Whether you’re called CEO or coordinator, whether your focus is hyper-local to your neighborhood or global in This book is for you. You have answered a call to address critical issues. You are drawn to networks because you recognize that the positive impact partners can make together is far greater than working in isolation.
The tools and reflections in this book will help you get past some of the common challenges leaders working within networks can If you’ve picked up this book, you’re likely looking for a guide to navigating these and other challenges you’ve experienced in a network leader role. We’ve pulled together frameworks, stories, and tools to help you build the practices that can both develop you as a leader and advance your network’s goals. What is this guide? This field guide collects lessons and activities drawn from our 35 cumulative years of work with networks. We’ve worked as practitioners in the field, starting networks, sustaining networks, and even sunsetting networks. We’ve designed this as an “in-the-field” guide for your work. The first part of the book is focused on network leader mindsets that can help you frame how you think about your network. In the latter half, we’ll cover network influence, network accountability, and network adoption, with tips and tools necessary for network success. You’ll find three types of activities Our hope is that you use this book ( write, draw, highlight, dog-ear pages) to reflect on where you are and to break through to where you hope to lead. We can't wait to see the change you create in the world.