks Community of Scholars and Practitioners.

Individual Focus: • How can we improve individuals’

network perspective?• How can we help people

develop effective networks and succeed in key network roles?

Group/Intergroup Focus: • What types of internal and external

network connections do teams need to be effective?

• How do we build strong cross-boundary leadership connections?

Organizational focus: • What network characteristics

facilitate innovation, change, and culture transformation?

Societal focus: • What are the characteristics of

leadership networks in effectiveness of inter-organization networks, community coalitions, social movements

CCL Networks Research Agenda

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Integrating Networks into Leadership Development

Developing Shaping Co-creating

Network-based Leadership Development

Cullen, K., Maupin, C., Carter, D., & DeChurch, L. (working paper). A framework for advancing the network-based leadership development: Implications for Research and Practice.

Expanding the capacity of a collective create direction, alignment, and commitment.

Leadership DevelopmentExpanding a person’s capacity to be effective in leadership roles and processes.

Leader Development

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Example: Interdisciplinary R&D Division

• Team-based organization rethinking drug development• Culture rewards learning, innovation, teamwork

“Are we truly a networked organization?”“What barriers are getting in our way?

Network analysis can be used to check connectivity across important boundaries.

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Feb 2012

87% within floor communication

Question: How frequently do you communicate with each of the following associates?Response: Daily or More

February 2012

Integrating Networks and Boundary Spanning Leadership Development

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Introduced idea of Spanning Boundaries

Moved All Employees to the Same Floor

“It feels more like a company instead of different floors.”“The network data provided the support we needed to make the move.”

Intensive Boundary Spanning Development Work

Integrating Networks and Boundary Spanning Leadership Development

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1. Re-conceptualized leadership which expanded opportunities for career development

2. Built network awareness and perspective3. Provided data needed to breakdown physical barriers to

collaboration 4. Demonstrated a commitment to maintaining a collaborative

culture by checking on the network5. Enhanced peer groups and encouraged cross-team

collaboration6. Started emphasizing boundary spanning activities7. Instituted networking seminar as part of leadership series8. Started asking about network building activities in interviews

Impact

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Thank YouWe will keep you all informed on our next session