Tonya is pondering collaborative leadership and needs help

Submitted by Tonya Surman on September 7, 2008 - 2:27pm

I have spent the last few weeks pondering collaborative leadership and wondering how we can build the capacity of the social mission sector to work together more effectively.

In writing up the preceedings of the Sharing for Social Change event and having had a couple interesting conversations with colleagues, it has become increasingly clear that we need some institute or centre of excellence or brokering system that will help us to think more intentionally about collaboration and leadership and models and governance and what makes collaboration work and so much more... 

So, I am wondering who else is thinking about this topic and do they read this blog (perhaps I am having this feeling that no one is reading the blog: ) and if so, what do you think is needed to build the capacity of the sector to collaborate more effectively? 

Love to hear from you... 

Tonya

 

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agreed

Submitted by Sharon Lin (not verified) on November 27, 2008 - 4:48pm.
Hi Tonya, I'm writing from San Francisco Bay Area and I too have been thinking about this topic for quite some time. I think there should be greater collaboration across sectors-economic, social, environment, etc- to fuel social innovation. I'm writing as a family physician focused on public health who is trying to bridge social innovators in my community to think about cross-sector strategies. I find my role as a doc as a great entry point into the lives of individuals as well as into the offices of citizen sector orgs. But this work is still in its infancy. I agree that there needs to dialog about this.

collaborative leadership

Submitted by Ahmad (not verified) on October 7, 2008 - 3:54am.
Hi Tonya, The question you pose about collaborative leadership a is topic that I am currently reflecting, researching and framing right now. My interest resonate from my work in regional economic development in the San Francisco Bay Area and other urban centers around the world. I conducted and participated in an action research project that was quite informative around these matter. I am happy to exchange ideas on the topic.

leadership models

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on September 8, 2008 - 11:20am.
I am a recent graduate of the OAN's leadership training for HIV indivdiduals as all the AIDS organizations have seen fit to put non-infected persons at the helm of things regardless of whether they are less qualified or not. I am also a Communications graduate (non-profit sector) and basically ran the Wellesley AIDS ward from '86 to '96 as no one one else really wanted to do, while working in admin. handling QA Reports from 50 hospital departments and 20 nursing units. I was at the top of everyone's list to get things done. Leadership for me has continuously been where preparation meets opportunity irregardless how things balloon so completely out of proportion. I'm sorry I don't have time to dialogue more at this time but please contact me direcrtly any time to hash ideas through. Cheers

Collaboration

Submitted by Jean-Luc R. (not verified) on September 7, 2008 - 7:14pm.
Hi, i read carefully your blog and CSI update. I am a community manager both in France and in Belgium. and i have read carefully your working paper. Very interesting!

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