Description
The foundation of collaborative leadership is self-collaboration in the quest for the ultimate leadership. The leader who cannot effectively collaborate cannot effectively lead. If you are to walk your talk, you need to demonstrate collaborative skills yourself, and this book will show you the ‘how to’s’ for developing the critical success elements of leadership. The best collaborators are those who have lots of fun collaborating. The goal can be serious. The collaboration can be fun. Learn how it’s possible by understanding the structure and processes of collaboration through our training The Collaborative Leader.
Welcome to The Collaborative Leader! As a leader, whether you’re responsible for team or organizational development, I’m excited to share with you plenty of inspiration to transform your leadership into collaborative leadership.
In this book, we answer key questions about leadership and provide step-by-step processes on collaboration, so that you can do it effectively. You’ll learn how to pull people together, inspire them with a meaningful vision, and organize them so that a team spirit emerges and peak performance is achieved. Assessment questions are included throughout, and at the end of each chapter, I invite you to take action with a personal challenge to step up to the collaborative level of leadership.
Part I, The Foundations of Collaborative Leadership
sets the stage for understanding what collaborative leadership is all about. We’ll explore the importance of having a vision, taking a hard look in the mirror, and understanding what it means to be a collaborative leader. We’ll also examine the challenges that come with collaborative leadership.
Part II, Collaborative Leadership: The How-To
dives into the practical steps you can take to become a collaborative leader. You’ll learn about the collaborative pathway, how to invite others to collaborate, and how to make the decision to collaborate. We’ll also explore how to create a culture of collaboration, integrate differences for synergy, and believe in collaboration.
Part III, Collaborative Leadership Challenges: There Be Dragons!
addresses some of the potential pitfalls of collaborative leadership. We’ll examine how collaborations can go wrong, explore the concept of pseudo-collaboration (talking without walking), and discuss how to navigate collaboration in a crisis.
By the end of this book, you’ll have learned the core competencies that facilitate healthy, joyful, and productive collaboration. I can’t wait for you to join me on this journey to become a collaborative leader!
About The Authors
L. Michael Hall is a cognitive psychologist who, through research into NLP and self-actualisation psychology, is a modeller of human excellence. He has authored forty NLP books and a series on Meta-Coaching. Michael co-founded the ISNS (International Society of Neuro-Semantics) and the MCF (Meta-Coaching Foundation) and is an internationally renowned trainer.
Ian McDermott has worked with hundreds of organisations and thousands of professionals globally over the past thirty years. He is the founder of International Teaching Seminars (ITS) and the author of fifteen books on NLP, coaching and systems thinking.
