Collaborative Leadership National PTA Diversity Committee

Session Goals To define Collaborative Leadership & how it ties to Servant Leadership Identify what it takes to be a Collaborative Leader Identify challenges and ethical issues Learn about collaborative decision-making Identify and assess assets and partners

Definitions What it Is, What it Takes & Challenges

WHAT IS COLLOBORATIVE LEADERHSIP? 1.Leadership of a Collaborative Effort Leader or convener of a collaboration 2. Leading Collaboratively A way of leading that embraces a collaborative approach 2 VIEWS Source Community Tool Box

Qualities: Collaborative & Servant Leadership Leads the process; not the people Promotes a sense of community An attitude of service Inspires honesty, courage, empathy, joyfulness, & love Active listener; paying attention Sees the “whole” Caring vs controlling (shared power) Finding meaning Uses personal vs positional power Common Threads

Personal vs Positional Power Personal -Ability to create -Power as the result of -Ability to be direct, Positional -Power as result of placement -Power to reward or Source Linda Moore: Release from Powerlessness

Practicing Collaborative Leadership Help set norms Ensures everyone is heard Encourages & model inclusiveness Makes real connections Helps identify and obtain necessary resources Creates mechanisms to solicit input Mediates conflict / disputes Adheres to an open process Keeps focus on what’s best for the community/customer vs individual self-interest Maintains collaborative problem-solving & decision- making Source Community Tool Box

Building Consensus Decision-Making

KEY ELEMENTS COLLABORATION Inclusiveness Shared Accountability Asset Focused Shared Power & Resources Shared Power & Resources Shared Outcomes Shared Vision Comprehensive Strategies Commitment Shared Information

LEVELS OF GROUP DECISION MAKING METHODS Autonomous/ Unilateral Delegation Consultive Democratic Consensus Source Material: NCJW Institute

All members have been heard, fully, frankly & respectfully All views have been considered without prejudice All relevant information has been shared Members are willing to sacrifice personal goals for the sake of the group Members support the decision fully and implement as if it was their own decision CONSENSUS IS ACHIEVED WHEN…

Challenges Issues Ethics 12

What Are the Challenges? 1)At your table discuss the challenges of being a collaborative leader and/or in collaborating 13 Collaborative Leadership

Challenges 14 Collaborative Leadership

Ethical Issue or Challenges Mission Drift Dishonest about organizational agenda/bottom lines Making decisions for a partner or customer (not with) Lack of financial responsibility Not following agreed upon roles Not supporting agreed upon decisions Excluding key stakeholders in the decision-making process Collaboration on paper, only 15 Collaborative Leadership

Setting the collaborative table Identifying & Assessing Assets & Partners

Assets Formal: Traditional organizations, services, partners, people Informal: Non-traditional organizations, services, partners, people

What does mean to you? Defining Value Added

1) Is there value added if we engage in the relationship? 2) What conditions need to be in place for this to be a mutually beneficial relationship? 3) In what ways could we partner (how) that would maximize value being added? 4) What barriers may prevent participation of a potential partner? 5) Is their support key to the success of a partnership? 6) Pebble dropped in a pond Who else is affected by the changes? 19 Value Added: Questions to ask

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