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Leading From Within: Foundations of Collaborative Leadership
October 15, 2011
The Tightrope WalkerOnce there was a tightrope walkerwho performed unbelievable aerialfeats. All over Paris, he had donetightrope acts at great heights. Hefollowed his initial acts withsucceeding ones, while pushing awheelbarrow. A promoter inAmerica (sic) heard about this and
wroteto him, inviting the daredevil toperform his act over the waters anddangers of Niagara Falls. Headded, “I don’t believe you can doit….
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The tightrope walker accepted thechallenge. After much promotion
andplanning, the man appeared before
a hugecrowd gathered to see the event.
He was tostart on the Canadian side and walk
to theAmerican side. Drums rolled and
everyonegasped as they watched the
performer walkacross the wire blindfolded with awheelbarrow. When he stepped off
on theAmerican side, the crowd went
wild. Thenthe tightrope walker turned to the
promoterand said, “Well, now do you believe
I cando it?”
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“Sure I do,” the promoteranswered.“I just saw you do
it.”
“No, no, no,” said the tightropewalker. “Do you really believe ICan do it?”
“I just said I did.”
“I mean do you really believe?”
“Yes, I believe!”
“Good,” said the tightrope
walker, “then get in thewheelbarrow and we’ll go
backto the other side.”
Tim Hansel
OUTCOMES• Differentiate between cooperation and
collaboration• Relevant and evolving definition of
leadership• An awareness of fundamental beliefs and
collaborative leadership qualities • Ideas for developing collaborative
leadership skills & attributes• A sequence and description of
activities/exercises that can be used to teach & explore collaborative leadership skills
AGENDA
• Introduction• Exploration of collaborative leadership
What is Collaboration?What is Leadership?What is Collaborative Leadership?
• Closing
“We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.”
Aung San Suu KyiBurmese political leader
What is collaboration?
Y
O N M
U X D A
C R L Z H
K J E G I P
S B Q T F V W
B
R Q P
X A G D
K U O J C
N M H F L S
V T E W I Y Z
Elements of Collaboration (from our sharing after the Alphabet Team activity)
Cooperation
Concert, joint action, co-acting, commonality, concurrence,
joining of hands, common effort, common enterprise or endeavor
Concur,
harmonize,
go into partnership with, get together and team up and buddy up,
pull together,
hold together,
hang together,
keep together,
stand shoulder-to-shoulder
Collaboration
The differences between the two
groups of words is subtle, but
powerful. Cooperation is about doing
things together, while collaboration
implies a relationship between the
people while doing things together.
“You do not lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.”
~ Dwight D. EisenhowerUS President and General
What is leadership?
Traditional Leadership Styles
Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez Faire
Situational® Leadership
Stage 1: Directing: Low responsibility, low independence
Stage 2: Coaching: Low responsibility, medium independence
Stage 3: Supporting: Medium responsibility, medium independence
Stage 4: Delegating: High responsibility, high independence
From your experience, and given what we have done, what is leadership to you?
Think/Pair/Share
Leadership is a reciprocal process of encouraging and supporting people in the pursuit of goals shared by members of a group, organization, or community.
Jack Christ, Chair Leadership Studies
Ripon College, Ripon WIExecutive Director, Wisconsin Leadership
Institute
“Collaboration works when … leaders… keep the process going.”
~ Chrislip and LarsonAuthors of Collaborative Leadership (1994)
What is collaborative leadership?
Think of a person you admire for their leadership
skills/qualities. What are those skills/qualities?
Collaborative leadership is a reciprocal process of encouraging and supporting relationships within which people can pursue a variety of shared goals over extended periods of time.
Jack Christ, Chair Leadership Studies
Ripon College, Ripon WIExecutive Director, Wisconsin Leadership
Institute
Leadership is a reciprocal process of encouraging and supporting…
Collaborative leadership is a reciprocal process of encouraging and supporting…
…people in the pursuit of goals shared by members of a group, organization, or community.
… relationships within which people can pursue a variety of shared goals over extended periods of time.
Fundamental Beliefs of Collaborative Leadership
• Everyone has the capacity to lead• Leadership comes from within a group• Leadership takes place in the context of
relationships• In order to lead, one must have the
opportunity to lead• Leadership involves risk taking• Leadership involves an action orientation• Learning to lead is a journey
Information:
Collaborative Leadership Network: www.leadershipskillsandvalues.com
Frank, L., Carlen, C. and Christ, J. (2008). Leading Together: Foundations of Collaborative Leadership. Oklahoma City, OK: Wood ‘N’ Barnes Publishing.
GOAL Consulting: www.goalconsulting.org (copy of this powerpoint and 20 page sequence)