Are You a Collaborative Leader?
A hyperconnected business world, spurred on by social media and globalization, demands a leadership style that can harness the power of connections. Leaders need to shed the command-and-control and consensus styles in favor of collaborative leadership. Our research shows that collaborative leaders who get results do four things well:
- Make global connections that help them spot opportunities RATHER THAN focus on internal connections
- Engage diverse talent from everywhere to produce results RATHER THAN rely on homogeneous teams for new ideas
- Collaborate at the top to model expectations
RATHER THAN serve corporate politics and parochial agendas - Show a strong hand to speed decisions and ensure agility RATHER THAN let groups get mired in conflict or attempts at consensus
Read the full article online: http://hbr.org/2011/07/are-you-a-collaborative-leader/ar/1
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