Collaborative Impact Leadership
Data collection, monitoring, evaluation and impact measurement are not single handed jobs – they require many people within an organisation to work together. The resources in this area help you to think about what collaboration is and which leadership skills facilitate collaboration.
Theory
This comprehensive blog outlines what is distinct about collaborative leadership - you will notice the similarities to system leadership:
READ: https://pumble.com/blog/collaborative-leadership/
TASK: When do you have to collaborate to achieve impact evaluations? Who do you collaborate with internally and externally? What skills, tools and techniques do you use to manage this effectively?
This blog points out seven reasons why collaboration is a good thing:
READ: https://blog.jostle.me/blog/why-collaboration-is-important
TASK: Do any of these reasons for collaboration underpin your collaborative efforts? Are there any other reasons why you collaborate? Do all the people you collaborate with share the same views?
This video introduces the context for collaboration between organisations, and an insight into collaborative advantage and inertia:
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN_A7keXtVg
TASK: Evaluate your collaborations – do you think you achieve collaborative advantage or inertia through them? What is your evidence for this assessment? What does it mean for your leadership practice?
This is a wonderfully real explanation of the need for collaboration rather than individual heroic leaders:
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zC2Bc22QfA
TASK: Did you ever feel you were on your own with an epic impact task to achieve, on a hero’s quest? Has this film helped you think of leadership in a different way? If so, how?
This paper outlines the reasons why collaboration with other organisations is so crucial in business today:
TASK: How effective would these reasons be in convincing new partners to join a collaboration you are establishing?
Tools and tips
This website provides ideas for simple ways in which you can slowly increase collaborative working in your organisation:
READ: https://teambuilding.com/blog/collaborative-leadership
This film explores what collaborative leadership skills are and how to develop them:
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmwmg4pwdBc
This webpage gives some higher level leadership processes that will improve collaboration:
READ: https://www.ringcentral.com/gb/en/blog/collaborative-leadership/
TASK: Did you dip in at the individual or organisational level? Did you go simple or advanced? Or did you read them all? What does this tell you about your approach to learning, to leadership and to getting things done?
This short film introduces the idea of creative collaborations:
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DmFFS0dqQc
TASK: How creative are your collaborations? Could you develop collaborative practice with colleagues in a collaborative process? How might you action your answers to these questions?