Are You a Collaborative Leader?

Source: Harvard Business Review

Are You a Collaborative Leader?: HBR Idea in Brief

A hyperconnected business world, spurred on by social media and globalization, demands a leadership style that can harness the power of connections. Leaders need to shed the command-and-control and consensus styles in favor of collaborative leadership.

Research shows collaborative leaders who get results do four things well:

	RATHER THAN
Make global connections that help them spot opportunities	Focus on internal connections
Engage diverse talent from everywhere to produce results	Rely on homogeneous teams for new ideas
Collaborate at the top to model expectations	Serve corporate politics and parochial agendas
Show a strong hand to speed decisions and ensure agility	Let groups get mired in conflict or attempts at consensus