Coaching mission-driven public leaders since 1992.
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ELEVATE YOUR LEADERSHIP GAME!
What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There:
How collaborative leadership can pull us forward in a divided world.
When the world pulls us apart, we lead by pulling together!
A practical, plainspoken toolkit for public leaders, community members and the public! Grounded in real work, not theory!
"I wrote the book on collaboration ... and we're not doing it well!"
I need to start with an uncomfortable confession.
As someone the American Library Association once noted "wrote the book on this stuff," I have to acknowledge that the evidence makes it painfully clear: we haven't been doing collaborative leadership well!
The extreme polarization we're all experiencing is all the proof we need.
For decades, I've been writing and teaching about collaborative leadership as a strategy for bringing people together and an antidote to division. My book Collaborative Leadership became a national bestseller, used in graduate courses and professional trainings worldwide. I've coached thousands of public, nonprofit, community and education leaders.
But here's what I've come to understand: too many of our collaborations have inadvertently become "inside jobs" - comfortable partnerships with people who think like us, leaving out voices that could have strengthened our work and helped us achieve our missions more effectively.
We've been collaborating within our comfort zones while the world pulled further apart around us.
That's why I've written Leadership Re-Imagined: Reimagining Collaboration When the World is Pulling Us Apart - not as another set of answers, but as a reflection Toolkit for mission-driven leaders who recognize we need to lead differently.
There are stakeholders out there who share your mission ... but haven't been part of your collaborative work.
Over the next two weeks, I'm sharing a free prepublication edition with leaders like you - people who aren't afraid to honestly examine their own approaches to leadership.
I'm not looking for praise. I'm looking for your thoughtful critique. Your questions, insights and suggestions; what's missing that could make this publication stronger and more useful?
Would you be willing to take a look and share your thoughts?
With respect and support, Hank.
What You’ll Learn
- 6 Roles of Collaborative Leadership
- Tools to build trust and act across differences
- Exercises to lead with values, not just titles
- Language to coordinate, communicate, and make change happen
Training & Speaking Options
Want to go deeper?
Hank offers workshops and talks for teams ready to reimagine how they lead and collaborate.
Popular Topics:
- Reimagining Leadership in a Fragmented World
- Building Collaborative Muscles
- Turning Shared Values into Shared Action
PS: If this resonates with you and leaders you know, I'd welcome a conversation about how we might explore ideas together through speaking, workshops or coaching.