PNODN January 2014 Meeting - Leadership in Networks

PNODN January 2014 Monthly Meeting

Leadership in Networks

We live in an increasingly networked world, one that requires adaptive leaders with the capacity to work in  highly connected ways.  However, the leadership approach that makes networks thrive is different than that which supports work inside organizations and coalitions.  If you are supporting an organization which is developing partnerships with other organizations or networks in order to deliver its mission, then understanding the difference in leadership approach will increase your capacity to support those who must live in both traditional organizational and networked environments.
 
The purpose of this 2 hour gathering is to share and explore network principles, practices, and roles. Using an interactive format, we will explore what it means to have a network mindset guide leadership. You will have an opportunity to explore with other professionals the challenges of working on the cusp of traditional organizations and networks.

Speaker Bio

Over the last 30 years, Karma Ruder has worked in public and non-profit sectors to create authentic processes that inspire people to move beyond differences and conflict into the creative territory of community and collaboration.
 
As part of the national Kellogg Leadership for Community Change initiative to develop collective, place - based leadership, Karma was the lead editor for The Collective Leadership Storybook: Weaving Strong Communities.  This book describes the patterns of working together that encourage collective leadership through the stories of communities that have made these patterns a way of life to advance the common good.   Karma is co-author with Pat Hughes and Dale Nienow of Courageous Collaboration with Gracious Space: From Small Openings to Profound Transformation.
 
Karma works with local change initiatives including being a co-founder of Nourishing Networks which recently received  a LENI award  for innovation from Leadership Eastside.  Nourishing Networks engages people from all sectors using network principles to create communities in which no one is hungry.