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RESOURCE LIBRARY

This resource library contains links to information about the principles and practice of
systems leadership, with focus on its applicability to public services.
The focus is on resources from the UK, with a few international examples.
The listing is alphabetical by title.
Browse by keyword, information type or resource format.
Please contact us with details of any additional resources you think we should include.

Common Purpose knowledge hub

by Leadership Centre | 2015

Range of information resources on aspects of leadership, including systems approaches, put together by an international not-for-profit leadership development organisation

Keywords:
Leadership development
Resource type:
General information, Tools and guidance
Formats:
Resource centres

What is leading beyond authority?

by Leadership Centre | 2015

Extract from a book (2007) arguing that  leaders need to lead peers, partners and stakeholders – and in doing so they may find that the skills that initially brought them success may not be enough. To operate effectively, they need a different approach to leadership – the ability to ‘lead beyond authority’.

Keywords:
Collective leadership, Cultural change, Leadership development
Resource type:
General information, Tools and guidance
Formats:
Online articles

Margaret Wheatley website

by Leadership Centre | 2015

Website containing articles, videos and other material authored by respected US leadership expert. Articles of particular interest for systems leadership include ‘Leadership in the age of complexity’ and ‘What is our role in creating change’

Keywords:
Collective leadership, Complexity, Cultural change, Leadership development
Resource type:
Case studies, General information, Tools and guidance
Formats:
Resource centres

How is your leadership changing?

by Leadership Centre | 2015

Article by respected systems leadership thinker on how ‘command and control’ approaches to leadership are doomed to fail

Keywords:
Collective leadership, Leadership development, Systems theory
Resource type:
General information, Tools and guidance
Formats:
Downloadable documents

Embracing emergence: how collective impact addresses complexity

by Leadership Centre | 2015

Complex social problems cannot be solved by a single organization or by a simple recipe. This US article explores how the rules of interaction defined in a collective impact process put participants on a journey embracing collective vigilance, learning, and action.

Keywords:
Collective leadership, Complexity, Systems theory, Wicked issues
Resource type:
Case studies, General information
Formats:
Downloadable documents