leadership for a new era intro webinar
DESCRIPTION
Leadership for a New Era, or LNE, is a collaborative research initiative launched by the Leadership Learning Community that focuses on understanding how leadership can become more inclusive, networked and collective. We believe the dominant model that places a strong emphasis on the individual is limiting our ability to positively impact change in our society, so we have joined forces with a diverse group of funders, researchers, practitioners and consultants in the leadership development field to make sense of what it would take to start shifting the current thinking. While we have limited the focus of our exploration to four main areas: Leadership and Race, Leadership and Networks, Collective Leadership and Leadership Across Difference, we anticipate many other areas will emerge and welcome our contributors to take the lead in exploring them.For more information visit http://www.leadershipforanewera.org/TRANSCRIPT
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Leadership for a New Era
(LNE)
Introductory Webinar
By: Leadership Learning Community
+ A Collective Initiative
Collaborative research and learning initiative initiated by the Leadership Learning Community and developed with the advisory committee
Mission: to promote a leadership model that supports inclusive, networked and
collective leadership
Leadership…
A relational process that connects vision, moral imperative and action
Leadership that is inclusive, networked and collective can increase our ability to
achieve our desired future
Leadership potential resides within everyone
Requires a commitment to constant learning
+Why a new model?
We must change our current approaches to leadership development in order
to provide the scope and quality of leadership needed to address the world’s
most significant social problems of the 21st century
The current leadership model is limited
Places a strong emphasis on the individual and not enough in groups and
communities
Doesn’t recognize the leadership of people of color
Doesn’t support cross-sectoral leadership
The leadership landscape is changing
Trend towards transferring leadership
Election of Barack Obama: mobilization supported by networks, high level
of civic engagement, first African American president
Development of new social technologies
Note: View the entire Leadership for a New Era concept paper for more information
+Unique Opportunity
Establish relationships with peers in the fields of leadership
development, network development, and community
development
Access the latest thinking and practices in these fields
Share and get exposure for your materials and research
Contribute to, and be part of, a growing network of
practitioners, researchers and funders who are committed to
promoting and supporting more inclusive, networked and
collective leadership.
+LNE Impact
Results:
Mobilize collective & inclusive leadership
action
Innovation: Explore leading edge
ideas and practices
Collaborative Learning:
Reflect together and connect insights
Leverage: Increase the reach of
each other’s work
+The Specifics
Themes:
Leadership and Race
Leadership Networks
Collective Leadership
Leadership Across Differences
Deliverables:
Collaborative website: repository of information
Series of 4 ground-breaking publications (format: 10-12 pages each)
+Content Overview
• Why is change in our thinking and practice on this topic needed now (cite statistics, research, scans to make a strong case for change)?
• What needs to change and what difference would those changes make?
Context and Framing
• What approaches/tools/resources will move leadership work in the desired direction?
• What design advice can be given on this topic to those who cultivate and support leadership?
Design
• How will we know if these approaches are helping move us toward increased social equity?
• What outcomes related to this topic can/should be documented and measured to monitor progress and impact?
Evaluation
• What are useful resources for further exploration and inquiry?
• Around what questions do we see need/opportunity for more action research?
Resources and Future Learning
+Leadership & Race
Supporting people of color to take on advocacy and
leadership roles within their communities is a
prerequisite for reducing poverty and disparities
(PolicyLink)
Leadership strategies provide an opportunity to
increase racial equity with an analysis that integrates
race consciousness into social justice work
Framing questions:
What do we need to learn to support more inclusive
leadership models?
What approaches are successfully supporting and
enhancing the leadership of people of color?
How can we create organizational climates and
foster change initiatives that are more supportive of
the leadership of people of color?
+Leadership & Networks
Current technological developments and
organizing trends are rapidly increasing the
potential of networks to lead social change through
stronger connections, commitment and alignment
around purpose
Framing questions:
What program investment and design strategies
are successfully supporting the formation and
development of leadership networks within
communities and fields of practice?
What are the implications for leadership
development practices to shift from thinking
about how to sustain networks, to how to unleash
them?
What evaluation approaches demonstrate the
power and influence of networks?
+Engaging with LNE
Initial Engagement
• Share research
• Connect
• Outreach
Deeper Engagement
• Conceptual framing
• Convening
• Commenting
Partnership
• Content development
• Writing
• Funding
+Collaborative Website
Easy-to-use: modifying a page
(adding, deleting and editing
content) is one click away
Relevant conversations:
contributors can start
conversations on any page. All
the conversations will appear on
the Discussions section
Range of options: contributors
can share a wide range of
resources, from documents to
videos
www.leadershipforanewera.org
+ Timeline
09
Partner
outreach &
review
research
Produce &
disseminate
synthesis
Synthesis
engagement
: f2f and
virtual
Publish
publications
Partner
outreach &
review
research
Produce &
disseminate
synthesis
Synthesis
engagement
: f2f and
virtual
Publish
publications
2009
Leadership and
Race,
Leadership and
Networks
Collective
Leadership,
Leadership Across
Differences
10 11 12 01 02 03 04 05
2010
Ongoing
discussion
+Our Advisory Committee
Hanh Cao Yu, Social Policy Research
Associates
Colleen Coffey, Research Center for
Leadership in Action, (NYU)
David Cournoyer, Native Americans in
Philanthropy
Waad El Hadidy, Research Center for
Leadership in Action, (NYU)
Alain Gauthier, Core Leadership
Development
Arthur Jue, Oracle
Eugene Eric Kim, Blue Oxen Associates
Sally Leiderman, Center for Assessment
and Policy Development
Deborah Meehan, Leadership Learning
Community
Elissa Perry, Think. Do. Repeat.
Janet Rechtman, Fanning Institute,
University of Georgia
Claire Reinelt, Leadership Learning
Community
Laura Smith, Tides Center
Shiree Teng, David and Lucile Packard
Foundation, David and Lucile Packard
Foundation
+Leadership Learning
Community
National nonprofit organization focused on connecting
organizations and individuals in the leadership development
field, including practitioners, grant-makers and thought
leaders
Primary focus is leadership development for social justice
Address the need to increase collaboration among
leadership development stakeholders to deepen our
understanding of how to do this work better
Innovative tools and technologies to build our learning
community and document the learning
Design and evaluate leadership development programs
+Contact Information
Leadership Learning Community
Twitter.com/LeadershipEra
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1203 Preservation Park Way #200
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 238-9080 Phone
(510) 238-9084 Fax