When I start working with emerging networks, usually within the first three months, I hear it. The concerns start to percolate. We’ve moved past the platitudes about “we can achieve more together than apart.” Leaders tentatively voice the questions at first: “Do we ALL really need to come to ALL these meetings?” “But what is… Continue reading What do networks do that organizations can’t?
If you google network, the first result that comes up is a 1976 satire directed by Sidney Lumet. If you dig down the page further, you’ll get to computer networks, how shy people can network, and telecommunication network services. We use the word “network” a lot. It’s in our name. But, none of these results… Continue reading What’s a network?
Leading a network is much more complicated than advancing a single organization. Many successful organizational leaders are not good network leaders. Organizational leaders are often accustomed to making a decision and then having it implemented by paid staff. Network leaders get organizational leaders to work together without merging into a single organization – meaning they… Continue reading What makes a good network leader?
Angel Impact Investors. Collective Impact. Corporate Impact. The world seems to be obsessed with the type of social impact that organizations can make in society. But is social impact the same as doing good? Social impact describes how communities and the planet benefit from the work of organizations focusing on social issues. That’s a pretty… Continue reading What is social impact?
